OVATION of the Seas will become the fifth Royal Caribbean International ship to homeport in Greater China this April.
Royal Caribbean’s third Quantum-class ship, Ovation of the Seas, is currently under construction but will homeport in Tianjin for its inaugural season.
Its maiden sailings include a 52-night Global Odyssey from Southampton in the UK to Tianjin, open for sale from today.
The voyage can be broken up into five separate itineraries: a seven-night sailing from Southampton to Barcelona; a 16-night cruise from Barcelona to Dubai via the Suez Canal; a 14-night journey through Asia, departing Dubai and arriving in Singapore; a short, three-night Malaysia cruise round-trip from Singapore; and another Asian exploration linking Singapore to Tianjin over 12 nights.
Speaking at yesterday’s Beijing press conference, Royal Caribbean president and CEO, Michael Bayley, said that cruising is growing in popularity among Chinese consumers.
“We are furthering our commitment by bringing two of the world’s newest and most advanced Quantum-class cruise ships to the region,” he said, referring to Ovation of the Seas and Quantum of the Seas.
The latter will be stationed in Shanghai alongside Mariner of the Seas, while Voyager of the Seas will sail from Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. On the other hand, Legend of the Seas will operate a number of itineraries out of Tianjin before heading to homeport Xiamen for the rest of the season.
