The world's biggest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas is indeed a floating palace.
With 5-star amenities, royal suites, shopping and dining avenues, live performances, 3-D movies, sea spa and fitness centre, a jogging track, gold course, basket ball court, ice skating, rock climbing, cruising across the seas becomes a exciting experience
The $1.4-billion splendid ship has 16 decks and 2,700 rooms. It can accommodate 5,400 guests in double occupancy rooms.
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It is divided into seven distinct themed areas, which include central park, boardwalk, royal promenade, pool and sports zone, sea spa and fitness centre, entertainment place and youth zone.
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It can accommodate 5,400 guests in double occupancy rooms.
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Allure of the Seas offers a Western Caribbean cruise with seven-night itinerary from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
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A cruise costs $749 to $899. Owned by the Royal Caribbean International, Allure of the Seas is the latest addition to the fleet of 22 ships currently in service.
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Across the wide variety of venues onboard, the ship has a open-air 'Aqua Theatre' with high dive thrills, Allure ice show extravaganza, ice games on the ship's ice-skating rink.
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Allure of the Seas entered service in December, 2010
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The Starbucks shop is a big attraction in the ship.
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Allure of the Seas offers an incredible cuisine with two dozen dining venues onboard the ship.
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There are several retail stores in the ship.
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The 3-D movies add a new dimension to entertainment place onboard the Allure, thanks to specially equipped 3-D screens in the ship's Amber Theatre.
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The cabins in the ship are elegantly designed.
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The rooms are designed to offer comfort and fantastic views of the sea.
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The ship promises memorable moments with events like meeting with favourite characters from Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda.
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At night, the ship turns into an illuminated carnival spot.
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Suites are more spacious. Most come with a private balcony. The royal family suite can accommodate up to eight people.
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The ship also boasts of a golf course, basketball, volley ball court and an art gallery.
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Colorful parades are conducted in the Royal Promenade.
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The Central Park has a beautiful garden and pathways for a stroll.
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Allure of the Seas entered service in December, 2010.
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The Royal Casino is one of the many entertainment hotspots in the ship.
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For fitness freaks, this is the place to be. Besides a jogging track and gymnasium, it has a spa as well.
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One of the biggest attractions in the ship is the flashy bar.
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There are entertaining avenues for the adventurous. Rock climbing is one of the favourite options for passengers.
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The ship's design ensures that natural light comes in through the two crystal canopy sculptured glass domes in Central Park.
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Two SurfRider surfing pools are a delight here.
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It is amazing to see the beautiful carousel spinning live in action.
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The spacious interiors and swimming pools add to the ship's beauty.
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Here you get a variety of delicious cup cakes. Built in 2010, the ship weighs 220,000 tons and has 2150 staff onboard.
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The pool deck is a non-stop entertainment destination. The H20 Zone pool area has a giant octopus with water-spraying tentacles.
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(Rediff)