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Article: 51,000 tons above the sea: find out how the world's largest cruise ship stays afloat. (includes related articles on sea sickness, a science project and a cross section of ship)(Part 2)
- Article from:
- Science World
- Article date:
- December 6, 1996
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Imagine a city where you can order pizza day or night, bustle through a shopping mall, and squeal with glee while plunging down a 60-meter 200-foot) water slide.
Now picture this city floating on the ocean and you've got the Carnival Destiny - the world's largest cruise ship. This latest record-breaker set sail on its maiden voyage last month.
Nearly three football fields long, the Carnival Destiny weighs in at a whopping 51,000 tons. But what's really significant is the ship's volume. It's the first passenger ship to top the 100,000-gross-registered-ton[*] (10,000,000-cubic-foot) mark for capacity. That's the figure that earned the ship its record. About ...