Symphony of the Seas
Symphony of the Seas was built at STX France, now Chantiers de l'Atlantique. She is slightly larger than the near-sisters Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas built by Meyer Turku. A brief description of Harmony of the Seas is given at ship-technology.com, pictures are available at Mike Louagie's webpage or cruisetricks.de.
A noteworthy special feature of the Oasis class ships is the split superstructure inspired by concepts from the early 1980ies; e.g. read the following two articles:
- 'Fantasy Ships Of The Future are Here Now', Mary Ann Hamphill, Cruise Travel, June 1984;
- '21st Century Cruising', Mary Ann Hamphill, Cruise Travel, February 1989;
A first implementation of such a split superstructure was seen aboard the ferries Sija Serenade and Silja Symphony built in the 1990ies. However, Oasis of the Seas is the first ships where this area is not an interior space but an outdoor area resembling a park like ambience. The artist Hung-Chih Peng based on of his projects on the design of Oasis Class - watch this time-lapse on the project 'The Deluge: Noah's Ark'.
Watch this nice home video to get an impression of a cruise aboard an Oasis class ship:
'The Wolfs Dance Oasis of the Seas' @ YouTube.
Sub-page on sister ship Harmony of the Seas
