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

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.

Quantum of the Seas Fact Sheet

Quantum of the Seas

At the fitting of the shipyard work is underway on the first ship of the Quantum-class in full swing, as early as October 2014, the Quantum of the Seas will be completed. Then she will be the latest environmental technologies and improved energy efficiency score with their exciting entertainment news.

The North Star, a London Eye gondola views modeled at 90 meters height, will be unique. And not just for the guests, it will be a spectacular novelty, but also from marine construction perspective, the gondola is a masterpiece.

The “Two70 °” is a large area at the stern of the vessel, which is used during the day as a lounge with bar and dance floor and in the evening as a show stage. The name stands for “270 degrees” and refers to the almost all-round view through the large windows. The nightly shows, they also serve as projection.

Another innovation is the “SeaPlex”, a multi-function room where the travelers can pass the time, for example, with bumper cars and basketball. The simulator “RipCord by iFly” creates even feel a real parachute jump. And even the inside cabins offer an attraction: 82-inch screens with real-time views of the sea serve as virtual balconies and provide the same view as the outside cabins.

From her future homeport New York this innovative marvel with more than 4,100 passengers and 22 knots will go on the journey toward Bahamas and Bermuda and in the Caribbean.

Quantum main data of the Seas

Survey 167,800 GT
LOA 348 m
Moulded breadth 41.4 m
Decks 18
Machine performance 67,200 kW
max. Speed 22 kn
Number of passenger cabins 2094
Passengers 4188