17 May 2016 • 1:44pm
T he largest cruise ship in the world - three times longer than the height of Big Ben - has arrived in Southampton after its maiden voyage.
The 1,188ft long Harmony of the Seas cost one billion US dollars (£695 million), can carry 6,780 guests and 2,100 crew, and took more than two-and-a-half years to construct.
Tens of thousands of well-wishers had waved goodbye to the huge vessel, which had spent 32 months in a French shipyard.
It cut a gargantuan silhouette on Sunday as it left the western port town of Saint-Nazaire.
The distance from bow to stern, 125 feet longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower
A small crowd welcomed the ship into Southampton when it arrived at just after 6.15am on Tuesday.
It has been compared to a floating city - with more than 2,500 staterooms, 20 dining venues, 23 swimming pools and a park with more than 10,000 plants and 50 trees.