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World’s
largest
cruise
ship
May 26 next year, the world’s largest
cruise ship Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of
the Seas sets sail on her first cruise, three
nights from Southampton to Cherbourg in
France.
Harmony of the Seas will hold more
passengers and be 20 percent more fuel efficient
than her predecessors Oasis and Allure.
Oasis and Allure can take 5,400 passengers
and carry 6.296 guests at double occupancy,
while Harmony of the Seas can
take 5.492 and 6.410 guests at double occupancy.
Harmony of the Seas will encompass
227,000 gross registered tons exceeding
Oasis and Allure by 2.15 meters length, 5.5
meters width, and 2,418 GT
The ship will debut in May 2016 for her
inaugural summer season showcasing Europe’s
most popular cruise destinations on
seven-night Western Mediterranean itin-
Harmony of the Seas will feature Splashaway Bay an interactive aqua park for kids and The Ultimate
Abyss, the tallest slide at sea touting a 33 meter dramatic plung.
eraries calling on Barcelona, Palma de
Mallorca, Spain; Provence, France; Florence/Pisa,
Rome and Naples, Italy. In November
2016, Harmony will arrive to her
homeport of Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla. offering seven-night Eastern and
Western Caribbean sailings.
Harmony of the Seas will experience
new amenities, Bionic Bar with robot bartenders,
Voom, the fastest Internet connection
at sea and The Perfect Storm waterslides;
that is three slides (three decks
high) named Cyclone, Typhoon and Monsoon.
Splashaway Bay is a water park for
kids and toddlers. For those fully clothed
guests who are looking for a quick route
from the Aqua Theatre to the Boardwalk
they can take the Ultimate Abyss. Ten stories
of slide and 33 meter of plunge.
Spiraling five decks above the lushly
landscaped, is open-air Central Park in the
center of the ship.
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New international hub at Langkawi
”We plan to put five planes in Langkawi and generate approximately
1 million to 1.5million passengers through Langkawi very
quickly. We will obviously focus on Asean destinations and gradually
expand the connectivity to China and India, which are both
very strong routes. It is exciting news for the state of Kedah and
exciting news for job creation
as we will base pilots and cabin
crew in Langkaw,” says Tony
Fernandes, Group CEO of Air
Asia, after Air Asias decision
to developing holiday island
Langkawi as an international
hub.
“By making it a hub, we
hope to contribute further to
the growth of traffic of this airport,”
added Fernandes.
“We have a great airport
here in Langkawi but it is under-utilized.
We firmly believe
Langkawi have a huge potential to grow as an international hub,”
says Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of Air Asia.
Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Minister of Transport of Malaysia:
“I am very happy with Air Asia’s announcement to turn Langkawi
into one of its international base and a full-fledged international
airport. I am confident
Air Asia has the capabilities
to grow Langkawi and turn it
into a top holiday destination,
even better than Phuket or Bali
and eventually make Malaysia
one of the favorite tourism destinations
on the global map.”
There are currently five Air Asia hubs
in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Kuching,
Johor Bahru, Penang and Kota
Kinabalu. Langkawi will be Air Asia’s
sixth international hub in Malaysia.
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