Top 10 Biggest Cruise Ship in the World

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What is Cruise Ship?
A cruise ship  liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are a part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose, as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port.

This is the list of top ten biggest cruise ship in the world as of year 2013.

Top 1: Allure of the Seas


MS Allure of the Seas is a cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She holds the record for the largest passenger ship ever constructed, although Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than Oasis, making her the largest despite that both ships have identical superstructures. The ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She holds the record for the largest passenger ship ever constructed, although Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than Oasis, making her  the largest despite  that both ships have identical superstructures.

Top 10: MSC Divina



MS MSC Divina is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed from 2010–2012, and was  entered service in May 2012.  She is the twelfth ship in MSC's fleet, and is the largest of their ships at 139,400 toned.  The ship can accommodate up to 3,959 passengers in 1,637 cabins and  crew complement is 1,325.

Number 9: MSC Fantasia



MSC Fantasia is an Italian Fantasia class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She entered service in December 2008. She is the largest ship operated by MSC Cruises to date, along with her sister ship MSC Splendida. The ship can accommodate up to  3,900 passengers and crew complement is  1,313.



Number 8: Norwegian Breakaway


Norwegian Breakaway is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines. Construction of Norwegian Breakaway began on 21 September 2011 and she was delivered to NCL on 25 April 2013. Following the handover, Norwegian Breakaway will leave the port of Bremerhaven, heading for Rotterdam.

She is 146,600 GT in size, and has capacity for 4,000 passengers, double occupancy. The ship has a total of 1,024 staterooms and 238 suites, designed by Priestmangoode and Tillberg Design.

Number 7: RMS Queen Mary 2


RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the first RMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936. At the time of her construction in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Queen Mary 2 was the longest, widest, and tallest passenger ship ever built, and with her gross tonnage of 148,528 also the largest.


Number 6: Independence of the Seas

MS Independence of the Seas is a Freedom-class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008. The 15-deck ship can accommodate 4,370 passengers and is served by 1,360 crew.  She is 1,112 feet (339 m) long, and typically cruises at 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph) with her gross tonnage of 154,407.

Number  5: Liberty of the Seas


Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship of the Freedom class which entered regular service in May 2007. The 15-deck ship accommodates 4,370 passengers served by 1,360 crew.  She is 1,111.9 ft (338.91 m) long,184 ft (56.08 m) wide, and cruises at 21.6-knot (40 km/h; 25 mph) with her gross tonnage of 154,407.


Number 4: Freedom of the Seas

MS Freedom of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. It can accommodate 3,634 passengers and 1,300 crew on fifteen passenger decks.


Number 3: Norwegian Epic


Norwegian Epic is a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line and built under of that line's F3 Project by STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. When built it was the third largest cruise ship in the world. 
The ship accommodates 4,100 passengers at double occupancy and served by 1,708 crew.  She is 1,081 ft (329.45 m) long, 133 ft (40.64 m) wide, and cruises at 22-knot.


Top 2: Oasis of The Seas



MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship, delivered to its owner, Royal Caribbean International, in October 2009.  She set a new record of carrying over 6,000 passengers.

The ship accommodates 5,400 passengers at double occupancy with a maximum of 6,296 and served by 2,165 crew.  She is 1,156.5 ft (361.6 m) long, 198 ft (60.5 m) wide, and cruises at 22.6-knot.

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TOP 10 Best Places to Explore the Underworld

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This is a list of Top 10 Best Places to go and  explore the amazing underground world.

Top 1: Waitomo Glow worm Caves


The Waitomo Glow Worm Caves attraction is a cave at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand, known for its population of glowworms, Arachnocampa luminosa. These glowworms are found exclusively in New Zealand and are around the size of an average mosquito. This cave is part of the Waitomo Caves system that includes the Ruakuri Cave and the Aranui Cave.

Number 10: Canal Saint-Martin



The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine and runs underground between Bastille (Paris Métro) and République (Paris Métro). The entrance of the canal is a double lock near the Place de Stalingrad.
Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the Quai de Valmy on one side and the Quai de Jemmapes on the other. The canal widens at Bassin de la Villette, the largest artificial lake in Paris, and finally ends at the Seine via the Port de l'Arsenal.

