Mega-cruise ship
- Category
- passenger
- Size envelope
- 200,000+ GT
- LOA typical
- ~360 m
- Cargo
- ~5,000-7,600 passengers plus ~2,300-2,500 crew
- Route archetype
- Caribbean, Mediterranean (dominant); Alaska, Northern Europe seasonal
- Crew size
- 2,300-2,500
Overview
The largest cruise ships ever built. Icon-class + Oasis-class + Wonder-class. Complex hospitality-shipping hybrid workplace with wide-ranging seafarer specialisations from bridge and engineering to entertainment and hotel and guest services. Career path different from cargo: shorter contracts (4-6 months), predictable rotation, integrated shipowner and hospitality corporate structures.