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Day 2, continued: Allure of the Seas, inaugural voyage

The ship gleams with newness and cleanness during the day and sparkles and glitters by night.

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Day 2: Allure of the Seas, inaugural voyage

More Allure stats: The Central Park Neighborhood is a living park at sea, with 12,175 plants, 62 vine plants 56 trees and bamboo plants – and even piped birdsong.

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Sally’s on her way to Allure!

Cruise Passenger Magazine’s Editor Sally Macmillan is off to Miami today for the first cruise of Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, now the world’s largest cruise ship (by a few millimetres).

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International® is a global cruise company that first set sail more than 40 years ago. This year the fleet will grow to 22 ships, when Allure of the Seas, sister ship to the world's largest superliner, Oasis of the Seas, arrives in December 2010.