Number 9: Fremantle Prison’s Tunnels



Fremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace, Fremantle, in Western Australia. The 6-hectare (15-acre) site includes the prison, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and prisoner art.
The prison was built by convict labour in the 1850s, and transferred to the colonial government in 1886 for use as a gaol for locally-sentenced prisoners. It closed as a prison in 1991 and reopened as a historic site. It is now a public museum, managed by the Government of Western Australia with daily and nightly tours being operated. Some tours include information about the possible existence of ghosts within the prison.

Number 8: Caves of the Thousand Buddhas



The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas form a system of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.  The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years.

Number 7: Wieliczka Salt Mine



The Wieliczka Salt Mine is  located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland. The mine, built in the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines still in operation.
The mine's attractions include dozens of statues, three chapels and an entire cathedral that has been carved out of the rock salt by the miners. The oldest sculptures are augmented by the new carvings by contemporary artists.

Number 6: Ainsworth Hot Springs



In the heart of the Kootenay wilderness is the tiny village of Ainsworth Hot Springs, set into the mountainside overlooking the vast expanse of Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountains. The village is the location of the Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort, whose natural hot springs feature a unique horseshoe-shaped cave where the darkness, the mineral deposits and the humidity all combine to offer an exhilarating experience.

Number 5: Colosseum Hypogeum



The third tier of the stands has been opened, after the first session of restoration, which gives us back almost the full perception of the landmark. The ability to access to the upper ring is essential to understand the relationship between the Coliseum and the wide monumental area of the Forum, the other monuments of imperial Rome as well as the whole urban network. 

Number 4: Montreal's Underground City



Montreal's Underground City  is the set of interconnected complexes (both above and below ground) in and around Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is also known as the indoor city (ville intérieure), and is one of the largest underground complexes in the world. With over 32 km (20 mi) of tunnels spread over more than 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi), connected areas include shopping malls, apartment buildings, hotels, condominiums, banks, offices, museums, universities, seven metro stations, two commuter train stations, a regional bus terminal and the Bell Centre amphitheatre and arena

Number 3: Seattle Underground



The Seattle Underground is a network of underground passageways and basements in downtown Seattle, Washington, United States that was ground level at the city's origin in the mid-19th century. After the streets were elevated these spaces fell into disuse, but have become a tourist attraction in recent decades.

Top  2: Subterranean River National Park

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of the city centre of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The river is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The national park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the northern coast of the island. It is bordered by St. Paul Bay to the north and the Babuyan River to the east.

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Top 10 Largest Mall in the World

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This is a list of the world's largest shopping malls based on their gross leasable area as of Year 2013.

Top 1: New South China Mall



New South China Mall  is located on  Dongguan, China. It  is the largest mall in the world based on gross leasable area. The mall contains  space for as many as 2,350 stores in approximately 659,612 square metres of leasable space and 892,000 square metres of total area. However, this mall is largely vacant.


Number 10: SM Mall of Asia (MOA)

SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the Philippines after SM City North EDSA.  It has a land area of 42 hectares and has a gross floor area of an approximate 390,193 square metres and 407,101 square metres  of total area.

The mall is located in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines near the SM Central Business Park, the Manila Bay and the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.

Number 9: Sunway Pyramid

Sunway Pyramid is located in the center of Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya. Its gross floor area of are totals 4,276,945 square feet.

One of the mall's most easily recognised designs is the Egyptian-inspired Pyramid with a lion "standing guard" at the entrance. The rest of the building is embellished in the monumental style, complete with pseudo-hieroglyphics decorating facades, along with numerous Pharonic statuaries.

Number 8: Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre


Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre, also known as Sisli Kültür ve Ticaret Merkezi (Sisli Culture and Trade Centre) is a modern shopping mall located in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey. The mall was the largest shopping mall in Europe in terms of gross leasable area between 2005 and 2011.

Number 8: Mid Valley Megamall

Mid Valley Megamall is a complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 offices, and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The mall has 4.5 million square feet of total floor area, out of which 1.7 million square feet  is leasable space.
It houses a 48,300 square foot  convention centre and it is situated adjacent to a 646 room business hotel and 30 units of exclusive 11 storey signature offices.

Number 7: Isfahan City Center

Isfahan City Center is a commercial and entertainment center in Isfahan, Iran.  It has a coverage of approximately 6,500,000 square feet, and includes a 5 star hotel, a shopping mall , an international financial center (IFC), a world trade center (WTC), and an entertainment center with a cinema and a fair complex. The commercial center includes a hypermarket, a mall, shops, stalls, restaurants, and airline offices.

