The ship, which has 18 decks, was built at the French shipyard of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, in Saint-Nazaire, and has a capacity for 6,988 passengers and 2,300 crew.
Although three years have passed since its construction, the world’s largest cruise ship has been fully operational for a relatively short time. At an astonishing 362 meters long , 66 meters wide and 9.3 meters deep , Royal Caribbean ‘s “ Wonder of the Seas ” was delivered in January this year and began her maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale , Florida , to the Caribbean on March 4 . Although she could previously be seen in the port of Cádiz , without a ticket , when she made a technical stopbefore undertaking its activity in the Caribbean.
The cruise ship, which has 18 decks , was built at the French shipyard of Chantiers de l’Atlantique , in Saint-Nazaire , and has a capacity for 6,988 passengers and 2,300 crew members . The new cruise ship has snatched from her sister ship, the “ Symphony of the Seas ”, the title of largest cruise ship in the world. The “Symphony of the Seas”, which is also part of the “Royal Caribbean” fleet, has a capacity for 6,680 passengers and is 360 meters long .
The sheer size and volume of “Wonder of the Seas” is a marvel of modern engineering . On board, while riding the waves of the Caribbean Sea , passengers will have the opportunity to play a game of “ laser tag ” or play miniature golf , rock climb , watch a movie on the poolside movie screen , practice zip-line dancing , visit the casino , relax in the spa or solarium , sing karaoke , or attend an ice skating performance , among many other things.
The cruise ship also has a basketball court , surf pool , merry – go -round, and even the tallest water slide ever installed on a ship . Guests can even sip on a delicious frappuccino at the Starbucks inside while heading to the Bahamas . In addition, the “Wonder of the Seas” contains eight separate neighborhoods, including a neighborhood of luxury suites , and even has its own ” Central Park ” with more than 20,000 live plants.
“We always pride ourselves on offering guests the best and most innovative ships to give them a truly extraordinary experience. The wonder encompasses all of that, ” Mark Tamis , senior vice president of hotel operations for ” Royal Caribbean International ,” told CNN Travel .
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Royal Caribbean welcomes the Wonder of the Seas that will operate in Barcelona from May ROYAL CARIBBEAN 01/28/2022 PHOTO: ROYAL CARIBBEAN ROYAL CARIBBEAN
Although delivery of the ship was originally scheduled for 2021 , delivery was delayed due to ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic . In addition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC, for its acronym in English) promoted cruise travel to the highest risk level in terms of contagion in late December , indicating that the risk of Covid-19 was “very high” due to a spike in infections among cruise ship passengers and crew after the appearance of the Omicron variant . However, this February , the CDCit lowered the risk level from level 4 to level 3 , which means its advice now is that people who want to do this type of travel should be fully up to date on their vaccinations to avoid complications.
