The 'Oasis of the Seas' cost $1.4 billion to build in Finland. It is ready for its maiden voyage on December 5.
The vessel was ordered in February 2006 and designed under the name "Project Genesis". Her keel was laid down on 12 November 2007 at STX Europe (formerly Aker Yards) in Turku, Finland.
The name Oasis of the Seas resulted from a competition held in May 2008.
The ship was completed and turned over to Royal Caribbean on 28 October 2009. Two days later, she departed Finland for the United States.
While exiting the Baltic Sea, the vessel passed underneath the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark on 1 November 2009. The bridge has a clearance of 65 m (213 ft) above the water; Oasis normally has an air draft of 72 m (236 ft). The passage under the bridge was possible due to retraction of the telescoping funnels.
Proceeding through the English Channel, Oasis stopped briefly in the Solent to disembark 300 shipyard workers who were onboard doing finishing work, then left on the way to her intended home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship arrived there on 13 November 2009, where tropical plants will be installed prior to some introductory trips and her maiden voyage on 5 December 2009.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_of_the_Seas#cite_note-YahooNews-16
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