It features three pools, six 'whirlpools', a rock climbing wall, a 3D movie theatre, an ice skating rink and a surf machine.

Meet the Voyager of the Seas - the largest cruise ship based in Australia.

Fresh from an $80 million renovation in Singapore, it stopped in Darwin this weekend carrying 3,400 passengers and 1,200 crew.

Its Norwegian captain, Charles Teige, said it had once been the largest cruise ship in the world.

"It's still one of the biggest," he said.

"We can offer everything you have in a resort."

"The advantage is you can go from port-to-port and stay in the hotel all the time."

The ship, which can carry up to 5,200 people, has a propulsion system that can pivot 360 degrees, making it remarkably manoeuvrable.