Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ship, arrived at the Keppel Verlome shipyard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on September 30th for the routine maintenance work.
The gross tonnage of the ship is 225,282 and her displacement is estimated at approximately 100,000 metric tons (110,000 short tons), slightly less than that of an American Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
She was formally named on 30 November 2009 during a charity sailing for Make-A-Wish Foundation. At this ceremony the ship was sponsored by seven “godmothers”, each representing one of the seven neighbourhoods on board.
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, October 7, 2014