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Disney Adventure vs Ovation of the Seas

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Disney Adventure is a mega Disney Cruise Line ship carrying 4,222 passengers. Ovation of the Seas is a mega Royal Caribbean ship carrying 4,180 passengers, in service since 2016. Disney Adventure has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Disney Adventure if you want more space per passenger: it has 49.3 gross tons per passenger (vs 40.4).

Choose Ovation of the Seas if you want a lower starting fare or more cruises to choose from: its cruises start from $209 (vs $442) and it has 25 cruises on sale (vs 3).

Side by side

Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Disney AdventureOvation of the Seas
Cruise line Disney Cruise Line Royal Caribbean
Ship size Mega Mega
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2016
Gross tonnage 208,108 168,666
Passengers 4,222 4,180
Crew — 1,500
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 2.8
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 49.3 (better) 40.4
Decks — 16
Length 1,124 ft 1,141 ft
Beam 152 ft 136 ft
Speed — 25 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 3 25
Upcoming sailings 121 142
Cruise lengths 3 to 4 nights 3 to 25 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $442 $209 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Disney Adventure has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Ovation of the Seas: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature Ovation of the Seas: 6.0
  • Cultural Ovation of the Seas: 7.0
  • Dining Ovation of the Seas: 6.5
  • Entertainment Ovation of the Seas: 9.0
  • Family friendly Ovation of the Seas: 8.0
  • Party Ovation of the Seas: 6.0
  • Romantic Ovation of the Seas: 6.5
  • Spa & fitness Ovation of the Seas: 6.6
  • Staterooms Ovation of the Seas: 8.0

Royal Caribbean

Ovation of the Seas

Ovation of the Seas, the third ship of the Quantum class from Royal Caribbean, launched in 2016 and sails in the Pacific (out of its home port in Sydney) as well as Alaska.

Highlights

  • RipCord by iFLY, the first skydiving experience at sea
  • Adults-only Solarium pool, a glass-canopied retreat
  • Lots of gaming options in Casino Royale

Sailing now

25 cruises on sale, from $209.

Questions

Disney Adventure or Ovation of the Seas?

Which is bigger, Disney Adventure or Ovation of the Seas?

Disney Adventure is bigger at 208,108 gross tons, against 168,666 gross tons for Ovation of the Seas. Disney Adventure carries 4,222 passengers and Ovation of the Seas carries 4,180.

Which has more space per passenger?

Disney Adventure, with 49.3 gross tons per passenger against 40.4 on Ovation of the Seas. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

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