The world's biggest cruise ship - boasting its own open air park and amphitheatre - was officially unveiled today. The credit crunch-busting 225,000-tonne leviathan called Oasis Of The Seas was shown to the media and public at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by American company Royal Caribbean. The unveiling was shown live on American breakfast television.
The world's biggest cruise ship - boasting its own open air park and amphitheatre - was officially unveiled today.
The credit crunch-busting 225,000-tonne leviathan called Oasis Of The Seas was shown to the media and public at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by American company Royal Caribbean.
The unveiling was shown live on American breakfast television.
I had the same relationship with Metallica concerts - hate the show, but you gotta admire the logistics. I was asked to bid on Oasis, but offers had to be in dollars, so I declined. 7 ships ago they were a very useful client - endless budgets and artistic freedom, with 50% up front and 50 on installation, and paid on time.
The Dante's inferno stage of red steel welding at the beginning was mostly done by highly skilled Finns and Estonians. And most of the cabins are built as complete modules in Finland with all services incorporated - they are slotted into place and hooked up. But come the fitting stage (more than 14 months) for all the other spaces on board, the ships were a hive of multiculturalism. You can't be me, I'm taken
