At 227,700 GRT, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship ever built. The vessel has been under construction at the STX France Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, where the ship recently set out from for its first series of sea trials.
Harmony of the Seas is expected to make its maiden voyage from Europe in May 2016. The ship is designed to carry a total of 6,410 passengers and 2,300 crew.
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