MV Seabourn Ovation

MV Seabourn Ovation is a cruise ship owned by Seabourn Cruise Line. The ship was ordered at Fincantieri in December 2014.^[3] The construction started on 7 June 2016.^[4] The keel was laid on 2 December 2016 in Sestri Ponente (Genoa).^[5] Sister ship of MV Seabourn Encore.

Seabourn Ovation in Helsinki, Finland
History
Name	Seabourn Ovation
Operator	Seabourn Cruise Line
Port of registry	Bahamas
Builder	Fincantieri
Laid down	2 December 2016
Launched	1 September 2017[1]
Christened	11 May 2018
Completed	April 2018
In service	May 2018
Identification	IMO number: 9764958 MMSI number: 311000585 Callsign: C6CV5
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Encore-class cruise ship
Tonnage	41,865 GT[2]
Length	210 m (689 ft 0 in)
Beam	28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 23,040 kW (combined)[2]
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (cruise) 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph) (max)
Capacity	604 passengers

Seabourn Ovation was officially delivered to her owner on April 27, 2018. After setting sail from Genoa, she was christened on May 11 in the port of Valletta, Malta by British singer and actress Elaine Paige.^[6][7] The lyricist Tim Rice wrote a song specifically for the occasion.^[8] The ship will spend her inaugural season in Europe.^[7]

The ship is the fifth to be delivered to her owners in the last decade.^[8] It has 300 suites, each with a balcony. Over 1,600 works of art, by 120 artists, are displayed aboard the ship.^[9]