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The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved over time to also include ships by length as supertankers built by the 1970s were over 400 metres (1,300 ft) long. In the modern era the term has gradually fallen out of use in favor of "largest cruise ship" as the industry has shifted to cruising rather than transatlantic ocean travel. [1]
The ships are listed by type. Only ship types for which there exist a ship longer than 300 metres (1,000 ft) are included. For each type, the list includes current record-holders either as individual ships, ship classes or standard designs, up to four runner-ups, and all longer ships that have been scrapped.
Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced Year discontinued Icon of the Seas: Cruise ship: 364.75 m (1,196.7 ft) [1] 5610 double occupancy, [2] 7600 max. 2023 Wonder of the Seas
The ship has sat dormant in its Philadelphia pier for more than two decades as conservationists have struggled to map out a new life for the vessel. ... which is bigger than the Titanic, had a ...
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The "Icon Of The Seas" sets sail in January 2024. 5610 passengers, 2350 crew members, 5 times larger and heavier than the Titanic, 19 floors with more than 40 bars, restaurants and bowling alleys ...
When Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) says of Titanic, “I don’t see what all the fuss is about. It doesn’t look any bigger than the Mauretania”, her snobbish fiancé Caledon Hockley inaccurately says to her that Titanic is “over a hundred feet longer” and that she is “far more luxurious” than her older competitor.
Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever constructed, at 458.45 m (1,504.1 ft), longer than the height of many of the world's tallest buildings, including the 451.9 m (1,483 ft) Petronas Towers. [ 24 ]