Number 6: CentralWorld

CentralWorld is a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the sixth largest shopping complex in the world. In 2006,  CentralWorld was expanded to 550,000 square metres of shopping mall and 1,024,000 square metres of complex, topping nearby rival Siam Paragon in terms of size.

Number 5: Persian Gulf Complex

Persian Gulf Complex also known as Fars Shopping Complex is a large shopping mall located in Shiraz, Iran.[1] It is the biggest mall in terms of the number of shops.[2] The facility has space for 2,500 stores covering 420,000 square metres (4,500,000 sq ft).

Number 4: Utama Shopping Centre

Utama Shopping Centre is located in Bandar Utama Damansara, a township in the north of Petaling Jaya, Selangor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its gross built-up area totals 5,000,000 square feet

Number 3: SM City North EDSA

SM City North EDSA is a shopping mall located at the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, Philippines. It is the largest shopping mall in Southeast Asia and third largest in the world in terms of leasable area (496,878 square meters).

Number 2: Golden Resources Shopping Mall

Golden Resources Shopping Mall, or Jin Yuan is a shopping mall located near the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The mall has earned the nickname Great Mall of China, with a total area of 6 million square feet (557,419 square metres) over six floors.

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The Top 10 Largest Snake in the World

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Snakes  are elongated, limbless, flexible reptiles. There are about 2,900 species of snakes and almost 400 are venomous. Snakes consumes termites, rodents, birds, frogs, small deer, reptiles and people. Snakes eat their prey whole and able to consume prey three times larger than the diameter of their head.


So here is a list of  the Top 10 Biggest Snake in the World.

Top 1: The Titanoboa Snake


Titanoboa was 13m (42ft) long - about the length of a bus - and lived in the rainforest of north-east Colombia 58-60 million years ago. The snake was so wide it would have reached up to a person's hips, say researchers, who have estimated that it weighed more than a tonne.




Number 10: The Carpet Python

The Carpet Phyton is a large species of python in the genus Morelia, reaching between 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13 ft) in length and weighing up to 15 kilograms (33 lb). The average adult length is roughly 2 metres (6.6 ft). Males are typically smaller than females; in some regions females are up to four times heavier.


Number 9: The Columbian Red Tail Boa


The average size of a mature female boa is between 7–10 feet (2.1–3.0 m), whilst it is 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) for the males. It is common for female individuals to exceed 10 feet (3.0 m), particularly in captivity, where lengths of up to 12 feet (3.7 m) or even 14 feet (4.3 m) can be seen.


Number 8: The Bushmaster Viper


The Bushmaster Viper is  the longest venomous snake  up to 13 feet, found in scrublands and forests from the Amazon River basin north to Costa Rica. These large snakes are reddish brown to pinkish gray in colour, matching their forest floor habitats, and they may bear x-like or diamond patterns across the back.

 

Number 7: The King Cobra



The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5 to 18.8 ft (5.6 to 5.7 m). This snakes, which preys chiefly on other snakes, is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia to Indonesia and the Philippines. The king cobra averages at 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13 ft) in length and typically weighs about 6 kg (13 lb). The longest known specimen was kept captive at the London Zoo, and grew to around 18.5 to 18.8 ft (5.6 to 5.7 m).

 


Number 6: The Scrub Python



It holds the distinguished title of the largest non-venomous snake in all of Australia. The scrub python’s maximum length is 8.5 meters (28 feet).

 

Number 5: The African Rock Python



With the average adult length of 18 feet, and the maximum 25 feet long, its dominance in the wild is aggressive and robust, and it will eat nearly anything that it can wrap it mouth around. As suggested by its name, the snake’s habitat is Africa.

  

Number 4: The Burmese Python



The average adult length is about 13 feet, and the longest one recorded was 20 feet. The interesting thing about the Burmese python is that, to incubate their eggs, they raise the temperature of their bodies, rather than merely enveloping itself around the egg, as other serpents do.


Number 3: The Reticulated Python



The reticulated python is found in South East Asia. The average reticulated python is 18 feet, the longest one was recorded to be 32 feet.

