Here is a video from Royal Caribbean showing Allure of the Seas clearing the Storebaelt bridge in Denmark on he way out to sea. This is an important milestone for the ship as she heads toward her new home in Florida. This video was shot in daylight, unlike the one posted when Oasis of the Seas made her passage under the bridge.
The ship is actually 73 meters tall and the bridge is just 65 meters tall, not good. To make sure the ship does clear the underside of the bridge, she was designed with retractable funnels on the smokestacks. In addition to this, the ship needs to take on ballast and run at increased speed, both of which will cause the ship to ride lower in the water and help squeeze under the bridge.
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