The $1 Billion Cruise Ship

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  02.06.06 | 12:29 PM ET

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Like passenger jets, cruise ships are getting bigger. Much bigger. The AP is reporting that Royal Caribbean International has ordered the construction of the world’s largest and most expensive cruise ship ever. When delivered in 2009, the ship is expected carry 5,400 passengers, which is 46 percent more than the current record holder, due out in April. It will be 1,181 feet long. According to Oslo-based Aker Yards ASA, which will build the ship, Project Genesis is “the most valuable ship ever ordered in the history of commercial shipbuilding.” USA Today has the details.