Allure of the Seas

Allure of the Seas
	Allure of the Seas in Falmouth, Jamaica
History
Bahamas
Name	Allure of the Seas
Owner	Royal Caribbean Group
Operator	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas
Ordered	31 March 2007
Builder	STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland
Cost	US$1.2 billion (2006)
Yard number	1364
Laid down	2 December 2008
Launched	20 November 2009
Christened	28 November 2010
Completed	28 October 2010
Maiden voyage	1 December 2010
In service	2010–present
Homeport	Galveston, Texas, US (departure port)
Identification	Call sign: C6XS8; IMO number: 9383948; MMSI number: 311020700; DNV ID: 28329;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Oasis-class cruise ship
Tonnage	225,282 GT; 242,999 NT; 19,750 DWT;
Displacement	Approximately 100,000 tons
Length	362 m (1,187 ft)
Beam	47 m (154 ft) waterline; 64.9 m (213 ft) max beam;
Height	72 m (236 ft) above water line
Draught	9.322 m (30.6 ft)
Depth	22.5 m (74 ft)
Decks	16 passenger decks; 18 total decks;
Installed power	3 × 13,860 kW (18,590 hp) Wärtsilä 12V46D; 3 × 18,480 kW (24,780 hp) Wärtsilä 16V46D;
Propulsion	3 × 20 MW (27,000 hp) ABB Azipod,; all azimuthing; 4 × 5.5 MW (7,400 hp) Wärtsilä CT3500; bow thrusters;
Speed	22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)
Capacity	5,484 passengers at double occupancy; 6,780 maximum;
Crew	2,200 as of 2019
Notes	50 mm (2.0 in) longer than Oasis

Allure of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. As of 2018, the Oasis class ships were the largest passenger vessels ever in service, and Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than her sister ship Oasis of the Seas, though both were built to the same specifications. Designed under the name "Project Genesis", she was ordered from Aker Finnyards in February 2006 and her construction began at the Perno shipyard, Turku, Finland, in February 2008. She was named in May 2008 after a contest was held to name her and her sister. The keel of Allure of the Seas was laid on 2 December 2008, shortly after the shipyard had been acquired by STX Europe.

Upon her launch in November 2009, she became the world's largest passenger ship, taking the place of Oasis of the Seas. She was eclipsed by her sister ship Harmony of the Seas upon its launch in June 2015. Harmony of the Seas has an overall length of 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft).

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