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World's Record Breaker Cruise Ships | The Culinary Scoop

Provided by Sherra Jones

1.????? Biggest?Royal Caribbean?s Allure of the Seas

50 millimeters longer than her twin(Oasis of the Seas dimensions: 360 meters long; 225,282 tons; 64 meters wide; 64 meters high from the water line).

?? 2.????? Fastest?Cunard?s Queen Mary 2

Normal speed is 48km/h, but is capable of 56km/h because of an environmentally friendly plant with electricity generated by four huge diesel engines and two gas turbines.?

3.????? World?s first residential cruise ship?The World

A very lavish ship that includes 165 residences from stylish studios to three-bedroom apartments, and a palatial six-bedroom penthouse suite which can accommodate 12 people.? The World has visited over 800 ports in around 140 countries.? A lifestyle that does not come cheap?the ship sold 18 apartments and generated $41 million in gross sales; four of them were valued at over $5 million each.

4.????? Most luxurious ships ? Seabourn Cruise Line?s Odyssey Class

Patrons are spoiled with a wealth of amenities from ocean views and silver service to a two-level spa with private villas and high end cuisine in collaboration with the legendary chef, Charlie Palmer.? It has been judged the world?s best small ship cruise line in three years in a row at Travel + Leisure?s annual awards and the best small cruise line in Conde` Nast Traveler?s Reader Choice Awards in 2010.

5.????? World?s ?greenest? cruise ships ? Compagnie du Ponant?s Le Boreal and L `Austral

These cruise ships are yacht-like vessels that cruise off the beaten path destinations from Greenland and Antarctica, to the Maldives and the Middle East.? The Ponant raises awareness while discovering more about our world through enrichment programs, and inviting experts to speak on board.? They host eco-friendly features including dynamic positioning, which protects the seabed through not dropping anchor using electronic propulsion systems which are quiet and economic and operating diesel engines which use marine diesel oil which is less polluting.

6.????? World?s busiest cruise port ? Miami, Florida

The city?s appeal is the proximity to the islands of the Caribbean, Mexico and the eastern seaboard.? Located just five minutes from downtown on Dodge Island, the port is the 11th largest cargo container port in the US.? Over four million passengers pass through the port?s cruise terminals each year.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, 9/12/11

Sherra Jones is the travel expert for Cuisine Noir Magazine and The Culinary Scoop.? For questions, contact her at traveldetailsbysj@gmail.com.

Source: http://www.theculinaryscoop.com/2011/09/world%E2%80%99s-record-breaker-cruise-ships/

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