 

Number 2: The Green Anaconda



The Green Anaconda is reputed to be the second largest snake in the world. It is a semi-aquatic boa that lives in the marshlands of South America. The average adult size for a green anaconda is  15-17 feet; its weight can easily surpass 200 lbs, (the heaviest one found was 550 lbs). The largest to be confirmed is about 28 ft. 


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Top 10 Mobile Phone 2013

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These are the top 10 Mobile phone as of May 2013

Number one: HTC One



The phone features 1 Gb memory with 1.5 Ghz Quad core Cpu; 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, smart LED flash 1080p HD video recording;1.3 megapixel front camera (720p for video chat); Dedicated imaging chip; Capture a photo in the midst of recording HD video.
The HTC One combines stunning design, a supreme screen and explosive power to offer one of the best smartphones around. It's got a full HD screen packed into 4.7 inches, which brings a 468ppi resolution.

 

Number 10: Nokia Lumia 920



The latest flagship device from Nokia, the Lumia 920, brings a significant upgrade to the related Lumia line. With a 4.5 '' 1280 x 768 IPS LCD display, Windows Phone 8 and LTE technology along with several key features such as 8.7 Mp Nokia Pureview Camera, Dual Core Snapdragon processor, 1 Gb of ram, 32 Gb internal storage and wireless charging, the Lumia 920 offers plenty to love.

 

Number 9: HTC One S


The device is made from an aluminum uni-body and is the company's attempt to stop the current down spiral by releasing new, unique hardware. The phone features a 4.5 ''  LCD display, lte technology,  32 Gb internal and 64Gb(optional)storage, a 4Mp camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU and Adreno 320 GPU. With  its features the phone is still have more processing power than any  Windows Phone 8 that requires smooth experience.  

Number 8: Nokia Lumia 520



This is the Nokia's newest economically-friendly offering the Lumia 520, The phone features a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU, Windows Phone 8, 512MB of RAM and a 4 inch Super Sensitive display,  8GB of internal storage (expandable with microSD), a 5MP rear camera (none for the front) and the Lumia 520 packs quite a bit into a light (124 grams) body.

 

Number 7: Samsung Galaxy S3


The Samsung Galaxy S3 is the company's flagship device of 2012. As one of the most anticipated devices of the year, this device is the first to come with a Exynos 4 Quad processor. It also has Android 4.0, a 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED display, 1 GB of RAM, and it is only 8.6 mm thick.

 

Number 6: Samsung Galaxy Note 2


 

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is easily among the one most powerful handsets at the moment.The Phone features Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G with 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support;
LTE connectivity (carrier dependent);
5.5" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280 pixel) resolution;
1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, 2GB of RAM, Exynos 4412 Quad chipset;
S Pen active stylus with deep system integration;
8 MP wide-angle lens autofocus camera with LED;
1080p HD video recording at 30fps;
16/32GB internal storage, microSD slot.

Number 5: Google Nexus 4

The phone features 4.7 inches display, 8Mp(Main) 1.3 Mp (front) Camera, a wifi connectivity, 8Gb or 16 Gb internal memory. The phones comes with 2 Gb Ram and Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro CPU
Nexus 4 comes with the latest version of Google Now with a features of "You ask. Google answers."
and "Voice Search" which allows us to speak our query and get a response immediately.


Number 4: iPhone 5


Apple iPhone 5 smartphone Announced in September 2012. The phone Features 3G, 4g, LTE Technology, 4.0? LED-backlit IPS LCD display, 8 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, A6 chipset with Ducal-core 1.2 Ghz Cpu.

 

Number 3: Sony Xperia Z


The phone features 5” full HD Display (with very high pixel density at 443 pixels per inch), 2 Gb RAM with 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 plus MDM9215M Quad Core Cpu, 16 Gb (internal) up to 64 Gb (MicroSd), with an endurance rating of 48 hour battery life. The 13 megapixel fast-capture camera and the next-generation Sony Exmor RS for mobile sensor makes Xperia Z the Android mobile that delivers crystal display.

 

Number 2: Samsung Galaxy S4

One of the most impressive things about the phone is  the size hasn't changed from its previuous design. The Galaxy S4 comes in at 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches). The phone features 5inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 16,32,64GB internal memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB), 13 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag,  2GB RAM with 1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor plus 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the most hotly anticipated smartphone ever and with a glut of top end features, it's the most powerful and desirable device Samsung has created yet.

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