Australia’s first purpose-built cruise ship to extend maiden season
<p>Last month we told you the world’s newest, biggest, most technologically advanced cruise ship has <a href="/news/news/2016/03/newest-cruise-ship-set-for-aussie-waters/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">successfully completed its conveyance process</span></strong></a>. Now Royal Caribbean’s hotly anticipated Ovation of the Seas is set to extend her maiden season down under.</p>
<p>Royal Caribbean has announced four extra cruises for the forthcoming summer 2016/17 season, with Ovation of the Seas set to return for a second season in the summer of 2017/18. Together, these programs add 60,000 new beds to the local cruise market. </p>
<p>Final deployment and itinerary details are set to be released later this month.</p>
<p>Adam Armstrong, managing director, Royal Caribbean Australasia said, “The level of interest for Ovation of the Seas has exceeded all of our expectations; we’re currently over 90 per cent sold for next summer’s sailings. She is a true game-changer and such was the high demand for the ship that we’ve been able to secure four extra cruises from Sydney, which will extend the season into late February 2017.”</p>
<p>“This extension of her maiden season – plus her subsequent return in summer 2017/18 – reaffirms Australia’s position as one of the most significant cruising markets in the world and Royal Caribbean’s position as Sydney’s leading cruise line.”</p>
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<p>The Ovation of the Seas will be the third-ship in the ground-breaking Quantum Class, bringing a set of first-at-sea experiences to Australia including the opportunity to experience a heart-pounding skydiving experience, the largest indoor sports and entertainment complex at sea and the line's largest, most advanced staterooms ever.</p>
<p>The $1.3 billion ship will be biggest and most technologically advanced cruise ship to sail into Australian waters. The mega-liner will feature 18 decks and 2090 staterooms, and a capacity to carry a maximum of 4180 guests at double occupancy.</p>
<p>Royal Caribbean has also advised that guests who are booked on the 23 January 2017 repositioning cruise from Sydney to Singapore will be contacted directly and offered first choice of sailings to rebook, including the revised repositioning itinerary scheduled.</p>
<p>For more information regarding the Ovation of the Seas <a href="http://www.royalcaribbean.com.nz/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=OV&wuc=AUS" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">click here</span></strong></a>.</p>
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