World's Largest Cruise Ship 2008 - Independence of the Seas

[5656claude]

I Ben on that ship it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­o coooooooooooooooool

[ebstudiopro]

My university is smaller than this.

[KiintoisiatVideota]

Okay the facts are....

ITS Build in Finland, BY Norewgian/Korean company. (nowdays the korean owns 88% of the fucking shits.)

Thnxbai Gotta love to live in shipFinland

[discocreator76]

What an ugly piece of shit! no class whatsoever, just gross size....

[Devil9h]

seriously you american patriot(Vector) It was made by Aker = Norwegian company that makes ships sells fish products and the boss is Kjell Inge Røkke from Molde. So dont come here with no facts.

[cortes1988]

Oasis is now the largest. But the Independence is still a good ship.

[bikercc]

take a good hard look at the mother f!@# boat!

[AscottW]

I like the way this vids edited. It almost felt like an Associated Press video.

[relachief]

@AscottW Pardon my ignorance, but what do you meen by "It almost felt like an Associated Press video"?

[lovelydiva06]

i wanna go on a cruise one day, seems like fun, i've never seen a cruise ship in person, beautiful ships

[copper547]

i am going in april 2010 cant wait going to st.tohmas hati and some other plases sad that it has to go to europe

[mycunthurts1]

@copper547 We just did that same trip. It was amazing. You would never think this but Hati was by far the most fun. Its like there own compound there. Have fun.

[relachief]

@mycunthurts1 I was fortunate to be a gold member when i stayed at the Freedom of the seas. We even had our own beach on the bay side when we docked in Haiti. The beach by the ocean was maybe more beautiful, but the water on the other side was so clear, I could not have imagined. It felt like I could see all the way to the boat when I was snorkling. I would say it was 200-300 meters away.

Simply breathtaking! Literally speaking, hehe.

[TheMichaelbenji]

Oasis of the Seas now is the top leader!!!

[ps3dethman1]

i saw this ship last week at st tomas

[geckoclubtrudeau]

@ps3dethman1 it is a small ship the bigest is the oasis of the seas

[ps3dethman1]

yeah it said oasis of the seas....and the other ship by it looked like a toy rc buy a convetable

[dog009988]

this better not sink cuz that is many million maybe billion

[twomells]

this better not sink

[jompelis]

made in finland

[DragracingX]

@jompelis hell yeah

[momaster100]

current is Oasis of the seas

[lasuvidaboy]

Titanic 45,000 tons, Independence of the Seas 154,000 tons. The new Oasis of the Seas comes in at 220,000 tons.

[iDiffuse]

Titanic wasn't THAT big and Oasis of the Seas is now the record holder

[noodow715]

titanic was shit lol

[miikael5]

is that ship bigger than titanic?

[JoeyHoey7997]

Yes mate, Alot Bigger

[EmperorX34O]

lets sink it lol

[JoeyHoey7997]

lol.. Devious mind

[thelamb777]

huge*

[thelamb777]

It never ceases to amaze me that hugh metal structures like THAT float...Same story with planes...

[rodtemplar]

thankyou for a very clear video of the ship

[rrmoh]

not anymore...

[ibfuckd]

big ship big waves lots of deaths ;)

[ageofempires619]

oasis of the seas is bigger

[kroftkarl]

some how the name Posiden comes to mind

[steo2008]

how big would this be compared to the size of the titanic like longer or smaller.

[Khareg86]

Fast wiki search gave me these numbers:

Titanic 269m long

Independence 338m long

[20eightballs]

theres another ship bigger than this one...its called the oasis of the sea....they claim it 7 times bigger than the titanic....2200 crew members and 6100 passengers.... 8-O

[rapidrainy]

that thing is a beast!

[poppomatic]

my cousin has build this ship he has installed the computer and radar programs to it :D he have many pictures of it ;)

[Antunez1996]

Haha , is this Akerbrygge? :P Im going to that boat Third Febrary 2010 ! Its going to be veeeery fun! :D

[MrCheeseTube]

I going on the Oasis of the seas maybe

[DavidAndRhys]

Going on it on wednesday! :)

[Danielwaz]

i have bean on that ship

[Nfn123kingkong]

i was right there when it was in norway it is HUUUGE

[grtshearwater]

Good thing they have life boats if it sinks becuase thats big!

[secretsally1]

i went on here!! best holiday of my life

[FlymannNO]

The norwegian fleet have some Nice cruise ships like norwegian gem norwegian sun and norwegian dawn and more

[bryanmaxkia]

Oasis of the sea is taking over =D

[TheSecretWindowSpott]

why cant norway make such awesome cruises..cause they dont have that much of money or space? what the fuck!! norway is one of the richest countrys in the world. lol

[pepewiwi]

...dat isse ne Bettenburg mit ner kleinen Bugspitze vorne dran!!!!!!

