Oasis of the Seas

Oasis of the Seas
Oasis of the Seas at Nassau, Bahamas, in January 2010
History
Bahamas
NameOasis of the Seas
OwnerRoyal Caribbean Group
Operator Royal Caribbean International
Port of registryNassau,  Bahamas[1]
RouteEastern and Western Caribbean
Ordered6 February 2006
BuilderSTX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland[2]
CostUS$1.4 billion (2006)[3]
Yard number1363[1]
Laid down12 November 2007[4]
Launched21 November 2008 (float-out)[5]
Christened30 November 2009[6]
Completed28 October 2009[1]
Maiden voyage5 December 2009[6]
In service2009–present
RefitAmplification: 2019
HomeportPort Everglades
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeOasis-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length361.8 m (1,187 ft) overall[1]
Beam
  • 47 m (154 ft) waterline[1]
  • 64.9 m (213 ft) max beam[1]
Height72 m (236 ft) above water line[7]
Draught9.322 m (30.6 ft)[1]
Depth22.55 m (74.0 ft)[1]
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[1][7]
Speed24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)[2]
Capacity
  • 5,606 passengers at double occupancy[8]
  • 6,699 maximum[8]
Crew

Oasis of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the first of her class, the Oasis class, whose ships were the largest passenger ships in the world, until surpassed in 2023 by the Icon class. Her hull was laid down in November 2007 and she was completed and delivered to Royal Caribbean in October 2009. At the time of construction, Oasis of the Seas set a new capacity record of carrying over 6,000 passengers.[9] The first of her class, she was joined by sister ships Allure of the Seas in December 2010, Harmony of the Seas in May 2016, Symphony of the Seas in April 2018, and Wonder of the Seas in March 2022, as well as Utopia of the Seas in July 2024. As of November 2024, Oasis of the Seas conducts cruises in the Caribbean from her home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Oasis of the Seas surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest cruise ship in the world at that time.[10] She was herself surpassed by her sister ship Allure of the Seas, which is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer, although this may have been caused by ambient temperature differences at the times the measurements were made.[11] In May 2016, her second sister ship Harmony of the Seas became the new record holder with a length of 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft),[12] and in March 2018, Symphony of the Seas, the fourth member of the Oasis class, became the new world's largest cruise ship with a length of 361.011 m (1,184.42 ft) and a tonnage of 228,081 GT.

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