Ovation of the Seas is a cruise ship of Royal Caribbean International . The third ship of the Quantum class company (the first is Quantum of the Seas , the second is Anthem of the Seas ). It was commissioned on April 14, 2016.
| Ovation of the Seas | |
|---|---|
 04/15/2016, in Rotterdam , the Netherlands | |
| Ship class and type | Quantum Class Cruise Ship |
| Home port | Nassau  |
| IMO number | |
| Call sign | C6BX9 |
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Manufacturer | Meyer werft |
| Launched | February 18, 2016 |
| Commissioned | April 14, 2016 |
| Status | In action |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 168,666 brt |
| Length | 348 m |
| Draft | 8.5 m |
| Travel speed | 22 knots |
| Passenger capacity | 4905 people |
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Construction
On February 11, 2011, RCI announced that ships of a new class, then known under the code name Project Sunshine [1], would be built for it at the German shipyard Meyer Werft. October 31, 2013 RCI announced the official name of the class - Quantum [2]
On May 30, 2013, Royal Caribbean signed a contract with Meyer Werft for the construction of a third ship. September 18, 2014 construction began. The name of the ship was also announced - Ovation of the Seas. [3] On April 8, 2016, construction was completed, and on April 14, the ship arrived at RCI. [4] [5]
Flights
On May 3, 2016, the 52-day cruise from Southampton to China began. From the summer of 2016 to the spring of 2019, the ship was in Sydney. [6] From spring 2019, the ship is in Seattle, USA, making 7-day cruises to the south of Alaska. [7]
See also
- Quantum (class cruise ships)
Notes
- ↑ Royal Caribbean Signs Letter of Intent to Build New Generation of Ships . Investor Relations (11 February 2011). The appeal date is April 12, 2013.
- ↑ Tribou, Richard . Royal Caribbean announces names for new cruise ships (February 5, 2013).
- ↑ Ovation of the Seas to be Third Quantum-Class Ship . Cruise Industry News . The appeal date is September 18, 2014.
- ↑ Ovation of the Seas Delivered (April 8, 2016). The appeal date is April 8, 2016.
- ↑ Royal Caribbean adds a nightly Ovation of the Seas itinerary (22 February 2016). The appeal date is August 19, 2017.
- Vation vation to Australia Australia Australia Cru Cru Cru Cru Cru 2016–2017 , Cruise & Ferry.net (14 April 2015) The appeal date is April 18, 2015.
- ↑ Giant Royal Caribbean ship, Ovation of the Seas, to move to Alaska . USA Today . USA Today. The appeal date is November 29, 2017.