[SergioHilton]

amazing great shoots!!

[UK247minis]

I have seen this in person in the Caribbean and its MASSIVE!

[lakupoika]

aahh! ffs finland makes all the nice boats, but then we just get the ugly ones uhh i want a big fucking boat to finland :D

[dunnacha]

is it just me or sould something that big not be able to float? lol

[tupsumato]

As I explained in another video, ships float because they are made of floating metal, "ship iron", just like aeroplanes are made of aeroplane aluminium that weighs nothing. Some ships, especially the ones in coastal traffic, also have legs in the bottom.

[Charles2337]

The shape of the bottom. The weight is displaced in the water.

[TheSecretWindowSpott]

haha..yeah! i bet they will make more larger boats in the future!

[glenn3rd2004]

Yes this is big. However, a MUCH bigger ship, The Freedom Ship' (or the 'floating city'), created by Norman Nixon of Freedom Ship International, is planned in the future. This ship will be approximately 4500 feet long, 750 feet wide, 350 feet high, have a 4000-foot runway on top capable of handling jet aircraft, and will displace about 2,500,000 deadweight tons (DWT). If all goes as planned, this ship will launch in about 10 years or so. Stay tuned!

[Greenrock5551]

Which of this two are larger??? This ship or TITANIC????

[GlennToreHM]

this one:P

[bj616]

New ship Oasis of the Seas is even larger.

[U3X6785]

Its very possible that I was the first to take a toilet clogging shit on this boat....

[bj616]

ROFL

[MNSLSims]

saw a documentrary of it and its beautiful

[d4v1dm0rt]

AUGUST 15TH!!

facebook*com/ProDavid

[prussell890]

Bloody hell, why would you build a ship that big!!! Insane!!!

[cassandrabadie]

too big

[burtonboy67]

really nice vid....

[vector15504]

its a Ameican ship made by an American company dont pull that Norwegian shit on us.

However most captains are from Norway

[erikssc]

Hi vector,

Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd is a Norwegian / American company. The two major shareholders are A. Wilhelmsen AS (Norwegian) and Cruise Associates (American). The ship was built in the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland. Hope this clears away any disagreements :-)

[erikssc]

Follow up to my earlier reply: The company was originally founded by 3 Norwegian shipping companies in 1968. After that there has of course been several mergers etc.

[erikssc]

Another follow up...: The company's stocks are listed both on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE).

[Mattsana]

@vector15504 Besides it was founded in Norway.

[kristo3003]

ist a norwegian ship :)

[Xyd91]

Where in norway?

[CRAZYSUMFIN]

its an American ship...

[d4v1dm0rt]

I'll be going again on this ship on the 14th of August, if you are too, PM me! :)

[hannahismee]

:/ It only returns back on the 15th from a previous voyage mate.

[Alittle95boy]

is it previously freedom of the seas??

[sakib7]

i saw it 2day in Cobh,Cork

[08Dazza80]

1 word .... WOW!!!!! dose anyone no how long at tall that is??

[thedirectorcallum]

no but it's 158 thousand tonnes.

[08Dazza80]

WTF!!!! u meen 158,000 tonnes yea yea?

[alraasch28]

thats what he said. smart ass

[petejan177]

Anyone coming on the 27th may 2009 from Southampton

[RhysDoc1]

anyone going on it on september the 2nd

[MiidnightStars]

anyone coming on the 23rd of may from southhampton? :)

[Devil9h]

Ha thisi s Norwegian ship.

[tornadochaserX]

I'm going on the Legend Of The Seas

[thedirectorcallum]

enjoy. ive been on it.

[tornadochaserX]

Soz I was talking Bullshit. I'm going on OV2

[Mopolumpu]

I wos inside in that Ship, when it wos in Turku aker yards:) It is a hell of a ship very nice.

[asimoon1]

this is navigator of the seas

[mickyd201]

no its the independnce of the seas

[toegangsinbreuk]

0:29 ..

independence of the seas

[airplaneguy2]

0:29 Can't you read?

[jackrabbit224]

I went to the canary islands on it's second voyage. It was epic.

[danninsilver]

went on that in 2008 cos ma next door neibourghs is a famouse multimillionare violin player and she invited us along

we got on it at the bahamahs and got of at brazil then took a flight back to the UK

[jackrabbit224]

It doesn't go to the bahamas until 2010

[n3wl1fe]

fail.

[msf60khz]

It's a bit of a problem for sailing dinghies and little boats because we can't even sail the width of the ship before it hits us.

