Unwrapped: The Largest Cruise Ship in the World, End-to-end Taller than the Eiffel Tower

Aimee Herd : May 18, 2016
Daily Mail

"The gigantic vessel's amenities include the 10-story Ultimate Abyss (pictured at the back of the ship), the tallest slide at sea." -The Daily Mail

What weighs 227,000 tons, and still floats; can carry nearly 9,000 people (passengers and crew) and if it stood on its stern, would be taller than the Eiffel Tower? (Photo: Simon Czapp/Solent News/via Daily Mail)

The answer is the brand new billion-dollar cruise ship, "Harmony of the Seas"—the latest member of the Royal Caribbean fleet.
 
The enormous boat recently docked in Southhampton just prior to its maiden voyages; first to the Netherlands, then Barcelona, before settling into trips between Florida and the Caribbean.
 
According to the Daily Mail report, the ship is a floating city with "seven 'neighborhoods,' a 10-story slide that is the tallest at sea, 23 swimming pools, 20 dining venues, 52 trees, surf simulators, robot bartenders, a casino and climbing walls."
 
The Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world, 330 feet longer than the Titanic.
 
Click here to view photos of the remarkable vessel.