Examples of gross ton in a Sentence
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Royal Caribbean has launched three ships over 220,000 gross tons, and says its larger ships break even at only 35% capacity.
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The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
Icon of the Seas is about 15,000 gross tons larger than Wonder of the Seas, the most recent Oasis-class ship that currently sails out of Port Canaveral and is now bumped to No. 2 on the list of world’s largest cruise ships.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
To get down to an interior volume of just below 3,000 gross tons and still keep to the owner’s wish list, the designers focused on shaving the interior’s measurements—sometimes reducing headroom by inches on specific areas.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
Disney Wish will be look similar to the existing fleet coming in at approximately 144,000 gross tons, which is larger than the 130,000 gross tons of Dream and Fantasy, but will have the same number of staterooms: 1,250.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2019
The 2,770-passenger, 110,000 gross ton vessel will sail out of PortMiami.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
The 145,655 gross ton vessel will offer seven-, 10- and 11-night cruises, all with stops at the line’s newest private destination, Harvest Caye in Belize.
—Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
Icon of the Seas is about 15,000 gross tons larger than Wonder of the Seas, the most recent Oasis-class ship that currently sails out of Port Canaveral and is now bumped to No. 2 on the list of world’s largest cruise ships.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
To get down to an interior volume of just below 3,000 gross tons and still keep to the owner’s wish list, the designers focused on shaving the interior’s measurements—sometimes reducing headroom by inches on specific areas.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
Disney Wish will be look similar to the existing fleet coming in at approximately 144,000 gross tons, which is larger than the 130,000 gross tons of Dream and Fantasy, but will have the same number of staterooms: 1,250.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2019
The 2,770-passenger, 110,000 gross ton vessel will sail out of PortMiami.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
The 145,655 gross ton vessel will offer seven-, 10- and 11-night cruises, all with stops at the line’s newest private destination, Harvest Caye in Belize.
—Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
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“Gross ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20ton. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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