Record-breaking ship set for first trip

The world’s largest cruise ship – four times the size of the Titanic – is due to dock at Southampton, England, ahead of its inaugural trip. At 158,000 tonnes, the Freedom of the Seas has a pool with artificial waves for surfers, an ice rink and cantilevered whirlpools that extend out from the sides of the ship, 112ft above the sea. The new vessel, which sails next week for New York