Largest cruise ship ever sets sail for maiden voyage

May 24, 2016

Largest cruise ship ever sets sail for maiden voyage

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun boats, England, France, ships, Spain

At 264 million pounds, and 217 feet, Royal Caribbean’s ‘Harmony of the Seas’ is the world’s biggest-ever cruise ship. The widest cruise ship ever built, its 1,187-feet length makes it 164 feet longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower. The ship is headed for Southampton in southern England and is to embark on its official maiden voyage on May 22 to its new home port of Barcelona.

: A photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as it sails from the STX Saint-Nazaire shipyard, western France. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

: A photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as it sails from the STX Saint-Nazaire shipyard, western France, out to sea. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

: A photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as it sails from the STX Saint-Nazaire shipyard, western France, out to sea. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

: A photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as it sails from the STX Saint-Nazaire shipyard, western France, out to sea. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Children play basketball near the world’s largest passenger ship, MS Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, as it waits to leave Southampton, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: Women take a selfie before the world’s largest passenger ship, MS Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, as it waits to leave Southampton, England, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: The world’s largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, docks at Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: Detail of the stern of the world’s largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, makes her way up Southampton Water, into Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: People look out from the balcony, below right, of a cabin aboard the world’s largest passenger ship, MS Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, docks on arrival in Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: The world’s largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, makes her way up Southampton Water, into Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: The world’s largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, docks on arrival in Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: A tug boat leads the way for the world’s largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, as it makes her way up Southampton Water, into Southampton, England, Tuesday May 17, 2016, ahead of her maiden cruise. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: People wait to see the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship set sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: People watch from the shore as the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: People watch from the shore as the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: People watch from the shore as the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: A jet ski passes the stern of the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship before it sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: Passengers wave from the decks as the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: A photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as it sails from the STX Saint-Nazaire shipyard, western France out to sea. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

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