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The Allure of the Seas is 1,187 feet long and weighs 225,000 tons. It has 2,742 staterooms, 24 guest elevators, an ice rink, six hot tubs, four swimming pools, a carousel, a casino, boutique shops where you can buy Coach purses and gold watches, a pickleball court, a mini-golf course, a surfing simulator, two rock climbing walls, a cocktail bar that moves up and down between floors, a running track (thank you, Jesus), 34 bars and restaurants, and a zip line. The hulking Royal Caribbean vessel, which can carry up to 6,780 passengers and 2,100 crew members, feels more like a floating city than anything else. It is the fifth-largest ship currently sailing on the planet and the biggest to ever depart from Texas, which it…

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