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Meyer Werft: steel cut for the third Quantum cruise ship “Ovation of the Seas”

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Shortly before the completion of the new Quantum of the Seas today there are another milestone for Royal Caribbean International: the steel section and thus the start of construction of the third cruise ship the new Quantum-class. 

The Smartship named Ovation of the Seas. The completion at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg is planned for autumn 2016.

Photo: Royal Caribbean International

The ships of the new Quantum class perform other groundbreaking innovations at sea a (maiden voyage Quantum of the Seas November 2014 from Cape Liberty, New Jersey, maiden voyage Anthem of the Seas in April 2015 from Southampton). The Quantum class of ship boasts a number of new additions; skydiving simulator “Ripcord by iFly’, the 90-meter-high swinging arm” North Star “, the largest indoor sports and entertainment complex at sea” SeaPlex “with bumper cars, roller-skating and much more, as well as the biggest and most versatile cabins.

The cruise ships each include 18 decks and a tonnage of 168,666 GT. With 2,090 cabins they provide space for 4,180 guests at double occupancy.

Keel-laying of Anthem of the Seas

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Keel-laying of Anthem of the Seas

Papenburg, 20November 2013 – The official keel-laying of the new cruise ship Anthem of the Seas was celebrated at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg by putting a block in place in the yard’s covered building dock. Jarmo Laakso, Associate Vice President Quantum Class from Royal Caribbean International, put down the lucky penny in the dock before the block of the new ship was lowered by the 800-ts crane.

The first of a total of 74 blocks of the new cruise liner weighs 620 tons. This keel-laying marks the official start of construction of the Anthem of the Seas. For the time being the 167,800-gt Anthem of the Seas is one of the biggest ships the shipyard has built so far.

Delivery of the Anthem of the Seas is scheduled for spring 2015. The sistership of Quantum is under construction in the Building Dock and is scheduled as early as in the autumn of 2014.

Both new ships for Royal Caribbean International will set standards due to their design, a parachuting simulator, bumper cars, virtual balconies and many more innovations.

Each ship can accommodate 4,180 guests at double occupancy and feature 2,090 staterooms

Photo:The first block of the new cruise ship Anthem of the Seas for Royal Caribbean Cruises is put in place in MEYER WERFT’s building dock II.

Anthem of the Seas to sail Med cruises from Southampton; England

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Anthem of the Seas to sail Med cruises from Southampton; England

By Jerry Limone
Royal Caribbean said the Anthem of the Seas, a Quantum-class ship due to enter service in April 2015, will sail from Southampton; England in the summer and South Florida in the winter.

The ship will be based in Southampton for Mediterranean cruises. In the winter months, the ship will sail from Fort Lauderdale.

The 4,108-passenger Anthem of the Seas is under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.

The first Quantum-class ship, the Quantum of the Seas, is scheduled to enter service in fall 2014, sailing Florida-Caribbean cruises year-round from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, N.J.