How much does a cruise ship weigh?
Typical weight
90,000–120,000 t
That is 198,000,000–265,000,000 lb, or 90,000,000–120,000,000 kg.
The largest class of cruise ship in service; figures are for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the biggest afloat.
Approximate displacement. The famous 248,663 figure is gross tonnage — an index of enclosed volume, not a weight — and is roughly double what the ship actually displaces.
How that compares
Cruise ship against things of a similar mass.
Container ship 199,600 t
CN Tower 117,900 t
Cruise ship 90,000–120,000 t
Aircraft carrier 101,600–106,300 t
Washington Monument 82,420 t
Statue of Unity 67,000 t
RMS Titanic 52,310 t
Offshore oil rig 10,000–656,000 t
More about a cruise ship
- How much does a cruise ship cost? 2,000,000,000 $
- Cruise ship vs Aircraft carrier Side by side
- Cruise ship vs Container ship Side by side
- Cruise ship vs RMS Titanic Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a cruise ship weigh?
- A cruise ship weighs 90,000–120,000 t (198,000,000–265,000,000 lb). Approximate displacement. The famous 248,663 figure is gross tonnage — an index of enclosed volume, not a weight — and is roughly double what the ship actually displaces.
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- How much does a cruise ship cost? 2,000,000,000 $
- How much does a car weigh? 1,100–2,100 kg
- How much does a RMS Titanic weigh? 52,310 t
- How much does a Boeing 747 weigh? 178.8–412.8 t
- How much does a Space Shuttle weigh? 78–2,030 t
- How much does a aircraft carrier weigh? 101,600–106,300 t
- How much does a SUV weigh? 1,450–3,200 kg
- How much does a Airbus A380 weigh? 277–575 t
- How much does a double-decker bus weigh? 12.65 t
- How much does a Boeing 737 weigh? 41.41–79.01 t
- How much does a shipping container weigh? 1,800–4,800 kg
- Cruise ship vs Aircraft carrier Side by side
- Cruise ship vs Container ship Side by side
- Cruise ship vs RMS Titanic Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place