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One of the world’s largest cruise ships reveals new £78million renovation plans – with new tiki bars and slides
The ship could host passengers next summer
ONE of the world's largest cruise ships has revealed breathtaking new £78million renovation plans.
The Allure of the Seas is set to have a "glow up" ahead of summer 2025 with new tiki bars and slides.
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Once the biggest passenger vessel ever to be in service the flashy floater is going all out to improve the experience for the 5,500 holidaymakers it can host per trip.
Onboard there will be more than 35 on-board drinking and dining concepts, swimming pools, racing waterslides and laser tag.
Other new features include panoramic suites above the bridge, the Pesky Parrot tiki bar for fruity cocktails and a hair-raising 10-storey dry slide.
Allure will officially debut next April but will be ready to host passengers in time for summer 2025.
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The ship is planned to sail to holiday hotspots, and depart from Barcelona.
It is set to dock at destinations including Provence, Florence, Rome and Palma de Mallorca during journeys on the Mediterranean.
Sailings on Allure will then depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for six to eight-night holidays to the eastern Caribbean and The Bahamas from November 2025.
The latest Oasis Class ship joins Oasis and Utopia of the Seas in Royal Caribbean’s “reimagined” fleet.
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Jay Schneider, chief product innovation officer for Royal Caribbean International, said: “From the new Icon and Utopia of the Seas to now the more than $100 million transformation of Allure of the Seas, we’ve upped the ante threefold on the different ways vacationers can get away and make memories with Royal Caribbean.
“Allure will be reimagined with the best of Royal Caribbean and what travellers love.
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“Between new favourites, like the Pesky Parrot tiki bar, and experiences that unlock core memories time and time again, from an incredible pool deck to an unmatched combination of thrills and ways to chill, Allure will have even more of everything that makes it a standout favourite.”
It comes as a new cruise set sail and will be taking its passengers around the world on an endless adventure, during which it will visit more than 140 countries.
The Villa Vie Odyssey will take to the seas on May 30, beginning a round the world tour that will take three-and-a-half years to complete.
The ship will be chasing the sun around the globe, making sure its passengers, or residents as they will be known, are constantly experiencing summer.
They will be housed in villas on the ship, which have been put in place as part of a multimillion-dollar transformation.
The vessel's appeal also lies in its relatively small size, allowing it to reach ports and docks that bigger cruise liners aren't able to, getting to the heart of its destinations.
It also has a flatter hull than other ships, enabling it to navigate shallower waters and inland waterways.
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