So this is it. The day Royal Caribbean, travel agents and hopefully the British public have all been waiting for. Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built goes on sale at 1pm UK time.
This ship is longer than four football pitches, higher than Nelson's Column - 220,000 tons and with room for 5,400 passengers.
Royal is moving staff from other areas into reservations to cope with an expected 50% more bookings than on its previous busiest sales day. Senior managers have been drafted in to deal with booking inquiries and Jo Rzymowska, associate vice-president and general manager, has promised to make the tea.
Some £1 million has been set aside to make sure this behemoth sells. It's going to be a long day.
Jane Archer
