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Daily Express
|September 13, 2025
Patricia Wooding gets lost roaming the world’s biggest cruise ship on its first passenger voyage
THE world’s biggest and newest cruise ship has set sail on her debut passenger voyage - and already she’s a legend in her own launch-time. Star of the Seas, a 250,000 gross tonnage floating metropolis built at a cost of £1.6billion, has all you need for the ultimate family holiday crammed on 20 fun-filled decks.
This giant, oceangoing resort simply blows all rival cruise ships out of the water. The Royal Caribbean ship is so huge and packed with so many attractions that at one stage I actually forgot that I was at sea.In fact, after four days on board I had hardly begun to experience all this supership has to offer.
There are 40 restaurants and bars to suit all tastes, seven swimming pools, shops, theatres, a casino, ice rink, live bands and nightclubs. There's even a ships dog - Sailor - to comfort any of the 5,600 passengers who are missing their own pets while at sea.
Jewel in the crown is Thrill Island, a theme park on the top deck which boasts six record-breaking waterslides.
The biggest is not for the fainthearted but a must for the adventurous.
It's part skywalk and part ride 154ft above the ocean.
Adrenaline-seekers have to navigate a suspended walkway and experience a controlled freefall before gliding down a zipline to the deck below. It is meant to test the bravery of the thrill-seeker - and it certainly does that. There's no need to leave the ship if you fancy a bit of surfing, either. Flow-rider is a wave machine which allows you to go “boogie boarding” and simulate real Surfing USA. Incredibly, 30,000 gallons of water a minute rush under the rider at 30mph creating a 5ft foot wave. Watch out for the height restrictions of 4ft 10in for stand-up surfing or 4ft 4in for boogie boarding.
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