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November 9, 2009
MS Oasis of the Seas heading for Florida
The largest cruise ship in the world, the MS Oasis of the Seas, is on a journey from Finland to Fort Lauderdale, FL. She's expected to arrive in Florida this week, with her maiden voyage from Miami scheduled for December 1.
A user named 'sladys' over at Google Earth Hacks has posted a KML file
to see the journey of the ship. In addition, 'Naruto_fan' has modeled the Oasis of the Seas, along with her soon-to-be sister Allure of the Seas, in the Google 3D Warehouse.
The ship has already had quite an adventure. On November 1, she had to pass under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge in Denmark. The bridge has a clearance of 213ft above the water, but the ship has a height of 236ft. This obviously posed a problem. By lowering it's telescoping smokestacks, waiting until low tide, and using a full thrust, the ship was able to squeeze under the bridge with about two feet to spare! Check out the video below to see it happen:
Posted by mickmel at November 9, 2009 9:37 AM
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Posted by: Lance Mourillon at August 28, 2010 5:15 PM
This is such a fantastic idea - can you do this with any other ships?
Posted by: Cheap Cruises at February 24, 2011 12:21 PM
This is such a brilliant feature, can you do this with any other cruise ships?
Posted by: Cheap Cruises at February 24, 2011 12:23 PM
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I witness the arrival of Oasis of the Seas in St, Maarten Dr. Wathey Cruise dock, what a site the cruise ship was taller than the tallest building on the Island Awesome!