Thirteen days after leaving Finland, the world's newest, biggest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, has arrived in Fort Lauderdale, in Florida.
This monster weighs in at 225,282 tonnes, holds 6,200 passengers when full and would dwarf the One Canada Square building at London's Canary Wharf if stood upright.
I've been keeping an eye on Captain Hernan Zini's daily reports from the bridge on the Allure website and they've had a great crossing, managing to avoid Hurricane Tomas and open all the venues en route as planned.
The last was the Dog House, serving sausages from around the world. Captain Zini revealed he is always being thrown in the dog house by his wife but admitted this is one he will be happy to spend time in.
I'm right with you Captain. It'll be my first stop when I go on board in just over a week. Or maybe that'll be Rita's Cantina. Or both. But I have to leave room for the churrascuria. I'm determined to try that.
Now Allure has arrived in warmer climes, it's time for the landscapers to move in and get Central Park planted up - they've got about 12,000 real plants to bed - and then the pre-inaugural activities start.
The naming ceremony is on November 28 - they are not revealing the godmother until the ceremony starts - and the first revenue cruise, a four-night mini-voyage, departs on December 1.
Jane Archer
