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8 Nights
15 Jan 2025

South Pacific Cruise

Ovation of the Seas (08K111)  | South Pacific - Australia
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Terms and Conditions

December WAVE Terms and Conditions
BOGO60 for All Sailings, 50% Reduced Deposit & Kids Sail from $59pd on Local Sailings, Kids Pay Tax &
Fees only on International Sailings*
BOGO60 Savings: All Sailings
Booking Window: 12:01am (AEDT) Sunday, 1 December 2024 – 11:59pm (AEDT) Friday, 31 January
2025.
Sailing Window: Local & International sailings* departing from 2 December 2024 onwards.
Offer details: Buy One Guest, Get Second Guest up to 60% Off.
50% Reduced Deposits
Booking Window: 12:01am (AEDT) Wednesday, 4 December 2024 – 11:59pm (AEDT) Tuesday, 4
February 2025.
Sailing Window: All local sailings departing between 20 February 2025 - 8 April 2026, and 13 October
2025 - 14 April 2026.
*Local Sailing refers to Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Transpacific & Asia Reposition voyages that
either begin and/or end from an Australian or New Zealand port.
Offer details: 50% discount on standard cruise deposit amount* for sailings outside of final payment and
applicable to Interior, Oceanview and Balcony stateroom categories only.
Sailing Length Standard Deposit 50% Reduced Deposit
1 – 5 Nights $100 $50
6 – 9 Nights $250 $125
10 - 14 Nights $450 $225
15 + Nights $800 $400
Kids Sail from $59 Per Person Per Day
Booking Window: 12:01am (AEDT) Wednesday, 4 December 2024 – 11:59pm (AEDT) Tuesday, 4
February 2025.
Sailing Window: Local sailings* departing from 4 January 2025 – 8 April 2025 and 13 October 2025 – 14
April 2026.
*Local Sailing refers to Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Transpacific & Asia Reposition voyages that
either begin and/or end from an Australian or New Zealand port.
Offer details: Third guest and above booked within the same stateroom as the first two qualifying guests
will pay reduced cruise fare from $59AUD/$69NZD per person per day. Offer applies to guests that are 0-
12 years old as of the departure date booked.
Kids Pay Taxes and Fees Only on International Sailings
Booking Window: 12:01am (AEDT) Sunday, 1 December 2024 – 11:59pm (AEDT) Friday, 31 January 2025.
Sailing Window: International sailings* departing between 2 December 2024 - 1 April 2027.
Blackout dates apply. See T&Cs.
• Thanksgiving sailings: 20 to 28 November 2025; 19 to 27 November 2026.
• Holiday sailings: 20 December 2024 to 3 January 2025; 18 December 2025 to 5 January 2026; 17
December 2026 to 4 January 2027.
• Spring Break sailings: 7 to 28 March 2025; 6 March to 9 April 2026; 5 March to 1 April 2027.
• Holy Week / Easter sailings: 12 to 24 April 2025.
• Summer sailings: 23 May to 29 August 2025; 21 May to 4 September 2026.
• Alaska Cruise Tour Sailings: 16 May to 12 September 2025; 15 May to 11 September 2026.
• Anthem of the Seas sailings: 21 November to 28 December 2024.
• Chinese New Year Anthem of the Seas sailings: 27 January 2025.
Full T&CS
* Price is per person, in AUD or NZD, cruise only, applies to select sailings, interior stateroom, based on
double-occupancy, and reflects any promotional savings.
BOGO60 on Local & International Sailings savings applies to new bookings made between 12:01am
(AEDT) Sunday, 1 December – 11:59pm (AEDT) Friday, 31 January 2025. Offer applies to local &
international sailings* departing from 2 December 2024 onwards. BOGO60 provides up to 60% savings
off the price of cruise fare of the second guest booked in the same stateroom as first, full fare paying
guest. BOGO60 savings applied to cruise fare at checkout.
50% Reduced Deposits applies to new bookings made between 12:01am (AEDT) Wednesday, 4
December – 11:59pm (AEDT) Tuesday, 4 February 2025. 50% Reduced Deposits provides a reduced
deposit of 50% per person on all local sailings departing between 20 February 2025 - 8 April 2025, and
13 October 2025 and 14 April 2026. Offer Excludes sailings within final payment and is applicable to
Interior, Oceanview and Balcony stateroom categories only (All Suite categories excluded). Deposit
amount varies by sailing length: On sailings 1 to 5 nights, $50 deposit per person; on sailings 6 to 9
nights, $125 deposit per person; on sailings 10 - 14 nights, $225 deposit per person and on sailings 15
nights or longer, $400 deposit per person. All bookings must have the required deposit amount paid by
the deposit due date outlined on the booking invoice. Deposit amounts due will automatically reflect the
50% reduced value on the booking invoice for eligible bookings created during the promotional period.
After 11:59pm AEDT 4 February 2025, deposit values will increase back to the original values as stated in
our booking terms and conditions. Offer applies to FIT bookings only.
Kids Sail from $59 Per Day on Local Sailings applies to new individual and named group bookings at
prevailing rates made between 12:01am (AEDT) Wednesday, 4 December 2024 – 11:59pm (AEDT)
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 (“Offer Period”). Offer applies to Local sailings 2 nights or longer departing
between 4 January 2025 – 8 April 2025 and 13 October 2025 – 14 April 2026 (“Sailing Window”). Offer
provides reduced cruise fare from AUD$59 / NZD$69 per person per day for additional guests that are 0-
12 years old as of the departure date booked when traveling in the same stateroom as the first full
paying and second guests.
Kids Pay Taxes and Fees Only on International Sailings applies to new individual and named group
bookings at prevailing rates made between 1 December 2024 – 31 January 2025 (“Offer Period”). Offer
applies to international sailings 3 nights and longer departing between 2 December 2024 – 1 April 2027
(“Sailing Window”) and provides $0 cruise fare and only charges taxes and fees for additional guests that
are 0-12 years old as of the departure date booked when traveling in the same stateroom as the first full
fare paying and second guests. Offer excludes all sailings departing on or during any of the following
dates Thanksgiving Sailings departing between November 20 – November 28, 2025; November 19 –
November 27, 2026; Holiday Sailings departing December 20, 2024 – January 3, 2025; December 18,
2025 – January 5, 2026; December 17, 2026 – January 4, 2027; Spring Break Sailings departing between
