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20/06/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The first mega cruise ship

In 1988, the world’s largest passenger ship set sail on her maiden voyage from the USA

In 1988, the world’s largest passenger ship, Sovereign of the Seas, set sail on her maiden voyage around the Caribbean.

On 16 January 1988, the world’s largest passenger ship, Sovereign of the Seas, set sail on her maiden voyage around the Caribbean.

She carried more than 2,600 passengers and had five restaurants, nine bars, four pools and a casino. 

Rachel Naylor speaks to her captain, Tor Stangeland.

(Photo: Sovereign of the Seas. Credit: Getty Images)

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