London - The world's largest ship which is 330ft longer than the infamous Titanic has set sail from Southampton on its maiden voyage to Rotterdam.
Harmony of the Seas, which cost almost £800-million to build and weighs 227 000 tons sailed past the Isle of Wight on its way to the Netherlands on the four-night cruise.
The huge ship, which it is claimed burns 1 147 gallons of fuel an hour -equivalent to 376 million cars -will return later this week before heading off to Cherbourg for a three-night cruise, then to Barcelona later this month.
The Royal Caribbean ship has capacity for 6 000 people and has facilities including waterslides, an amphitheatre, and restaurants
The Independent