Cast Off & Sail Away: Largest cruise ship ever begins sailing from new home!

Now, that's a bigggggggggggg ship!

MSN Money - USA Today - Gene Sloan - 10 Jun 16

Royal Caribbean's record-breaking Harmony of the Seas this week is kicking off its first sailings out of Barcelona -- its home for the summer .

The 16-deck-high vessel on Sunday begins a five-month-long series of seven-night voyages from the city to France and Italy. It follows a one-time, five-night sailing from Barcelona that began Wednesday and several inaugural voyages out of Southampton, England.

At 226,963 tons, Harmony is the largest cruise ship ever, a floating mega-resort with three main pool areas, a water slide complex, an adults-only solarium, an ice skating rink, two rock climbing walls, a basketball court and a mall-like indoor promenade with shops, bars and eateries. It was unveiled last month in Southampton, England.

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Harmony is a larger version of Royal Caribbean's giant Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, the previous size leaders in the cruise world. While a number of its features are the same as its siblings, it also offers a number of new additions. Among them: Ultimate Abyss, which just might be the most thrilling attraction ever conceived for a cruise ship. Comprised of two swirling slides, it drops nine stories from near the top of the vessel down to one of its lowest decks.

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Cast Off & Sail Away: Largest cruise ship ever begins sailing from new home!