OVATION OF THE SEAS MARKS DEBUT OF SUPERCRUISING

OVATION OF THE SEAS MARKS DEBUT OF SUPERCRUISING

Australia’s newest, biggest and most technologically advanced cruise ship has sailed into Sydney harbour, marking the debut of SuperCruising.

The world’s fourth largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s record-breaking Ovation of the Seas has arrived in her hometown of Sydney, and will be the biggest cruise ship to ever call Australia home ushering in a new era of holidays for Australians – known as SuperCruising.

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“Ovation of the Seas is an absolute game changer for cruising down under. SuperCruising is a holiday experience unlike anything else you can find in Australia – and it can only be found on Royal Caribbean,” Royal Caribbean managing director, Australia & New Zealand, Adam Armstrong.

“Over the last decade we have committed to bringing the biggest and best cruise ships to our doorstep – and today is the climax of that story. This occasion marks the first time that a cruise line has ever based a brand new ship in this market.”

“At 348m long, 18 decks high, weighing in at 168,666 tons and with capacity for 5,000 guests and 1,500 crew, Ovation of the Seas is the fourth largest cruise ship in the world, making her the largest cruise ship to sail Australian waters, and by far the largest ship ever home-ported here.”

Ovation of the Seas’ 6,500 passengers and crew makes her bigger than the towns of Yamba, Bega and Glenn Innes.

Ovation of the Seas becomes Royal Caribbean’s fifth locally-based cruise ship, joining sister ships Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas and Legend of the Seas, and making Royal Caribbean the single largest cruise line operating in Australia this season.

Ovation will deliver significant economic benefits at each of her ports of call.  Her two-day visit to Sydney is expected to inject over $3.3 million in passenger spend alone, while the ship’s maiden Australian season is expected to inject more than $35 million into the national economy.

Ovation along with 4,618 guests will will depart Sydney at this afternoon on a New Zealand voyage.

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