World's largest and most lavish cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge (by just 2ft) before sailing into British waters .

A computer-generated image gives an impression of how the AquaTheatre will look when it's full of guests (top) while some of the many apartments found on the ship's 16 decks are seen in the bottom image

The world's most expensive ocean cruiser Oasis of the Seas cruise is seen at a dockyard in Turku, Finland - it is the largest cruise ship ever built with the capacity to hold 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew members

The Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship which cost over £810million to construct, is shown during sea trials

The Oasis of the Seas is set for its maiden voyage on December 1 when it will cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Labadee in Haiti over four nights

'Part of the thought process of the ship is to overcome the old myths people have about cruising. It's very hard to look at a vessel like this and think that cruising is secondary when you can choose rock-climbing, surfing or zip-lining,' Fain explained.

Here both pictures show part of the interior of the huge ocean liner which boasts 21 swimming pools, an aqua park, a carousel, a rock climbing wall and a science lab amongst a mind-boggling list of attractions

A view of the AquaTheatre as the ship is still being worked upon by teams of constructors while it is docked in Turku, Finland

The cruise liner is so vast it is divided up into 'neighbourhoods' with special themes. It boasts 21 swimming pools, a carousel, a rock climbing wall and even a science lab

Grand old lady: The Oasis of the Seas is more than three times the size of Queen Elizabeth 2 (above), which has been at sea for 40 years

Oasis of the Seas, world?s biggest-ever passenger ship. Oasis of the Seas cutaway

What shall we do today? Take your choice from surf machines, volleyball and basketball courts, a miniature golf course and even an 82ft zipline. There are even two 43ft-high climbing walls

Limbo dance: The Oasis Of The Seas clears a crucial obstacle, lowering its smokestacks, to squeeze under the Great Belt Bridge as it leaves the Baltic Sea with barely 2ft to spare

Staggering: The 20-storey liner, which is five times larger than the Titanic, looms over onlookers as it leaves Finland

It was a very tight squeeze indeed considering there was only a 2ft gap between the world's largest cruise ship and the bridge it passed beneath.

The 20-storey Oasis Of The Seas cleared the Great Belt Bridge, which connects the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen, on its way out of the Baltic Sea by lowering its telescopic smokestacks.

Hundreds of people gathered on beaches at both ends of the bridge, waiting for hours to watch the brightly-lit behemoth sail by shortly after midnight.

'It was fantastic to see it glide under the bridge. Boy, it was big,' said Kurt Hal, 56.
Company officials are banking that its novelty will help guarantee its success. Five times larger than the Titanic, the £855million ship has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheatre.

It will be passing the South coast of Britain today as it makes its maiden voyage.

The 1,180ft monster is due to enter British waters in order to drop off hundreds of workers who have been making the finishing touches to its on-board luxuries.

It is en route from its shipyard in Finland before crossing the Atlantic for its official unveiling in Florida.

And nautical enthusiasts are likely to flock to the cliffs of Hampshire in the hope of catching a glimpse of the cruise ship, which is three times the size of the QE2 - and five times as big as the Titanic.

The Oasis Of The Seas can accommodate a staggering 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew in recession-defying luxury, with cabins including 'multi-level urban-style loft suites' boasting floor-to-ceiling windows.

On-board entertainment will be enough to satisfy even the most jaded millionaire, including the aquatic amphitheatre, handcrafted carousel, zip wire racing diagonally down nine decks, and even what is billed as the world's first floating park.

It also features not one but four swimming pools plus various whirlpools, volleyball and basketball courts, rock climbing wall and a 'youth zone' with theme parks and children's science labs.

The ship is so vast it is divided up into 'neighbourhoods' with special themes, including a tropical zone with palm trees and vines among the total 12,000 plants on board.

Sensitive to charges of conspicuous consumption, its builders say it is also the world's most environmentally-friendly cruise ship, reusing all its water and discharging no sewage into the sea.

Road traffic was stopped as a precaution, but fortunately an expensive collision was avoided. 'Nothing fell off,' said project manager Toivo Ilvonen.

Details of its arrival in the Solent are being kept a closely guarded secret, and it won't be coming into port, instead meeting a tender for the transfer of around 300 shipyard workers.

But enthusiasts are keeping a close eye on websites charting its course and hoping it will arrive before nightfall.

Then it is off across the Atlantic where operators Royal Caribbean - who have already ordered a sister ship, Allure of the Seas - will officially name it before its first cruise, to Haiti next month.