Oasis of the Seas wows the crowds as it docks at Port Everglades - world's largest cruise ship

.miamiherald ^ | 11.13.09 | MARTHA BRANNIGAN

[JoeProBono]

Oasis of the Seas, larger than life on the ocean's horizon Friday morning, swaggered into Port Everglades, sounding her horn as a crowd of onlookers at John U. Lloyd State Park beach let out a cheer.

``Wow!'' cried one early riser, joining revelers with binoculars and blankets to greet the 225,000-ton megaship. `It's so amazing!'' shrieked another. ``It's huge.''

The world's largest cruise ship was accompanied by a flotilla of small boats and doused by water cannons as she headed into her new home port.

[JoeProBono]

Royal Caribbean's new floating city arrived today at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., dwarfing apartment buildings and generally giving hope to a state soon to be deluged by sea level rise. Oasis of the Seas makes the Titanic look like a bath toy

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[Sherman Logan]

Also known as the world’s largest target.

[papasmurf]

That is, without a doubt, one of the ugliest water going sights I’ve ever seen.

[2ndDivisionVet]

"...generally giving hope to a state soon to be deluged by sea level rise.

They just have to sneak that GoreBull Warming baloney into every story, don't they?!

[CRBDeuce]

someone in the [alledged]PR effort said it was “5 time larger than the Titanic”...can’t get more left handed compliment than that!

[Charles Henrickson]

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

[chrisser]

The gearhead in me thinks this is awesome, and it’s a triumph of capitalism.

OTOH, I really don’t see the point. Maybe because I go on vacations to get away from people, not join a few hundred (few thousand?) going to the same place I am...

Then there’s the logistical aspect of offloading all those passengers in an emergency, or even just at port.

[An Old Man]

This will give you some reference to the authors frame of mind: and doused by water cannons as she headed into her new home port Only those who attended riots on the wrong side would refer to a Fire Boat as a water cannon.

Damed hippies, I thought they would all be dead by now.

[Secret Agent Man]

And, I think, more cowbell. /SNL

[Harold Shea]

Thats what I thought too,not a pretty ship

Bet it handles like a UPS truck in a big gale force
wind

[trumandogz]

I cannot imagine a worse vacation than being on a cruise ship, especially the biggest cruise ship with the most people, all telling you about their grandchildren or trying to sell you insurance.

[bubbacluck]

Some wealthy passengers were overheard saying, “Even God Himself couldn’t sink this ship”.

[gusopol3]

That thing looks built for a Poseiden adventure.

[Krodg]

I wouldn’t get on that thing.

[yellowroses]

It reminds me of the boat in “The Fifth Element.”

[JoeProBono]

[LadyPilgrim]

Ping to this humongous ship. :-)

[Porterville]

Looks like the projects on water. Float the homless from Detroit to D.C.

[wita]

First thought in my mind.

[wita]

“Even God Himself couldn’t sink this ship”.

There is the kiss of death.