http://www.usatoday.com/LIFE/usaedition/20...CV_U.htm?csp=34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmqdfRKLB5c...feature=related

the largest cruise ship, larger than five titanics is about to set sail. did you know stx finland who built this royal carribean is a korean shipbuilding company?

It's been posted before.

She is a beautiful ship, biggest and most expensive cruise ship ever.

I think most of us are aware that STX Offshore and Shipbuilding is a Korean company.

Some of the newer ships have sewage treatment plants on board. The purified water is dumped overboard almost anyplace; some local regulations require the purified water to be dumped in open water at least a mile from shore. The sludge is burned in either on board incinerators or on shore. Oasis of the Seas has its own sewage treatment plant and reuses the waste water.

International regulations require older ships to dump sewage at least 12 miles off shore. Some hold the sewage in tanks and dispose of it at shore facilities. At least that's what they're supposed to do. There are quite a few lawsuits against various cruise lines for illegal dumping.
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curious timing. I don't know if building a ship 6 times the size of the Titanic is a good idea in the middle of a world wide recession, but that's just me.

But to aspire for something so grand is a beautiful thought.

True that current economy is not on their side, however many of the clients for cruise vessels are elderly retirees who already have enough disposable money.