Allure of the Seas

Allure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas in Falmouth, Jamaica, 2014
History
Bahamas
NameAllure of the Seas
OwnerRoyal Caribbean Group
Operator Royal Caribbean International
Port of registryNassau,  Bahamas
Ordered31 March 2007[2][4]
BuilderSTX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland[8]
CostUS$1.2 billion (2006)
Yard number1364[2]
Laid down2 December 2008[5][3]
Launched20 November 2009[2][3]
Christened28 November 2010[6]
Completed28 October 2010[1]
Maiden voyage1 December 2010[7]
In service2010–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeOasis-class cruise ship
Tonnage
DisplacementApproximately 100,000 tons[9]
Length362 m (1,187 ft)[10][11]
Beam
  • 47 m (154 ft) waterline[4]
  • 64.9 m (213 ft) max beam[4]
Height72 m (236 ft) above water line[3]
Draught9.322 m (30.6 ft)[4]
Depth22.5 m (74 ft)[4]
Decks
  • 16 passenger decks[8]
  • 18 total decks[8]
Installed power
  • 3 × 13,860 kW (18,590 hp) Wärtsilä 12V46D
  • 3 × 18,480 kW (24,780 hp) Wärtsilä 16V46D
Propulsion
  • 3 × 20 MW (27,000 hp) ABB Azipod,
  •       all azimuthing
  • 4 × 5.5 MW (7,400 hp) Wärtsilä CT3500
  •       bow thrusters[4]
Speed22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)[13]
Capacity
  • 5,484 passengers at double occupancy[8]
  • 6,780 maximum[8]
Crew2,200 as of 2019[8]
Notes50 mm (2.0 in) longer than Oasis[12]

Allure of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. As of 2018, the Oasis class ships were the largest passenger vessels ever in service, and Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than her sister ship Oasis of the Seas, though both were built to the same specifications.[12] Designed under the name "Project Genesis", she was ordered from Aker Finnyards in February 2006 and her construction began at the Perno shipyard, Turku, Finland, in February 2008.[14] She was named in May 2008 after a contest was held to name her and her sister.[15] The keel of Allure of the Seas was laid on 2 December 2008, shortly after the shipyard had been acquired by STX Europe.[5]

Upon her launch in November 2009, she became the world's largest passenger ship, taking the place of Oasis of the Seas. She was eclipsed by her sister ship Harmony of the Seas upon its launch in June 2015.[16] Harmony of the Seas has an overall length of 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft).[17]

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