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Just called at Rotterdam on her maiden trip from the French (Korean owned) Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire, via Rotterdam, to Southampton. No passengers yet, she will be stationed in Miami.
Second largest passengership in the world, named after Lotus Locust....
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Epic ship is epic.

also, kudos to solar-powered buoys.
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these always seem to have so much structure/weight topside!
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They're not great on the wavey trips, for sure.

But they're fairly stable things. I just would never take a cruise because A) I'm under 70 and B) old people are renowned for their ability to steal your youth through osmosis.
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these always seem to have so much structure/weight topside!
draft is only 8 metres, length 333...However all the stuff above main deck is pretty light compared to the heavy machinery sitting in the hull of the ship. Stabilisers are huge, so looks are deceptive.
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No passengers yet, she will be stationed in Miami.
Second largest passengership in the world, named after Lotus Locust....
That's possibly the least elegant cruise ship ever, should fit right into Miami style. 4100 capacity?!?
At some ports of call it will be like a swarm of locusts descending so the name fits...
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Now that's a boat...I, er, mean ship.
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