March 7 – March 28, 2025; March 6 – April 9, 2026; March 5 – April 1, 2027; Holy Week/Easter sailings
departing between April 12 – April 24, 2025; Alaska Cruise Tour Sailings departing between May 16 –
September 12, 2025; May 15 – September 11, 2026; Summer sailings departing between May 22 –
August 29, 2025; May 21 – September 4, 2026; Anthem of the Seas sailings departing November 21 –
December 28, 2024; Chinese New Year sailing on Anthem of the Seas departing January 27, 2025.
The Wiggles Themed Sailings: Selected sailings onboard two Royal Caribbean ships during the Australia
and New Zealand 2025-26 season will be themed as ‘The Wiggles’ cruises, and booked guests may
choose from a selection of complimentary ‘The Wiggles’ themed onboard events (including dance class,
story time, main show, disco party, or treasure hunt). Limited additional packages such as ‘The Wiggles’
character breakfasts and meet-and-greet events will also be available to purchase.
‘The Wiggles’ themed cruises will be the Voyager of the Seas departing on 30 January 2026, 27 February
2026, and 28 March 2026 & Anthem of the Seas departing on 20 November 2025, 6 February 2026, and
13 March 2026.
Final details of the complimentary entertainment options and additional events for purchase will be
available from November 2024. Event content may vary from that described. To select or purchase any
‘The Wiggles’ event, the promotional code “WIGGLES” must be selected at the time of booking. Only
one promotional code per booking is allowed. All minors under the age of 18 attending a ‘The Wiggles’
event must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ‘The Wiggles’ events, themes and
entertainment are available on selected departure dates only, and not included in Royal Caribbean
onboard entertainment. Bookings and codes are non-transferrable and may not be exchanged. Events
may be altered or cancelled in the event of unforeseen circumstances, or at the discretion of ‘The
Wiggles’ management or Royal Caribbean International.
Please ensure that you have received any required permission to take your child out of school during
term time, before booking your cruise. Local regulations may prohibit for taking children on holidays
during term time without their school’s permission. Cancellation charges apply to purchased events.
Existing bookings of relevant cruises may avail of this promotion. All ‘The Wiggles’ offers are subject to
availability and change, capacity controlled, and may be withdrawn at any time.
All ‘The Wiggles’ cruises and events are subject to RCI Booking Conditions available at
www.royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/au/australia-english. RCI reserves the right to correct any errors,
inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update fares, fees and surcharges at any time prior to
booking.
Non-refundable Deposit Bookings (“NRDB”) will attract a fee of AUD/NZD $100 per person for any
changes to ship or sail date only. Ship or sail date can be amended through Espresso or our Reservations
Team. If amending through Espresso the AUD/NZD $100 change fee will be applied to the booking
within 48 hours. There is no limit on the number of changes permitted to ship or sail date, however a
separate change fee will be incurred for each request. Deposits made toward Guarantees and Junior
Suites and higher categories are non-refundable and are subject to NRD Booking Terms.
Combinability: BOGO60, 50% Reduced Deposit, Kids Sail from AUD$59 pd on Local Sailings, Kids Pay
Taxes and Fees on International Sailings will combine with each other well as Flash Sales and
promotional OBCs, Next Cruise offers, instant savings, Promo Code driven offers, Crown and Anchor
discounts and Shareholder Benefits. Unless otherwise stated, BOGO60, 50% Reduced Deposit, Kids Sail
from AUD$59 pd on Local Sailings, Kids Pay Taxes and Fees promotions are not combinable with any
other offer or promotion, including, but not limited to; Short Getaway promotion, Standard Group,
Interline, Travel Agent, Travel Agent Friends and Family, Weekly Sales Events, Net Rates, Last Minute
Deals and Going Going Gone. Promo Code driven offers are based on select ships and sail dates and must
be applied at time of booking; limit one promo code per booking.
General Terms: All other charges, including, but not limited to, taxes, fees and port expenses, are
additional and apply to all guests. Instant savings amount shown in AUD and will be converted to
currency used for cruise purchase. Savings applies to cruise fare at checkout. Instant savings will be
reflected in checkout as “Extra Save” or “Bonus Save.” Onboard Credit will be reflected in checkout as
“Extra Spend” or “Bonus OBC”. OBC is in USD, has no cash value, is non-transferable, not redeemable for
cash, and will expire if not used by 10:00 PM on the last evening of the cruise. After the Offer Period, the
offer will be removed from the booking if the guest cancels and reinstates the booking or rebooks into a
new booking on the same ship and sail date, applies a fare change, or changes the ship or sail date of
the booking; certain other changes to the booking may also result in removal of the offer. Offer applies
to new, individual and named group bookings confirmed at prevailing rates. Individual reservations may
be transferred into an existing group, assuming required criteria are met; full deposit will be required at
time of transfer. Failure to apply the required full deposit amount may result in the cancellation of the
booking. Single occupancy guests paying 200% cruise fare are eligible for full amount of offer; single
occupancy guests paying less than 200% cruise fare are eligible for a prorated amount of the offer. Offer
available to residents of Australia and New Zealand. Prices and offers are subject to availability and
change without notice, capacity controlled, and may be withdrawn at any time. Refer to
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/terms-and-conditions/information-terms-and-conditions-au
for complete guest terms and conditions. Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to correct any
errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update fares, fees and surcharges at any time without
prior notice. ©2023 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Ships’ registry: Bahamas.

