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Thursday, March 10, 2016

World's largest cruise ship,Harmony of the Seas set off on its first sea trial from France

 Even when it was miles away from western France the 210 feet tall ship, with capacity for 6,000 passengers, could still be seen from the shore line as thousands of people gathered to see it on the water for the first time
The world's largest cruise ship, which is almost 165 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower, has set off on its first sea trial from France Thursday March 10,2016
 Although there's no passengers on board yet the ship, which is nearly 330 foot longer than Titanic, has around 500 crew as its continues its sea trial until Sunday
Harmony of the Seas, which cost almost £800million to build and weighs 227,000 tonnes, was helped from Saint-Nazaire port by six tug boats this afternoon.
 Harmony of the Seas, which cost almost £0.8billion to build and weighs 227,000 tonnes, was helped from Saint-Nazaire port by six tug boats this afternoon
Although there's no passengers on the ship yet, which is nearly 330 foot longer than the Titanic, there are still around 500 crew aboard as its continues its sea trial until Sunday.
 Due to the ship's sheer size it could still be seen miles away from the shoreline after the leaving the port in western France
Harmony Of The Seas is the biggest ever cruise ship with capacity for 6,000 passengers
Harmony Of The Seas is the biggest ever cruise ship with capacity for 6,000 passengers
This diagram of the ship gives an idea of its size and the number of areas onboard which passengers can visit and explore 
 

THE SHIP'S FACTS AND FIGURES

Ship's height: 210 feet
Length: 1,187 feet 
Width: 216 feet  
Weight: 227,000 tonnes
Number of decks: 18 
Crew size: 2,000
Passenger capacity: 6,000   
Cost to build: £0.8billion 

 
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