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Building Mega-Block by Mega-Block: Innovative shipbuilding construction for Anthem of the Seas

Fully equipped at its full height of 18 decks, the individual mega-blocks of Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas are floated into the massive building hall to be connected to construct the smartest ship in the world.

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