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Transport

7
4,694bhp
The ship’s four bow
thrusters each produce the
equivalent horsepower of
six Formula One cars
The North Star can
carry 14 guests up
and over the side of
the ship

8
Cameras mounted around
the ship capture the view,
which is live-streamed to
the virtual balconies

State-of-the-art

technology enhances the

cruising experience

6

40.7km/h
(25mph)
It can reach a cruising speed of 22 knots,
beating Usain Bolt’s average speed

5 Connectivity 6 Robot bar 7 Viewing capsule 8 Virtual balconies
Stay in touch with your friends and family back Human bartenders have been replaced You can get a breathtaking bird’s-eye Even if you can’t afford to upgrade to
home with the super-fast internet on board. by robots at the high-tech Bionic Bar. You view of the ship and its an outside cabin with a balcony, you
Satellites launched by tech company O3b order your drink via an app on a tablet, surroundings by boarding the North can still experience stunning views
Networks beam signals directly to the ship, choosing from the menu or creating your Star viewing capsule. The glass pod from your room. The interior cabins
delivering more bandwidth to the Quantum- own concoction from a long list of is located on the end of a long arm feature virtual balconies, using

class vessels than all the other cruise ship in ingredients. One of the two robot arms fixed to the top deck. It can lift you 91 two-metre (80-inch) high-defi nition 4K
the world combined. This enables you to upload will then mix your drink, mimicking a metres (300 feet) above sea level to LED screens to display the sights and © Royal Caribbean
photos, stream video and even compete with human bartender’s action to shake, stir give you a 360-degree view while at sounds of the outside world in
gamers all over the world in the Xbox Live suite. or strain it. sea or in port. real-time.

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