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BUSINESS / TRANSPORT and LOGISTICS
List: Top Ten Largest Passenger Ships in the World by Length
Date: 2009
Source: The Cruise People Ltd
Base: All passenger ships still in service as of November 2009.
Notes: Several ships are due to be completed in 2010 that will change this table, including 'Allure of the Seas', a sister ship made to exact same dimensions as the number one on our list the Kvaerner built 'Oasis of the Seas', and the 'Norwegian Epic', currently under construction by STX France. The 'Queen Mary 2' is the second largest passenger ship in the world by length. Please check out the much fuller list provided by The Cruise People Ltd in the link above for more detail on the world's largest passenger ships.
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Rank
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Airline Company
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Length (feet)
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Passengers
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1
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Oasis of the Seas
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1,181
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5,400
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2
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Queen Mary 2
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1,132
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2,620
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3
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Freedom of the Seas
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1,112
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3,600
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3
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Liberty of the Seas
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1,112
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3,600
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3
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Independence of the Seas
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1,112
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3,600
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6
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MSC Fantasia
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1,092
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3,300
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6
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MSC Splendida
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1,092
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3,300
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8
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Celebrity Solstice
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1,033
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2,850
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8
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Celebrity Equinox
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1,033
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2,850
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10
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Mariner of the Seas
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1,020
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3,100
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