Itinerary

Day Date Port Times
1 15 Jan 25 Sydney, Australia Depart 5:00pm
2 16 Jan 25 Cruising
3 17 Jan 25 Cruising
4 18 Jan 25 Noumea, New Caledonia Arrive 07:00am Depart 3:30pm
5 19 Jan 25 Port Vila, Vanuatu Arrive 09:30am Depart 4:30pm
6 20 Jan 25 Mystery Island, Vanuatu Arrive 07:00am Depart 3:30pm
7 21 Jan 25 Cruising
8 22 Jan 25 Cruising
9 23 Jan 25 Sydney, Australia Arrive 06:30am
Itinerary Map

Ovation of the Seas

Ship Details

The newest ship in Royal Caribbean's Quantum class, Ovation of the Seas sails from Sydney, Seattle, and Singapore, with Transpacific journeys in between.

Explore game changing onboard activities at sea, such as the RipCord by iFly, a skydiving simulator and North Star, a jewel-shaped capsule that ascends over 300 feet above sea level giving you 360° views of the sea and destinations. Little and big kids will enjoy the Seaplex. A revolutionary entertainment space that includes bumper cars, roller skating and a basketball court by day that transforms by night into a spectacular aerial show.

Dining options onboard will please everyone with familiar favourites and specialty restaurants: Jamie's Italian, Chos Grille, and Wonderland.

With new cabin options of loft living, interconnecting family rooms and studios for solo travellers, there are accommodation options to suit all cruisers.

