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Royal Caribbean's new Oasis-class cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, the largest passenger ship ever to be constructed by gross tonnage and built by French shipyard STX, is pictured on February 13th, 2018, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France.
PS Picks

PS Picks: 'Wired UK''s Inside Look at the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

By Ian Hurley
Lining up for a plaque on Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada.
Since We Last Spoke

Since We Last Spoke: Cruising Over the Troubled Waters of the Northwest Passage

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

By Kate Wheeling
A Carnival cruise ship sets sail in Miami, Florida.
News in Brief

How Cruise Ships Are Polluting Our Oceans

Princess Cruise Lines will pay $40 million for deliberate pollution, but even more virtuous cruise companies produce huge amounts of waste.

By Kate Wheeling