Royal Caribbean's MS Freedom of the Seas claimed the title of world's largest cruise ship from Cunard's Queen Mary 2 when she launched in 2006. With most of her sailing career going between the US and the Caribbean, the ship features various pools, a surf simulator (pictured), a library, a nine-hole mini golf course, 1,300-plus capacity theatre and a rock climbing wall.

The accolade of world's largest cruise ship now belongs to a sister ship, MS Icon of the Seas.

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