Rare little britain Posted January 14, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So the first sailing of Ovation is in April. No information as to entertainment, and no dining available to book yet. Is it because she "only" sails from England and is going straight to Asia that there is no fuss over her? On the other hand big flyer about the entertainment on Harmony which is launched 5 weeks later has been released, and dining opened up. Sent from my iPad mini 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 14, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Right, no point is spending lots on adverts for the few sailings in Europe. With no info, the expectation bar can be set real low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 14, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I thought Quantum was the poor relation. Seems to be the only one getting all the charges so far, plus has little information on its different procedures despite being fully operational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted January 14, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Where is the chatter and speculation as to what the animal is going to be, what will the 270 show be, will they charge for North Star...... Nothing. It's like she doesn't exist![emoji924] Sent from my iPhone 6s using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 14, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2016 She's not for most of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaRob Posted January 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So the first sailing of Ovation is in April. No information as to entertainment, and no dining available to book yet. Is it because she "only" sails from England and is going straight to Asia that there is no fuss over her? On the other hand big flyer about the entertainment on Harmony which is launched 5 weeks later has been released, and dining opened up. Sent from my iPad mini 4 using Tapatalk This is exactly why. IF she was coming to the North American shores right away this would be a big deal with lots of speculation about broadway show, animal types etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted January 23, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Less than 3 months to go and still no info on entertainment or dining. :rolleyes: Edited January 23, 2016 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swinny123 Posted January 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm waiting ..... But patience is starting to wear a bit thin! Want to get my bookings made [emoji53] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 26, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm waiting ..... But patience is starting to wear a bit thin! Want to get my bookings made [emoji53] Obviously no one seems to mind. Perchance did you look at the quantum subforum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swinny123 Posted January 26, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Obviously no one seems to mind. Perchance did you look at the quantum subforum I have searched everywhere and unless I'm missing something Ovation seems to be very much amiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphingirl47 Posted January 27, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 27, 2016 We just made the jump and booked a cruise on the Ovation today and I was surprised how little information there is about this ship. Corinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv_nyc Posted January 27, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'm booked on the Ovation in April, and below is what I've found so far: 1. Speciality dining is open and the options are the same as Anthem and Quantum. 2. Complimentary appear to be the same based on Royal's website (link) 3. Video overview of the construction (link) 4. As far as shows, Spectra's Cabaret is confirmed, and Nick Weir said that Ovation's main show announcement is coming soon when he tweeted about Harmony's show on January 12. 5. Decor of the ship will be provided by the Chinese Imperial Palace (link). I'm curious if the artifacts are onboard for our April 22 sailing out of Southampton. 6. Meyer Werft is doing a good job with their webcam (link) 7. Float out is Feb 20 and the Ems River Conveyance on March 13. Ship's delivery will be April 12 (link) 8. Looking at the Deck Plans, and the lack of mention on the Ovation detail page, it appears that there will not be a Music Hall and the space will be used for more casino space. 9. Conducting a search for the Twitter hashtag #ovationoftheseas usually gets me the most information. As someone who followed Quantum news compulsively, I agree that for Ovation, it's been very quiet. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted January 27, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well Ovation will be based out of Sydney, NSW 15/December/2016 Sydney Will be Ovation's Homeport IIRC Ovation will be aimed at the Australian market So with December so far away that my be factors in Royal NOT Promoting her MUCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 27, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well Ovation will be based out of Sydney, NSW 15/December/2016Sydney Will be Ovation's Homeport IIRC Ovation will be aimed at the Australian market So with December so far away that my be factors in Royal NOT Promoting her MUCH Isn't she splitting time with China as well. Hence the expansion of casino into music hall as well as the Imperial palace decoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted January 27, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Isn't she splitting time with China as well. Hence the expansion of casino into music hall as well as the Imperial palace decoration YES She is 27/June/2016 Off the Top of My Head For 4+ Months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 27, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well Ovation will be based out of Sydney, NSW 15/December/2016Sydney Will be Ovation's Homeport IIRC Ovation will be aimed at the Australian market So with December so far away that my be factors in Royal NOT Promoting her MUCH Actually the reverse. Her basis is in China, but she will make 4 cruises out of Sydney, for a couple of months. Hence, the likely suggestion above that Music Hall will be replaced by casino space, which would tie to the Chinese fit-out and purposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted February 7, 2016 Author #17 Share Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) 4. As far as shows, Spectra's Cabaret is confirmed, and Nick Weir said that Ovation's main show announcement is coming soon when he tweeted about Harmony's show on January 12. About 10 weeks to go.....the silence is deafening!:rolleyes: Edited February 7, 2016 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted February 7, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 7, 2016 About 10 weeks to go.....the silence is deafening!:rolleyes: Here's some news for you. One of the China legs got chartered. Probably not the news you were looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphingirl47 Posted February 7, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Here's some news for you. One of the China legs got chartered. Probably not the news you were looking for. Is this the November 18th sailing? Corinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted February 7, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Is this the November 18th sailing? Corinna No mention of date, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea1 Posted February 7, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 7, 2016 No mention of date, sorry It is the November 18th cruise that has been cancelled, I was thinking about booking it, then it suddenly sold out and now cancelled. It was quite heavily marketed on the UK booking site. Ovation is now showing up on the Hong Kong Cruise Terminal schedule from 29th October through to 23rd November, so it looks like she is being repositioned in Hong Kong for a month before leaving for Singapore and then Australia (on a CruiseCo charter). http://www.kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk/schedule-2016/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphingirl47 Posted February 7, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 7, 2016 It is the November 18th cruise that has been cancelled, I was thinking about booking it, then it suddenly sold out and now cancelled. It was quite heavily marketed on the UK booking site. Ovation is now showing up on the Hong Kong Cruise Terminal schedule from 29th October through to 23rd November, so it looks like she is being repositioned in Hong Kong for a month before leaving for Singapore and then Australia (on a CruiseCo charter). http://www.kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk/schedule-2016/ I knew that it had been cancelled and I also spotted her on the port schedule for Hong Kong. We had our beady eye on that cruise. If they do shorter cruises out of Hong Kong that are open to the general public, that may still work for us. However, it the Ovation has been chartered during that time, then we need to figure out our other options. Corinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted February 7, 2016 Author #23 Share Posted February 7, 2016 And Joff will be on till the end of May.... Sent from my iPad mini 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillyd42 Posted February 8, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Just booked tonight for the 17th April sailing - not able to book complimentary restaurants or any entertainment - any ideas when this will open up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 8, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Just booked tonight for the 17th April sailing - not able to book complimentary restaurants or any entertainment - any ideas when this will open up? No set time, all you can do is periodically check your Cruise Planner on Royal's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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