Royal Caribbean International has today pressed the button to open sales of four itineraries from Austalia onboard its newest ship Ovation of the Seas. Going live from 9am, the biggest cruise ship to trail Aussie waters will make its first local call in Perth on 06 Dec 2016, arriving at...
Royal Caribbean International
has today pressed the button to
open sales of four itineraries from
Austalia onboard its newest ship
Ovation of the Seas.
Going live from 9am, the biggest
cruise ship to trail Aussie waters
will make its first local call in
Perth on 06 Dec 2016, arriving
at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger
Terminal on 15 Dec.
Following its repositioning
cruise from Singapore – a voyage
on sale exclusively as a charter
through Cruiseco – Ovation of the
Seas will embark on a 15-night
cruise to New Zealand.
The 18-deck ship will first
head south to Hobart before
crossing the Tasman to Milford
and Doubtful Sound, also calling
at Dunedin, Wellington, Picton,
Tauranga and Auckland.
Two more roundtrip departures
to New Zealand are scheduled for
the liner, a 10-night voyage and a
14-night sailing, prior to its return
to Asia on another 14-night trip.
Fares for the maiden departure
ex Sydney are currently listed as
starting from $2,751pp twin share
however other voyages are on
sale from $1,667pp twin share.
Royal Caribbean International
Australia & SE Asia commercial
director Sean Treacy said he
couldn’t wait for Australians to
experience the world’s most
advanced ship on our doorstep.
“In her first season alone,
Ovation of the Seas is projected
to inject more than $20million into the Australian economy with
14 total calls across the country,
and almost 30,000 guests are
expected to experience the new
generation of cruise ship.”
Onboard at any one time will be
as many as 6,500 passengers and
crew – double the populations of
Aussie towns such as Margaret
River and Airlie Beach.
While in Sydney, Ovation of
the Seas is also the largest hotel
in the city, offering triple the
number of rooms as its closest
rival, the Four Points by Sheraton.
Onboard are all the examples
of a Quantum-class vessel, with
guest activities including dodgem
cars, a FlowRider surf simulator,
circus school, onboard skydiving,
the North Star capsule and more.
Eighteen dining options are
available including Jamie’s Italian
and RCI favourites such as Chops
Grille and Izumi Japanese, as well
as the Dynamic Dining concept
allowing total dining flexibility.
Guest wristbands handle most,
if not all onboard functionality,
replacing the traditional keycard
for room entry and all purchases.
See the front page of CW today.
