The steel cutting ceremony of Seabourn Ovation, the second of two ultra-luxury vessels which Fincantieri is currently constructing for shipowner Seabourn, a brand of Carnival Corporation, took place on June 7 at the shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Genoa.

The sister ship, Seabourn Encore, is currently under construction in Marghera's yard and will be delivered by the end of the year.

The vessel, as its sister ship, will be approximately 41,000 gross tons, about 210 meters long, 28 wide, being able to hit a cruising speed of 18.6 knots. It will carry just 600 guests on board, based on double occupancy.

Seabourn Ovation, due to join Seabourn's fleet in spring 2018, will be built according the very latest technologies upgrading the ship's fuel consumption by optimizing the ship's hydrodynamics, according to Fincantieri.