Oasis of the Sea – a cruise worth experiencing

Facts
Weight – 220,000 gross tons
Capacity – 5400 passengers (double occupancy)
Rooms – 2700 staterooms
Crew – 2000 crewmembers
Speed – 22 knot cruising speed
Decks – 16 passenger decks
Staff – Norwegian officers and international crew
Registry – Bahamas registry
Entering service: December 2009
The layout itself is unique. The ship will be divided into seven neighborhoods, each with its own distinct theme.

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Space resort @ $4.4 mn for 3 nights

A Spanish company plans to open the first hotel in space. It says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multibillion dollar project.
The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million [...]