The world's biggest and most expensive ever cruise ship sets sail

It took six years and cost over 800 million pounds to build.

And now the Oasis of the Seas has finally been launched into the ocean with the maiden voyage set for December.



The ship was handed over to the Royal Caribbean cruiseline in the Finnish port of Turku by shipbuilder STX.

It measures 16 decks high, or 65 metres (213 feet) above the waterline, and measures 1,180ft long and 154 ft wide and has the capacity to accommodate 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew members.

With photos.