Deck Plan

Accommodation

Royal Loft Suite with Balcony
  • Separate bedroom with king-size bed
  • Private extended balcony with LCD television
  • Private wet bar
  • Library
  • Private entertainment area with Jacuzzi
  • Living room with queen-size sofa bed
  • Baby grand piano and concierge service
  • Indoor and Outdoor dining room for eight
  • Whirlpool bathtub
  • Entertainment centre, DVD player, stereo, surround sound system
  • 42 inch flat screen TV & bedroom TVs
  • Private bathroom
  • Vanity Area
  • Can accommodate a rollaway bed and/or travel cot
  • Can connect to the Crown Loft Suite
Royal Suite
  • Separate bedroom with king-size bed
  • Private balcony
  • Whirlpool bathtub
  • Living room with queen-size sofa bed
  • Baby grand piano and concierge service
  • Dining table for four
  • Entertainment centre, DVD player, stereo, surround sound system
  • 42 inch flat screen TV & bedroom TVs
  • Private bathroom
  • Vanity Area
  • Can accommodate a rollaway bed and/or travel cot
Superior Grand Suite with Balcony
  • Two twin beds (can convert into king-size)
  • Private balcony
  • Living room with double sofa bed
  • Concierge service
  • Pirate wraparound balcony
  • Private bathroom with bathtub and double sink
  • Refrigerator
  • Vanity Area
  • TV, DVD player, stereo, phone
  • Can accommodate a rollaway bed and/or play yard
Spa Junior Suite with Balcony
  • Two twin beds (can convert into king-size)
  • Spa inspired spilt bathroom
  • Soaking bath and large separate shower
  • Toilet and second sink if separate bathroom
  • Private balcony
  • Sitting area with corner settee
  • Vanity Area
  • TV & phone
Super Studio Oceanview with Balcony
  • Single full size bed
  • Private balcony
  • Lounge area with sofa
  • Private bathroom
  • Minibar
  • TV, phone and safe
  • Vanity Area
Family Oceanview with Balcony
  • Two double beds
  • Additional bunk beds in separate area
  • Private bathroom
  • Private balcony
  • Separate sitting area with sofa bed (or bunk beds)
  • Minibar
  • TV & phone
  • Can accommodate a rollaway bed or Play Yard
  • Vanity Area
Superior Oceanview with Balcony
  • Two twin bed (can convert into queen-size)
  • Private balcony
  • Sitting area (some with sofa bed)
  • Private bathroom
  • Minibar
  • TV, phone and safe
  • Vanity Area
Promenade View Interior Stateroom
  • Two twin beds (can convert into queen size)
  • Sofa bed (or Pullman bed)
  • Sitting area
  • Bowed windows overlooking the Royal Promenade
  • Private bathroom
  • TV & phone
  • Minibar
  • Vanity area
  • Can accommodate up to 6
Interior Stateroom
  • Two twin beds (can convert into queen size)
  • Additional bunk beds in separate area in some cabins
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate sitting area with sofa
  • Minibar
  • TV & phone
  • Can accommodate a rollaway bed or Play Yard
  • Vanity Area

Facilities

The Ovation is the third Quantum Class ship for Royal Caribbean and boasts first-at-sea facilities.

Dining
  • American Icon Grill
  • Silk
  • Chic
  • The Grande Restaurant
  • Costal Kitchen – exclusively for Suite guests
  • Wonderland
  • Jamie’s Italian
  • Michael’s Genuine Pub
  • Devinly Decadence
  • The Café @ Two 70
  • Sorrento’s
  • Windjammer Marketplace
  • Chops Grille
  • Izumi Japanese Cuisine
  • Chef's Table
  • Johnny Rockets
Bars
  • Ice bar @ Two70
  • Bionic Bar
  • More information announced soon
Entertainment
  • Music Hall Rock N Roll
  • Dj’s and theme nights
  • Aerial shows
  • More entertainment announced soon
  • Casino Royal
  • Duty free shopping
Fun and Relaxation
  • RipCord by iFly
  • North Star observation capsule
  • FlowRider
  • 30-foot rock climbing wall
  • Vitality spa
  • Fitness centre
  • 220-foot outdoor poolside movie screen
  • Adults-only Solarium pool
  • Indoor pool with retractable roof
  • Whirlpools
  • Bumper cars
  • Roller skating
  • Basketball court
  • Circus school

Dining

Dynamic dining onboard the Ovation of the Seas includes the following complimentary options:

  • American Icon Grill – mouth-watering comfort foods
  • Silk – far East Asian cuisine
  • Chic – contemporary cuisine
  • The Grande Restaurant – formal dining
  • Costal Kitchen – Mediterranean cuisine exclusively for suite guests

As well as delectable dining for a fee, including:

  • Wonderland
  • Jamie's Italian
  • Michael’s Genuine Pub

From hotdogs to haute cuisine there are options for even the fussiest of eaters.

Entertainment

Try your luck at Casino Royal, be entranced by a Broadway spectacle or let your inner child escape on the bumper cars.

With first-at-sea experiences such as The North Star that elevates 90 metres above sea level for 360-degree views, RipCord by iFly a sky diving simulator and FlowRider surf simulator, a cruise on the Ovation is like nothing else at sea.

Kids

Kids

  • 3-5 year olds - Aqunauts Club
  • 6-8 year olds - Explorers Club
  • 9-11 year olds - Explorers Club
  • 12-14 year olds activities
  • 15-17 year olds activities
  • Adventure Ocean youth program
  • Royal Babies and Royal Tots program
  • H20 Zone kids water park
  • Teen only hangouts
  • Arcade
  • Teen spa