14 DAY TRIAL // Dreaming of taking a luxury cruise on one of the biggest ships in the world, like the Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Sea, but you just can’t fit a costly ticket like that into your budget?
Well, Google might be offering you the next best thing. The search giant has just added the Allure of the Seas to its popular Street View program, a cruise ship which can accommodate up to 5,400 passengers. So now you can have a tour of this luxury boat without having to pay a dime (well you’ll still have to pay your Internet provider).
This way Royal Caribbean is hoping to attract more than curious onlookers, but also to inspire perspective tourists to book a place onboard this monster ship. The company claims it is the first cruise line to offer a virtual tour of its insights (and outside decks) via Google Street View.
The project was completed by snapping a whopping 20,000 images that were used to assemble the end product.
Those curious enough to take a tour can check out anything from various decks, the boulevard that runs nearly the length of the ship flanked by restaurants, boutiques and lounges, Central Park, an outdoor park lounge, then a football pitch complete with over 12,000 live plans and trees.
The monster ship also houses a Broadwalk, a hand-crafter carousel, two rock-climbing walls, AquaTheatre, a high-dive aquatic performance venue with the deepest pool at sea.
Guests of the Royal Carribean’s Allure of the Sea won’t be getting bored onboard of the vessel because they also have at their disposal an elaborate theater, night club, comedy club, jazz club, ice-skating rink, Pool, Sports deck, twin FlowRider surf simulators, full-size basketball/sports court and nine hole mini-golf course.
The Allure of the Sea is basically a city on water and you might get lost in the virtual tour for several hours wandering through the halls and rooms.
Google Street View was first introduced in 2007 and was hailed as a new and innovative way of helping people make sense of their surroundings and find their way in the urban jungle.
But after mapping streets and city, Google went on to immerse itself in a more complex project, like mapping zoos, temples, airports and cultural landmarks across the world.
Before the Allure of the Sea, Google Street View successfully mapped India’s Taj Mahal, the canals of Venice, the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon and other super popular tourist destinations.