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Royal Caribbean, the owners of this 916ft cruise liner called the Enchantment of the Seas, really did cut it open to extend its length by 73ft thus adding 151 more cabins.

Construction crews had to work around the clock for six days to divide it in half, using blow torches and circular saws (they even cut a swimming pool in two along the way).

The new 12-deck high, 3,000-ton mid-section was carefully moved into place with hydraulic jacks, using lasers to keep things precise.

The new piece of the ship was then welded securely into position. Over 1,300 individual cables, pipes and ducts had to be reconnected.

Within six weeks, the Enchantment of the Seas was back in service again.

A Royal Caribbean spokesman said: "We've committed ourselves to providing innovative, exciting and unexpected experiences for our guests.
We are willing to stretch ourselves and our ships - literally - to fulfil that promise."

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This Yacht is very beautiful I very Love this Cruise...

Beautiful luxury yacht basically an island in itself. Opulent, fabulous, amazing living of the rich and famous. The $160 million WHY 58X38 yacht which measures 58 meters by 38 meters (more than 35,000 square feet), offers three levels of space. The first level has living space with a beach, spa, dining room, music room and cinema. The second level has suites, a lounge and a library. The third level is the owner's space.



Another first-ever feature is a dedicated sports pool located in the main pool area. One of the two pools of the Freedom of the Seas is used almost exclusively for athletic pool games, ranging from basketball and volleyball to synchronized swimming. Other times, it will have designated lanes for lap swimming. The second pool is just for relaxing. At night, passengers can see this area transformed into an open-air nightclub with a large dance floor between the two pools.

The yacht is capable of 12 knots cruising speed (13.8 mph) and 14 knots maximum speed (16.1 mph).

The interior of the yacht is fitted out with water resistant buffalo leather using the calpinage technique



The yacht has 2,400 tons displacement accommodating 12 guests and 20 crew.

Alysia and her sister yacht Annaliesse are the most expensive yachts for charter in the world.

The ships can carry up to 36 passengers with 34 crew over a range of over 7,000 nautical miles.
These expensive yachts offer 2,400 sq meters (25,833 sq feet) of guest space. On board facilities include a marble faced Roman bath, saunas, steam rooms, cold plunge pools, Jacuzzi, a beauty salon, therapy beds and massage facilities, a fully equipped gymnasium, cinema, library, business center, creche, and a helicopter landing pad. The most expensive yacht is available for charter at a rate of €94,500 per day, or €661,500 per week.

These yachts are also among the most luxurious in the world.



This expensive yacht lets enjoy the sea at its best, through opulent luxury that is unforgettable.

A cruise ship is a wonderful and majestic piece of engineering. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship is among the very best.

The 160,000-ton Freedom of the Seas is owned by Florida-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited.

The 1,100 foot-long ship can carry some 4,000 passengers. It contains several swimming pools, a surf park, a full-size boxing ring, an ice rink and a climbing wall.

The Finnish-built cruise ship overtakes rival cruise line Cunard's Queen Mary 2 as the world's largest passenger ship. The Queen Mary 2 can carry about 3,000 vacationers.

Royal Caribbean has ordered an even bigger ship capable of carrying up to 6,400 passengers for delivery in 2009.

Are the adventurous type? Not someone who wants to sit in a cubicle all day, but a person who wants to get out, see the world, meet people, and experience new sights and sounds?
It's people like you who are perfectly suited to work on a cruise ship or perform one of the other cruise line industry jobs.

The cruise ship industry is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the world. Over the last four years, major cruise lines have introduced 64 new cruise ships. Going forward it is predicted that five to ten new luxury liners will be built every year, and the number of cruise lines work force worldwide is expected to triple by the year 2009. With that growth there has been an equally impressive boom in the number of available jobs.

A wide array of jobs are available aboard any of these cruise ships. And many entry-level jobs are available, too, ranging from deckhands, ship officers, and maintenance crew to hotel staff, gift shop staff, entertainers, tour guides, food and beverage workers (bartenders, waiters, cocktail servers, etc.), naturalists, and recreation and fitness directors.

