WHEN MANUEL FRAZAO CLIMBED aboard his most recent cruise, the first thing he did was take off his shoes. But the New Britain, Conn., retiree wasn’t prepping for the pool or testing a new seasickness remedy. He just wanted to feel the grass between his toes.Frazao’s feet were planted in the “Lawn Club,” a half-acre of living grass growing atop the Celebrity Solstice-which, with its $700 million price tag, is one of the most expensive and biggest cruise ships on record. Complete with its own irrigation system and full-time groundskeeper, this perfectly manicured carpet is being touted as a prime spot for passengers to spend an afternoon picnicking, playing croquet or just lying around, watching the waves-that is, when it’s not being mowed.
In pictures: Biggest ship ever
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In pictures: Biggest ship ever
From the BBC. The Oasis of the Seas is the biggest cruise liner ever built. It weighs the same as five Titanics, and cost more than £800m to build. Its first voyage is in January 2010. See all the photos here http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8380000/newsid_8381300/8381309.stm
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