Steel cut for third Quantum-class ship, Ovation of the Seas

The first piece of steel for Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's third Quantum-class ship, was cut at Meyer Werft in Papenburg on Thursday.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

September 19, 2014

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Delivery is scheduled in autumn 2016. Meyer is also building Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas.

Quantum of the Seas will debut this autumn, sailing from Bayonne, N.J.'s Cape Liberty, followed by Anthem of the Seas in spring 2015, sailing from Southampton in the UK.

Each 167,800gt Quantum ship has 4,180 lower berths.

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Mary Bond

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Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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