10 Largest Cruise Ships in the World

10. MS Explorer Of the Seas (Capacity : 3,114 passengers)

STX Finland Cruise Oy built MS Explorer of the Seas in august 1^st, 1999. The cruise ship is belonged to Royal Caribbean International and it is capable to depart 3,114 passengers and crews at a time. It is 1,020 feet long, the beam is 38 m long and the weight is 137,308 Gross tonnages.

9. Mariner Of The Sea (Capacity : 3,114 passengers)

 

Mariner of the sea is 138,279 tones. The length is same as MS Explorer and the beam is mere 0,6 meters longer than MS Explorer. Mariner of the sea is 5^th voyager-class cruise line of Royal Caribbean International armadas and, once again, same as MS explorer, it came out from STX Finland cruise Oy facility. The cruise liner has sailed since 2003 and it can cruise 3,114 passengers max.

8. Navigator Of The Sea (Capacity : 3,114 passengers)

 

Navigator of the Sea is 4^th voyager-class cruise of Royal Caribbean and that means the cruise line came out from STX Finland Cruise Oy. The length, beam, full capacity, even the gross tonnage is same as Mariner of the sea. Navigator has voyaged since 2002 and that is what makes Navigator and Mariner of the sea different.

7. Queen Mary 2 (Capacity : 3,056 passengers)

 

Our seventh biggest cruise line in the world is belong to an American-British shipping company Cunard line. It sails since 2004 and Queen Elizabeth II who named the large cruise in 2004. Queen Mary 2 is 1,132 feet long, the beam is 135 feet and STX Europe, the builder, only designed the ships to voyage 3,056 passengers max.

6. MS Independence Of The Seas (Capacity : 4,370 passengers)

 

From rank 6^th to 4^th, we are going to talk 3 cruise liners with similar general characteristic. The body of MS Independence of the seas stretches 1,111 feet, the beam is 184 feet long and it has maximum capacity 4,370 passengers. The weight of MS independence of the seas is 154,407 tons and Royal Caribbean cruise has operated the ship since May 2, 2008.

5. MS Liberty Of The Seas (Capacity : 3,634 passengers)

The length, the beam and the maximum capacity of MS liberty of the seas is same as MS independence of the sea. Royal Caribbean cruise has employed the ship since May 2007. The cool thing about the ship is Royal Caribbean has facilitated the ship with a DreamWorks studio. This year, MS liberty of the seas has a new route to sail from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca.

4. MS Freedom Of The Seas (Capacity : 4,370 passengers)

 

MS freedom of the seas started her premier voyage in June 4, 2006.Same as MS liberty of the seas, MS Freedom of the sea is spanning
1,111 feet long and has maximum capacity 4,370 passengers. Royal Caribbean spent $800,000,000 to build the cruise line and since May 12, 2006, MS freedom of the seas is officially Christian.

3. Norwegian Epic (Capacity : 4,100 passengers)

 

Norwegian Epic is a Norwegian Cruise Line fleet and the company has operated it since June 24, 2010. The gross tonnage is 155,873 tons, it stretches 1, 0891.9 feet, and it capable to carry 4,100 passengers and crews. The cool thing about the ships, every cabin of the ship has its own balcony.

2. MS Oasis Of The Seas (Capacity : 6,296 passengers)

 

MS Oasis of the seas is the first oasis class of Royal Caribbean international. The body stretches 1,187 feet long, the beam is 198 feet and it has enough space to house 6,296 people. MS Oasis of the seas used to be the largest cruise line in the world until Royal Caribbean international launched the 2^nd generations of oasis class cruise named Allure of the Seas in November 20, 2010

1. MS Allure Of The Seas (Capacity : 6,300 passengers)

 

MS Allure of the seas from Royal Caribbean international is our recent largest cruise ship in the world. Technically, MS Allure of the seas is not more heavy or roomier than MS Oasis of the Seas. The only thing what makes MS Allure of the seas hold the crown of world’s biggest cruise ship is because recently, the design engineers found that this ship is 2 inches longer than the MS Oasis of the seas.