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|Ship caption= Seabourn Ovation in [[Place:Helsinki|Helsinki]], Finland
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|Ship name= ''Seabourn Ovation''
|Ship operator=Seabourn Cruise Line
|Ship registry= {{BAH}}
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|Ship builder=[[Company:Fincantieri|Fincantieri]]
|Ship yard number=<!--Sestri Ponente ****-->
|Ship laid down=2 December 2016
|Ship launched=1 September 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/a-sestri-varata-seabourn-ovation/|title=SEABOURN OVATION LAUNCHED IN SESTRI|date=2017-09-01|access-date=2017-09-02}}</ref>
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|Ship christened= 11 May 2018
|Ship status= In service 
|Ship completed= April 2018
|Ship in service= May 2018
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9764958}}
*{{MMSI Number|311000585}}
*Callsign: C6CV5
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|Ship class        = ''Encore''-class [[Engineering:Cruise ship|cruise ship]]
|Ship tonnage      = {{GT|41865}}<ref name="fincantieri">{{cite web |url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/cruise-ships/seabourn-ovation/ |title=Seabourn Ovation |publisher=Fincantieri |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
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|Ship power        = *4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Company:Wärtsilä|Wärtsilä]] 12V32
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|Ship speed        = *{{convert|15|kn}} (cruise)
*{{convert|18.6|kn}} (max)
|Ship capacity     = 604 passengers
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'''MV ''Seabourn Ovation''''' is a [[Engineering:Cruise ship|cruise ship]] owned by Seabourn Cruise Line. The ship was ordered at [[Company:Fincantieri|Fincantieri]] in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2014/000597/|title=FINCANTIERI TO BUILD A SECOND ULTRA-LUXURY SHIP FOR SEABOURN|date=2014-12-01|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> The construction started on 7 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2016/000749/|title=WORKS START IN SESTRI ON "SEABOURN OVATION"|date=2016-06-07|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref> The keel was laid on 2 December 2016 in Sestri Ponente (Genoa).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/press-releases/non-price-sensitive/2016-12-02-keel-laying-seabourn-ovation.pdf|title=FINCANTIERI: DRY DOCK WORKS START IN SESTRI PONENTE ON "SEABOURN OVATION"|date=2016-12-02|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> Sister ship of {{MV|Seabourn Encore}}.

''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 [[Place:Valletta|Valletta, Malta]] by British singer and actress Elaine Paige.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.traveller.com.au/seabourn-ovation-sets-sail-from-genoa-h0zspa|title=Seabourn Ovation sets sail from Genoa|last=Macmillan|first=Sally|date=2018-05-09|work=Traveller|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/british-singer-elaine-paige-christens-seabourn-ovation-in-malta|title=British singer Elaine Paige christens Seabourn Ovation in Malta|work=CruiseandFerry.net|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The lyricist Tim Rice wrote a song specifically for the occasion.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.travelweek.ca/news/newly-christened-seabourn-ovation-to-bring-new-era-for-seabourn/|title=Newly christened Seabourn Ovation to bring "new era" for Seabourn - Travelweek|last=Group|first=Travelweek|date=2018-05-14|work=Travelweek|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The ship will spend her inaugural season in Europe.<ref name=":0" />

The ship is the fifth to be delivered to her owners in the last decade.<ref name=":1" /> It has 300 suites, each with a balcony. Over 1,600 works of art, by 120 artists, are displayed aboard the ship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/galleries/the-new-seabourn-ovation-in-pictures/williamhelburn/|title=MV Seabourn Ovation: What to expect on the world's newest cruise ship|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://galapagoslegend.com/ Galapagos Legend]
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