The largest cruise ship in the world arrived in Miami. A PHOTO

New giant cruise ship Symphony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, arrived in the port of Miami (Florida), where it will be based on a permanent basis.

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Prior to this, the ship opened the cruise season in Europe and arrived in Miami in early November after an 12 day flight from Barcelona, ​​writes USA Today.

The weight of the liner is 228 081 tons, and it is the largest cruise ship ever based in the port of Miami, and the largest cruise ship in the world.

On arrival in this city, Symphony of the Seas was greeted by fireboats spraying water into the air as a sign of welcome.

From November 17, the ship will begin to launch year-round weekly cruises to the Caribbean from Miami.

Symphony of the Seas is built on the same platform as the Harmony of the Seas cruise liner, launched the 2 a year ago, which is the largest cruise ship in Miami up to the present. Now he has lost the lead to Symphony of the Sea, which is heavier on 1000 tons and offers several new features.

New features include a first-of-its-kind two-story family suite, a redesigned Boardwalk entertainment area, a redesigned laser show and a new Royal Caribbean Seafood restaurant.

The ship’s guests are also offered amazing rides: a water slide with a height of 30 meters and a bar with a barman-robot. The liner boasts three pools, a solarium, an ice rink, two climbing walls, a basketball court and a covered walking platform with shops, bars and snack bars. Also on the ship there is an open-air area with trees, bars and restaurants.

Symphony of the Seas can carry up to 6 680 passengers and 2200 crew members.

The ship was built for more than three years at the giant shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique in San Nazaire, France. Its construction cost more than 1 a billion dollars, it was delivered to the port of Royal Caribbean in St. Nazaire 23 in March 2018, and spent the last few months in Europe, making cruises from Barcelona.

Symphony of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas are the newest ships in the Royal Caribbean Oasis Class collection. The other two Oasis-class vessels, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, were launched in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

The Oasis class ships, introduced in 2009, revolutionized the cruise industry. All ships in this class weigh more than 225 tons - 000% more than the next largest cruise ships in the world.

Together with Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean has 25 cruise ships.

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