So you think your job as a meeting planner is challenging? Of course it is! But imagine feeding and housing more than 8,000 persons for a week, handling 700 tons of supplies, organizing meals from 26 kitchens, and managing a crew of 2,165  – along with an entertainment staff of 200, 3 doctors, and 18 robots. Oh, and did we mention that this venue is a virtual floating city? Welcome to Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas!

Today’s Wall Street Journal dove deep behind the scenes to reveal what it takes to operate the world’s largest cruise ship. Here’s an excerpt from Sarah Nassauer’s fascinating article “What It Takes to Keep a City Afloat”:

“How do you keep more than 6,300 people fed, housed and havng the time of their life while floating in the middle of the ocean?

The Oasis of the Seas – the world’s largest cruise ship – aims to accomplish that feat nearly every week. Almost five times as large as the Titanic, it has a population during its seven-day Caribbean sailings that is larger than many American small towns…”

Read the entire Wall Street Journal article : WSJ.com

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