Lots of fun, luxury on Freedom of the Seas, world's largest cruiser.

From: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) | Date: August 27, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Aaron Sagers

Aug. 27--Royal Caribbean International cruise line appears to have been using performance- enhancing drugs. In the maritime machismo battle to be biggest and the best, it has bulked up a normal-sized vessel to create an ocean-bound behemoth unlike any seen before.

The Freedom of the Seas, a highly anticipated ship launched in early May, is more city-at-sea than ship. Weighing in at 160,000 gross register tons with 15 passenger decks, F...

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