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Royal Caribbean Oasis of Seas by the numbers
Monday, August 31, 2009

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Johanna Jainchill is in Turku, Finland, getting a sneak peak at the 95% complete Oasis of the Seas, with a group of press from around the world. The 5,400-passenger ship, the world's largest cruise vessel, is on schedule for a late October delivery and a November naming (by the way, name decided by popular vote) in Miami.

Dispatch, Finland: During a tour of the 95% complete Oasis of the Seas at STX Europa’s Finnish shipyard, Harri Kulovaara, Royal Caribbean’s executive vice president of maritime, said that it is hard to describe the Oasis of the Seas in words.

He was right. So here is an attempt to do it with numbers:

3,000       Miles of cable on the Oasis.
2,300       Workers still onboard.
2,160       Crew members that will staff the Oasis.
2.5          Years, average experience of each crew member.
24           Restaurants on Oasis.
37           Bars!.
13           Retail outlets.
8,000       Persons per year working on board on the Oasis.
150          Suites on the Oasis.
2,700       Deck chairs on the ship.
2.4          Square footage of the Oasis (in millions).
650,000    Liters of paint used on Oasis.
15           Architectural firms involved in interior design.
12,000     Number of plants transplanted onto the grounds of the ship.
21           Feet, depth of the diving pool in the AquaTheater.
5,000       Years. cumulative of customer service experience on Oasis.
6            Maximum number of trips up and down per hour the Rising Tide bar can make.
30,000     Weight of cars equivalent to the weight of Oasis’ hull.
95%         Percentage pulled from existing Royal Caribbean ships.
139,000    Gallons of water in the AquaTheater pool.

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