Ovation of the Seas is all set to arrive in Kochi, India for her maiden call. This is also Asia’s largest and the world’s most technologically advanced, like her Quantum Class sister ships. After spending two days in Kochi she will sail to Singapore, giving their guests a travel experience of South East Asia. With Ovation coming to India, TIRUN, representatives of Royal Caribbean in India makes elegant and best-in-class cruise travel all the more accessible for Indian cruise enthusiasts.
Kochi is the first Asian port-of-call for Ovation of the Seas and the ship is carrying 4,091 international guests here, the largest number onboard a cruise ship to date calling at an Indian port. A plaque and key ceremony was conducted onboard between G Senthilvel, Chairman of Cochin Port Trust and V Sajith Kumar, General Manager of JM Baxi & Co. with Captain Flemming Nielsen.
In addition, with Ovation of the Seas, local cruisers are given the option of segmented sailing. Guests have the flexibility to board the ship from Dubai and disembark at Cochin or board from Cochin and go all the way to Singapore on six and eight night cruises respectively.
Speaking on the arrival of Ovation, Ratna Chadha, Chief Executive, TIRUN said, “We are continually striving to make the best and most extraordinary of ships accessible to Indian travellers. It has helped us inch a step closer towards our overall goal of imbuing more and more people in the country to consider cruise travel as an ideal vacation option.”
She further added, “It’s a great feat for India that the world’s most technologically advanced ship will arrive here soon. The docking of the ship in Kochi is a testimony to India’s emerging position as a destination of choice in global cruise travel. It also exemplifies the constant development in infrastructural facilities in the country which will further spur the number of ships that sail through our shores.”
The recent released SOP by the ministry in conjunction with cruise steering committee has simplified process for the various cruise line touching the Indian shores along with the passengers boarding the cruise.
The ship has 18 distinct restaurants and has accommodation which includes interior staterooms with “virtual balconies” featuring large digital screens displaying real-time views. Ovation spans 18 decks, encompasses 168,666 gross registered tons, carries 4,905 guests at total occupancy and features 2091 staterooms. Her grand size and first-at-sea experiences such as skydiving, the North Star observation capsule that rises to 92m above sea level, a FlowRider surf simulator, and the SeaPlex indoor space offering bumper cars and a circus school make Ovation one of the most exciting ships in the world.
