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| Oasis of the Seas is being built at STX
Europe's yard in Turku, Finland
where winter comes early, but work continues year round. The ship is
shown here before the drydock was flooded later Friday (November 21,
2008) morning. |
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| The aft view is quite different from most
ships since Oasis's interior will be open. At the extreme rear will be
the AquaTheater with seating looking down into the deep show pool. For
perspective on the size, note the people standing at the aft end of the
upper deck. Also note, the Royal Caribbean Crown & Anchor trademark
which is already illuminated on the stack. |
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| Here are a couple of shots under the ship.
This one shows the three Azipods which are used both for propulsion and
steering. |
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| Again for perspective on the size, note the
working standing in the second of the bow thrusters. |
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| This is the interior in what will be Central
Park. Again, this is quite different from the interior of most ships
when they are under construction because it is so light. Note the open
sky at the top. The skylights on the deck will let sunlight into the
lower decks. |
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| At this point late Friday evening, the dock
has been flooded, the gates opened and Oasis is floating and ready to be
towed out of the building dock. |
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| The towing process continues here. Since the
ship has not been completed and loaded, note how high it is floating in
the water. |
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