Because velocity was now not a central issue, the streamlined profile of the ocean liner yielded to passenger calls for for more room and larger diversity of activities. Wide, sq. vessels built to make use of economies of scale changed tapered hulls and glossy profiles. For example, the biggest ship to sail the seas at the beginning of the 2000s is greater than twenty tales excessive, longer than three soccer fields; and at twice the tonnage of the ocean liner Titanic, it is capable of carrying almost 4,000 passengers and 1,200 crew. (GRT—gross registered tonnage—refers to the amount of public space available to passengers). This megaship is so massive it cannot sail through the Panama Canal, and but due to onboard satellite technology it does not require an anchor.
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