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title: "How much does a cruise ship weigh?"
description: "A cruise ship weighs 90,000–120,000 t (198,000,000–265,000,000 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
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# 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

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## 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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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)