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The seven most popular cruise ships of 2011 include the newest, flashiest offerings from Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines and more. (Editor's Note : Cruise Critic's most popular ships were chosen by taking a variety of factors in account, including page views, number of associated reader reviews airline tickets cheep and Facebook likes.)
The 5,400-passenger Allure of the Seas builds on the blueprint introduced by its revolutionary older sister, Oasis of the Seas. Both ships feature unique-to-cruising offerings like zip-lining, a plant-filled "Central Park" and a handmade wooden carousel, airline tickets cheep but Allure added twists of its own, including cruising's first Starbucks, characters from the DreamWorks army and the Broadway show "Chicago."
Launched in summer 2010, Epic broke the mold in numerous ways, most notably its game-changing Studio staterooms (geared toward solo travelers), its multitude of entertainment options (including Blue Man Group) and controversial translucent bathrooms (alas, you can see right through the smoked glass). Add in more than 20 restaurants, airline tickets cheep a giant waterpark and one of cruising s largest spas, and the ship lives up to its name.
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Who s to argue with a ship boasting something called the AquaDuck? Disney s first new vessel in more than a decade, Disney Dream set sail in early 2011 and continues the company s signature ocean liner look, complete with cruising s first watercoaster (i.e., the AquaDuck), an entire deck devoted to youths airline tickets cheep and the French eatery Remy at $75 a head, the most expensive for-fee restaurant airline tickets cheep on a cruise ship.
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