The world's largest cruise liner

A cruise liner is, in fact, several independent companies. One team deals with navigation, another hotel and accommodation, the third feeds daily thousands of people, the fourth arranges and conducts entertainment and so on. The life activity of such a sea monster is very complex and interesting. This I want to tell in today's post ...

It was my 15th or 16th cruise. I remember, even on large ships, I was sometimes rocked. Here, in general, there is no feeling that you are in the open sea. Machina is so huge that no pitching at all is not felt. We walked into a six-gallon storm, the waves were 4.2 meters high. The ship was motionless, like an Egyptian pyramid

On each floor and in each lobby there are original schemes and pointers. All that is allocated to white - the hotel, purple zones - public

Upper deck

There are a lot of public places. It's impossible to get around all at once

The liner consists of two parallel houses, connected by crosspieces - front and rear. Between them is an empty space with a green zone. On the roofs of "houses" swimming pools and sun loungers

There are a lot of pools, for every taste and color. There are adults, children's, with slides, fountains, jacuzzi, etc.

Mini Golf

Basketball and volleyball court

There are several zones with ping-pong tables:

Zip Line - high-speed descent along a cable from one side of the ship to another:

There are two "waves" on which you can surf. One for beginners, another for more or less advanced:

On the upper deck there are "wings" that protrude from the liner body to the sides. In the wings there are 2 large Jacuzzis. You lie in warm water at an altitude of 18 floors above the sea, and you look at the waves under you. Very cool:

The nose of the ship. Several decks are assigned to public areas. The design of the canopies is such that it protects the wind as much as possible, while preserving the feeling of an open space:

There are three basins on the bow of the ship:

Now let's see what is between the "houses" of this liner. At the stern there is a carousel, a bar, a park, in the distance a cinema:

In the evening in the cinema act acrobats show like Circus Du Soleil. Very cool. I thought I'd stop by and make a couple of photos for the report, but I stayed there until I finished the show

In the other direction of Central Park - an open space with trees and plants at the level of 8 floors:

The green zone is divided by a jumper into two sections:

Let's go down to the 8th floor:

Glass roofs are provided for the walking area, which is located three floors below. Here there are small streets, birds sing - the full feeling that you are walking in the city:

In this area are famous international restaurants and shops. We will return to them in the next post:

The stern of the ship. There are two walls for climbing classes. Backpacking, Carl!

Bars in Central Park:

Cinema:

The deck at the level of the fifth floor goes to the lifeboats. It goes all over the liner, and people are taken out here in extraordinary situations. To the place is not wasted, it is used as a treadmill. So often come passengers of large ships, but only here specially marked the paths for running and sports walking. Even the direction is agreed to not collide with each other. A full circle of 700 meters:

The ship's nose is occupied by a helicopter pad, passengers are not allowed there. To play the scene from the "Titanic" will not work

Fifth floor under Central Park. Shops, bars with karaoke, even Starbucks:

A rarity car for giving chic and luxury space:

The fourth floor - casinos and nightclubs. Gambling establishments are opened only when the liner leaves the territorial waters of a particular state. The port does not work:

The central hall for shows and concerts:

There is no excursion to the captain's bridge, but I was lucky to sail with a group of Spanish journalists. Their visit was agreed upon and I managed to get along with this company. The captain's bridge looks empty. A huge area, but the controls occupy only a small section of the center:

The ship is managed not by the captain, but by the first officer. He gave us a tour. The officer's name is Gennady. He's from Odessa. Our ship does not have a steering wheel. Three engine screws rotate 360 ​​degrees, they are exposed either manually using three rotators (in the foreground of the photo) or using a computer. The system monitors the course and taxis:

The command headquarters is located side by side and can be fenced off from the captain's cabin by a partition. Here all the controls of the liner are duplicated: 4

When a ship moored in a port, the officer uses the outlets on the "wings" to the left and to the right: 4

There is also a control system: 4

From here the board of the liner is clearly visible and it allows you to "park" without incident: 4

In the next post I'll tell you what the ship has restaurants, shows and entertainment. Let's see them closer. Stay Tuned!