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Selfie moment: Onlookers posed for pictures in front of the vessel as it docked

Longer than The Shard and wider than a Boeing 747 wingspan:
Fanfare: Oasis' sister ship, Quantum of the Seas, will also be arriving in Southampton in just two weeks

The world's largest cruise ship arrived in the UK today for the first time.
The £800m Oasis Of The Seas sailed into Southampton at 10am on Wednesday in dense fog, welcomed by a crowd of hundreds and helicopters circling overhead.


Weighing 225,282 tonnes, the 1,187ft ship is longer than London's The Shard is tall, and at 208ft wide, larger than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.
Enormous: The scale of the vessel is clear to seeInside one of the Crown Loft suitesSurf's up: There is not one, but two surf machines on board Wilderness on water: An outdoor park has more than 12,000 real plants and treesRecord-breaking: The ship took over three years to build and the largest pool on the seasThere is over 10,000 square metres of retail spaceRecord-breaking: The ship took over three years to build and the largest pool on the seasShort stay: Oasis of the Seas will only be in port for one day before departing for the USCelebration: Onlookers this morning were offered free tea and bacon sandwiches as they watched the spectacleGuzzler: The ship uses 2,350,000 litres of water every dayTight squeeze: On its maiden voyage, the ship is pictured lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under the Great Belt Bridge

Tight squeeze: On its maiden voyage, the ship is pictured lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under the Great Belt Bridge

Dominic Paul, senior vice president of Royal Caribbean International, said: 

'Today is an important milestone in the global expansion of the Royal 

Caribbean International business.

'We are marking a significant step change in our investment into growth markets around the world.


'The welcome of Oasis of the Seas to Southampton is followed next year by 

sistership Allure of the Seas sailing outside the Caribbean for the 

first time during a summer 2015 season based in Barcelona.



'These investments highlight our commitment to deliver the most innovative and architecturally advanced ships to Europe and are part of our ongoing  


effort to redefine the cruise sector.


'Our extensive investments into new ships, new technology and new ideas are 

increasing the appeal of the cruise sector around the world.'
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