Ever wonder which are the most expensive cruises in the world that cater to the rich and famous? Well, here are the top most expensive ones:

Most Expensive Private Yacht Charter: $113,760:

The Annaliese, a $90-million super yacht owned by Greek entrepreneur Andreas Livers, is the most expensive private yacht charter in the world, coming in at $113,760 per day. On board facilities help explain the price: a spa, including a marble Roman bath, saunas and steam rooms, Jacuzzi s (in the spa as well as on the sun deck), a full-size movie theater, a business center and a helicopter landing pad. Custom itineraries include the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. The Annaliese and her sister ship, the Alysia (which has the same daily rate), each accommodate 36 people.

Most Expensive Alaska Cruise: $47,857

The world's fastest cruise ship - Royal Olympic Cruises' Olympic Voyager.



The ship's unique `Fast Mono hull' design and the resulting 27-knot average cruising speed, allows her to sail weekly cruises of three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia) - a cruise industry first.

Royal Clipper is the first fully-rigged square-rigger with five masts since her inspiration, Preussen, in l902. Fully rigged means squaresails on each of the masts.

Royal Clipper is by far the largest true sail ship afloat in the world today.

Royal Clipper was built at Merwede Shipyard, The Netherlands.
Dimensions: Length is 439 feet. Beam is 54 feet, Draft is 18.5 feet, Gross Tons: 5,000 (compares with 2,298 gross tons for sister ships, Star Flyer and Star Clipper).

Royal Clipper always will be under sail at sea except when weather requires she be powered by her twin 2,500 horsepower diesel engines. She does not use computers for sail handling.. All sails are raised, lowered and positioned from the security of the deck by skilled sailors who use power winches and hand controlled horizontal and vertical power furling.

Sailing speed varies between 8 knots and 20 knots, depending on weather conditions. When the winds fail, Royal Clipper sustains 13.5 knots or higher with her twin Caterpiller 2,500 horsepower Diesel engines.

Size of crew: 105, of whom only 20 are needed to handle all sails. The remaining 85 crew serve passenger needs or are on support duty, such as in engine room. Number of Passengers: A total of 227 in double occupancy. Mast Height above the waterline: l97 feet.

Freedom of the Seas is the largest luxury cruise ship in the world, owned by Royal Caribbean.

This cruise ship weighs 160,000 tons, it is 1,112 feet long, 184 feet wide and it has 15 passenger decks holding 3,634 guests double-occupancy. Freedom of the Seas towers 208 feet tall, approximately the same height as two of the Statue of Liberty, placed head to toe.

A brand new featureis the H2O Zone, or the “spray-ground” which has colorful fiberglass sculptures shooting jets of water, geysers shooting from the ground and water cannons. There’s even a lazy river and waterfall inside! At night, this area, with the integration of an incredible lighting system, will be transformed into a sculpture garden. Royal Caribbean says, “there’s nothing like the H2O Zone on any other cruise ship today.”

Another first-ever feature is a dedicated sports pool located in the main pool area. One of the two pools of the Freedom of the Seas is used almost exclusively for athletic pool games, ranging from basketball and volleyball to synchronized swimming. Other times, it will have designated lanes for lap swimming. The second pool is just for relaxing. At night, passengers can see this area transformed into an open-air nightclub with a large dance floor between the two pools.

Located at the heart of this largest cruise ship, the Royal Promenade is a 445-foot-long shopping, dining and entertainment boulevard that spans the length of an entire football field. At night, the Promenade hosts street parades, put on by select staff, commencing from a revolutionary new descending bridge amidst a fanfare of music, lasers and lights. Guests can also enjoy relaxed reading at the 3,600-volume Book Nook.

The Norwegian Dawn is a totally unique ship featuring hull artwork that is absolutely stunning. Purpose-built for the company's "Freestyle Cruising" concept, Norwegian Dawn will be cruising the Eastern/Western Caribbean and also Florida and Bahamas from New York year-round.

The Carnival Ecstasy is the second ship in Carnival's highly successful Fantasy Class. The theme for this ship is City at Sea. The City Lights Boulevard on the promenade deck is the happening place to be when the sun goes down. Check out The Rolls Royce Cafe for a specialty coffee. And yes, there is a Rolls Royce on board the ship. Or dance the night away at the Stripes Dance Club. The Carnival Ecstasy also features an expanded Camp Carnival facility for the kids, and a new nine hole miniature golf course.