The largest cruise ship in the world just recently embarked on its maiden voyage – The Royal Caribbean International's MS Oasis of the Seas. 

The ship was built in Finland, and now resides in the U.S. It took two weeks for the ship to travel from Finland to the U.S., at one point having to navigate Great Belt Fixed Linka (a bridge), where less than 1 metre of clearance existed. 

The maiden voyage was December 5th 2009 – it is captained by two Norwegians. 

To give you some perspective on it's size, it has seven neighborhoods, 2,700 cabins, and is more than five times bigger than the Titanic.  Roughly 8,400 passengers can fit onboard, 2,100 of whom are crew members. The ship is so vast it even has a small golf course, 750-seat outdoor amphitheater, and an ice rink. 

The MS Oasis of the Seas will run in a route from the U.S. to the Caribbean.

(photos courtesy of Nick Nobgood)