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The largest cruise ship ever set sail last week from Florida. It is 362 metres long, has 18 decks, and room for 6,988 guests. The "Wonder of the Seas" is from the company Royal Caribbean. Its passengers are enjoying a cruise of the Caribbean. The company spoke to CNN. It said: "We're excited to introduce guests across the world to Wonder of the Seas and its world-class features." It said it wanted to "create something truly awe-inspiring".
It took three years to build the ship. It weighs 237,000 tons, and is as long as the Empire State Building is high. It is 306 metres longer than the Titanic, but the Titanic was 1.8kph faster. The ship has eight different "neighbourhoods" that will give guests different experiences. It also has 20 restaurants, four swimming pools, a water park, a basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf simulator, a 1400-seat theatre, and 13-metre rock-climbing walls.
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