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SAINT-NAZAIRE – Puluhan ribu orang pada Minggu 15 Mei 2016 terlihat berkumpul di kota pelabuhan Saint-Nazaire, Prancis. Mereka bersama-sama berada di sana untuk melihat kapal pesiar terbesar di dunia berlayar untuk pertama kalinya.
Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas adalah nama dari kapal pesiar terbesar di dunia tersebut. Kapal ini memiliki panjang 362 meter yang dilaporkan memiliki ukuran lebih panjang dibanding Menara Eiffel.
Sebagaimana dilansir Fox News, Selasa (17/5/2016), kapal tersebut dilaporkan membutuhkan dana USD1,5 miliar atau sekira Rp 19 triliun untuk menyelesaikannya hingga dapat berlayar. Kapal terbesar di dunia ini dapat menampung 6.360 penumpang dengan kru yang berjumlah 2.100 orang.
Kapal ini bila dilihat sekilas bisa disamakan dengan sebuah kota kecil yang mengambang karena memiliki 16 dek kapal, lebih dari 2.500 kabin, 20 tempat makan (restoran), 23 kolam renang, satu lapangan es, serta tidak lupa sebuah taman yang lengkap dengan 10.000 jenis tanaman dan 50 pohon.
Lebih dari 70.000 orang datang untuk melihat kapal tersebut keluar dari sebuah galangan di Prancis. Kapal pesiar terbesar di dunia itu sendiri dibangun selama 32 bulan. Kota pertama yang akan disambangi kapal ini usai dari Prancis adalah Southampton, Inggris.
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![With 18 decks in total, the cruise ship was ordered in 2012 and was built for Royal Caribbean at a cost of more than $1bn (£700million)](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/3432C31A00000578-3591482-With_18_decks_in_total_the_cruise_ship_was_ordered_in_2012_and_w-a-2_1463329932325.jpg)
![The gigantic cruise ship boasts a number of first-ever amenities, including the Ultimate Abyss (pictured), the tallest slide at sea](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/15/3431F6A000000578-3591482-image-a-33_1463322132960.jpg)
![Harmony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, left its shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, after 32 months of construction](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/15/34323C2C00000578-3591482-image-a-14_1463321933487.jpg)
![With a capacity of 5,479 guests at double occupancy, the 18-deck ship is set to arrive in England on Tuesday ahead of its maiden voyage](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/34323D5300000578-3591482-With_a_capacity_of_5_479_guests_at_double_occupancy_the_18_deck_-a-3_1463329933132.jpg)
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![Harmony of the Seas, the widest cruise ship ever built, boasts 18 decks in total, with 16 dedicated to passenger staterooms and suites](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/15/3416352600000578-3591482-The_vast_ship_will_boast_18_decks_in_total_with_16_of_these_bein-a-55_1463322899272.jpg)
![Thousands of Royal Caribbean employees and media from around the world attended a traditional handover ceremony last Thursday](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/15/3415B8D300000578-3591482-At_218ft_it_is_the_widest_cruise_ship_ever_built_while_its_1_187-a-54_1463322893562.jpg)
![Built by STX France for the Royal Caribbean International, passengers will be able to watch performances of the musical Grease](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/341649F500000578-3591482-Built_by_STX_France_for_the_Royal_Caribbean_International_passen-a-7_1463329933276.jpg)
![From September 2013, it took 2,500 workers at STX France a total of some 10 million work hours to complete the enormous vessel](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/34136BFE00000578-3591482-From_September_2013_it_took_2_500_workers_at_STX_France_a_total_-a-13_1463329933651.jpg)
![The ship will make its maiden voyage on 22 May and spend the summer sailing the western Mediterranean from its port in Barcelona](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/34323D4B00000578-3591482-The_ship_will_make_its_maiden_voyage_on_22_May_and_spend_the_sum-a-14_1463329933729.jpg)
![Harmony of the Seas will eventually sail across the Atlantic and spend the winter sailing between Florida and the Caribbean islands](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/3431CC9500000578-3591482-Harmony_of_the_Seas_will_eventually_sail_across_the_Atlantic_and-a-6_1463329933253.jpg)
![The Oasis class ship also has a waterpark, diving shows in its AquaTheater and an auditorium that seats approximately 1,400 people](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/15/17/3431F6B700000578-3591482-The_Oasis_class_ship_also_has_a_waterpark_diving_shows_in_its_Aq-a-9_1463329933320.jpg)
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