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Take a Look Inside the World's Largest Cruise Ship's Most Expensive Suite

Katherine Fan
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Katherine Fan is a former senior travel features reporter at The Points Guy who covered everything from personal finance to travel and aviation.
April 02, 2018
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Symphony of the Seas
Take a Look Inside the World's Largest Cruise Ship's Most Expensive Suite
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The world's largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, is setting sail on its maiden voyage this week, departing out of Barcelona on Friday.

The brand-new Royal Caribbean Oasis-class vessel beat out sister ship Harmony of the Seas as the current world-record holder for largest cruise ship, also owned by Royal Caribbean. The newly commissioned ship cost $1.35 billion to build, making it the most expensive cruise ship ever created.

Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship.Central Park.
Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship. Central Park.

Passengers on board the 228,081-ton ship have the opportunity to experience a number of other superlatives as well: The 1,188-foot-long ship has a maximum capacity of 6,680 guests across 2,759 staterooms, with 2,200 crew.

Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship.Ultimate Abyss
Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship. Ultimate Abyss

But the most luxurious experience on board the world's most superlative ship will undoubtedly be the Ultimate Family Suite. The most expensive room on board offers up a whopping 1,346 square feet of space, spread out across two levels of the ship. The suite also offers ping-pong and air hockey tables, as well as a slide between the two floors for a fun, quicker way to get downstairs.

(It's not the largest suite on a cruise ship, however: Norwegian offers megasuites that measure a whopping 6,694 square feet.)

Parents can relax in the full-size whirlpool hot tub on the balcony which offers private views of the ocean, while kids can veg out in the 3D cinema room with a popcorn machine, or play for hours with the Lego wall in the suite. There's no need to interact with anyone else on board: The suite, which can sleep up to eight, comes with its own private butler.

Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship.Ultimate Family Suite.
Launch of Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's newest and largest ship. Ultimate Family Suite.

The "ultimate" family experience begins at $50,000 for a family of four over a seven-day cruise: A hefty chunk of cash, to be sure, but one that potentially could be a gold mine of points-earning potential.

The Symphony of the Seas will sail across the Mediterranean this summer, with stops in Spain, France and Italy. Come November, the ship will make its way to Miami for Caribbean-bound routes.

This story and headline were updated to reflect that the Ultimate Family Suite is not currently the largest suite on a cruise ship.

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All photos courtesy Royal Caribbean

Featured image by Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas is so big that there's room for three distinct pool areas on its top deck as well as a mid-ship open that lets light down to a tree-lined "central park" area. (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean)