Ovation of the Seas is a Quantum-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and the third ship of her class. The Quantum class is the fourth largest class of cruise ships behind MSC Cruises's Meraviglia class, Royal Caribbean International's Oasis-class cruise ship, and Royal Caribbean International's Icon Class by gross tonnage.
Ovation of the Seas mainly sails from Seattle during the northern summer season and re-positions to Sydney during the southern summer season.
Concept and construction
On 11 February 2011 RCI announced that it had ordered a new class of ships from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the first of which was scheduled to be delivered by autumn of 2014. At the time, the project was code-named "Project Sunshine".[5]