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#World’s Largest #Cruise_Ship to Be #Scrapped Before #First_Voyage

The ship that would have become the world’s largest #cruise_liner has been scrapped before it ever had the chance to take its #maiden_voyage.

If wasting wild amounts of resources and money is your type of thing, this is the story for you.

#Global_Dream_II was slated to carry 9,000 #passengers and was built by #German_Hong_Kong shipbuilding firm #MV_Werften to the tune of nearly $US1.4 ($2) #billion, according to the Daily Mail. It was nearly finished when the company went #bankrupt at the start of this year.

Since that happened, #no_buyer has stepped up to buy the 20-deck, 341.99 m-long monstrosity.

That means it’s now destined for the #scrap_heap. The Mail says that Global Dream II also features an outdoor waterpark and a movie theatre. Man, I really don’t get cruises.

The capacity of this ship blows the second largest ship, the Oasis-class Wonder of the Sea which is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean, out of the water (I love a good pun). The Wonder of the Seas has a passenger capacity of only 6,988. Pathetic.

Despite the $US1.4 ($2) billion put out to build this behemoth, the ship still needs about $US230,000,000 ($319,286,000) worth of work. Apparently, it is structurally complete, but equipment and passenger facilities still need to be finished.

Eagle-eyed readers will have noted the “II” in the ship’s name. Yes, there is a twin Global Dream, but it hasn’t been given the ax… yet.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/09/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-to-be-scrapped-before-first-voyage/

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