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HAMBURG, GERMANY – APRIL 17: The Royal Caribbean’s “Freedom of the Seas” cruise ship enters the docks of the Blohm und Voss shipyard at the port of Hamburg on April 17, 2006 in Hamburg, northern Germany. The “Freedom of the Seas” is being built at the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland. At 158,000 tons, the 18-deck ship will accommodate 4,370 passengers served by 1,360 crew and, according to Royal Caribbean, be the largest cruise ship in existence. At 1,112 feet (339m) long, her top cruising speed will be 21.6 knots (40 km/h). (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Getty Images)