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 * ** THE ALLURE OF THE SEA ** ||

The Allure of the Seas is the world’s largest cruise ship. Its sister ship [The Oasis of the Sea] and her hold the record for the largest passenger ship ever. They can carry 5,400 passengers and 2,165 crew. Although the Oasis has the same super structure the Allure is bigger by 2.0in (50mm The STX shipyard in Finland was put in charge of her building. She is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She cost 1.2 million dollars to build and is 5 times the size of the Titanic.  She was laid down on the 2 December 2008 and was launched on the 20th of November 2010. Among several other features she was equipped with telescoping funnels to pass under bridges. On her way to her new home she had to pass under the Store Belt Bridge with 30cm clearance. She is one of the first ships to have an on board Starbucks. She is 225,282 tons heavy, 361.8 meters long and 63.4 meters wide. She is currently based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida  .  With 16 levels, an ice skating rink and pools she is truly a city at sea.


 * Belfast ****, Ireland **** is well known for its marine heritage. The Titanic Quarter is the two slipways used in the construction of the Titanic (one of the worst marine disasters ever) and its sisters the Britannic and Olympic. **
 * When Harland and Wolff shipbuilders left they left two giant slipways and the cranes although many buildings have been demolished they still stand. **
 * It was later named the TITANIC QUARTER. **
 * An area of 100 acres was subsequently bought by ** ** Fred Olsen ** ** at a cost of £46 million, ** ** with 23 more acres set aside for a science park. A further 78 acres was sold by Harland & Wolff in 2002 to be used for a new development including houses, hotels and entertainment amenities plus a maritime heritage museum and science centre. In 2005 plans were made for a museum dedicated to the Titanic. Inside it has a Harland and Wolff drawing office, one of the water pumps from the slipway. **
 * Eric Kuhne and associates were put in charge of building the museum. It has been designed to look like the prow (part of the bow above water) of the Titanic but the locals have already given it the nickname “THE ICEBERG” it stands 38 meters tall the same height as the Titanic hull. Inside it contains several artifacts from the Titanic that were recovered. It contains restaurants **** and a café. It opened on the Titanic 100th anniversary in April 2012. **