[007InMiami]

I cruised on Royal Caribbean's first ever ship the Song Of Norway back in 1980, now I'll be going on the Liberty Of The Seas in April. Looking forward to it.

RCCL ships Ive been cruised on(will cruise on):

Song Of Norway (1980)

Song Of America (1985)

Majesty Of The Seas (2008)

Liberty Of The Seas (2009)

[SWMoneyMaker]

Amazin on how it can FLOAT, but if your throw a rock in the water it will sink?? CRAZY!!

[I3RIANNE]

ive been on so many cruises i lost count

[SouthdeneLady]

me and sum family going on that in may 09 cant waittt xx

[DjFillips]

been on that (L)(L)

[reebokblokey]

Just an amazing experience onboard when I sailed on her last May 08...

I have booked a balcony this time and a cruise around the med for May 09 few months time and cant wait now... If you have never cruise give it a go so amazing.... mark

[hodgrix]

ugh this ship is so ugly! an old ship like titanic was far more elegant!

[dixebou12]

it looks like a very nice and beautiful ship but i can tell thats not my stlye of cruising, i like simple modest ships like R. Carribean or something

[LauriieSmiith]

i've been on this & freedom :D they're amazing x

[RCCLTexasTeen]

Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas are all tied for the worlds largest cruise ships.

[kelleher2k7]

is 14 nights on this ship too long cause i hope to be going on a mediteranian cruise on this ship soon

[Lukeman2295]

kelleher2k7 are ugoing on this cruise? :D

[7CPNT7]

im going on med cruise in june on this big thang

[Jeffgoalie]

wow! Independence is larger than Freedom? I thought Freedom was bigger until I saw this video! i didn't even know there was an Independence of the Seas! Oasis of the Seas will be larger though when it sets sail in December 2009

[VATEC6000]

go finland! yay!

[SoloWing808]

Not the largest for long. Oasis of the Seas is almost complete and she'll dwarf Independence at a whopping 220,000 gross tons.

[BOBakaTHORAXE]

oasis is now floating.

[jimmymeisterrulz]

i went on this this summer. it was massive took a few days to remember your way round. already booked for the oasis of the seas. the next big cruise ship

[leonidjuilo]

Ugly ship.

Looks like a resort on the water, not like a ship at all.

Ah

Good old days of great transatlantics are gone...

[tupsumato]

I agree with you. I have never liked these "wedding cakes".

[MagicChriz]

IN OSLO!!!!!!!!

I live here

[krabban94]

This is the largest in the world! In 2009 there will be a larger! = Oasis of the Seas

[TallestCzar]

<3 Went on it. Its AMAZING man

[DjFillips]

i was on that (L) xxxxx

its amazing .

[theblackhand2]

That's one big boat.

[Zapust]

Wowowowo.. "driving" that in a harbour must be.. Well.. Scarrrry.. The Norwegians must be proud about owning it and the Fin's must be proud of buildning it..

[buzzback]

CruiseSource . us 

Has a lot of info about the new Oasis of the Seas.

[Ships4life]

i wonder how they are going to the lifeboats if its sinking..it looks stuck between the suites!

[dellower22]

it looks big but i heard that norweigen is building one 10x that size

[dellower22]

noboby gives a fuck were ur brother is going

[KeePiTReeL1]

watch it sink and they make a movie a movie about it.

[MisterScania]

Still a much prettier looking ship that those efforts from Cunard

[MisterScania]

Yes it's big, but aren't Royal Caribbean building one that even makes this one look like a little toy? Is it the Oasis or something?

[Stewie2552]

oasis of the seas. i cant wait for it

[alkamos]

whats the height and width of this ship ?

[Mattsana]

One thing that bugs the fuck outta me, excuse the lingo. But that is that this ship was gonna come to Gothenburg at April 19th to 20th. That never happened. Can't understand why tho.

[Fisesniken]

I was there, in Oslo. I`ve been to Grandeur Of The Seas, and that was niice! But this one is bigger..mutch bigger.

[JDORUS89]

Not bad for a little run about i suppose.

[psycotikbastard]

my brother is going on the ship tomorrow at southampton for 11days

[kevandmaz]

I am going on her tomorrow for two nights!!!!!

[Jefrma]

please do tell how was the ride?? :D

[kevandmaz]

Excellent!!

I was given a balcony cabin on deck 8 and we sailed to Guernsey.

I ate fantastic food,drank champagne,saw top class shows.

Flowrider,rock climbing wall,ice skating.

Independence of the seas is the best ship in the world!!

Roll on Genesis!

[Jefrma]

bet they had to drag you out of the ship :D

[kevandmaz]

They did!

I work for a cruise retail company and I can sell Independence without any trouble now!