MS Oasis of the Seas
Oasis of the Seas at Nassau, Bahamas, in January 2010
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| Name: | Oasis of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean International |
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Nassau,  Bahamas
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| Route: | Caribbean |
| Ordered: | February 2006 |
| Builder: | STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland |
| Cost: | US$1.4 billion (2006) |
| Yard number: | 1363 |
| Laid down: | 12 November 2007 |
| Launched: | 21 November 2008 (float-out) |
| Christened: | 30 November 2009 |
| Completed: | 28 October 2009 |
| Maiden voyage: | 5 December 2009 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Oasis-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 361.6 m (1,186.5 ft) overall |
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| Height: | 72 m (236 ft) above water line |
| Draught: | 9.322 m (30.6 ft) |
| Depth: | 22.55 m (74 ft) |
| Decks: | 16 passenger decks |
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| Speed: | 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph) |
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MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International. Her hull was laid down in November 2007 and she was completed and delivered to Royal Caribbean in October 2009. At the time of construction, Oasis of the Seas set a new capacity record of carrying over 6,000 passengers. The first of her class, she was joined by sister ships MS Allure of the Seas in December 2010 and MS Harmony of the Seas in May 2016. Oasis of the Seas conducts cruises of the Caribbean from her home port of Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Oasis of the Seas surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest cruise ship in the world at that time. She was herself surpassed by her sister ship Allure of the Seas, which is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer, although this may have been caused by ambient temperature differences at the times the measurements were made. In May 2016, her second sister ship Harmony of the Seas became the new record holder with a length of 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft).
The vessel was ordered in February 2006 and designed under the name "Project Genesis". Her keel was laid down on 12 November 2007 by STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland. The company announced that full funding for Oasis of the Seas was secured on 15 April 2009.
The name Oasis of the Seas resulted from a competition held in May 2008.
During the first float-out of the vessel the tugboats that were pulling the ship from its dock failed to control the ship, resulting in the port side of the ship hitting the dock. This resulted in some cosmetic damage and minor damage to the hull, which was repaired and did not affect the final delivery date of the vessel.
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