On 11 February 2011, RCI announced that it had ordered a new class of ships from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the first of which was scheduled to be delivered by autumn of 2014.
At the time, the project was code-named "Project Sunshine".
On 29 February 2012, the company announced that a second "Project Sunshine" ship had been ordered and would be delivered by Spring 2015.
 Just under a year later, on 31 January 2013, RCI announced that the official name of the new class of ships was the Quantum class.

The first steel for the third vessel in the Quantum class was cut on 18 September 2014, the same day its name was announced to be Ovation of the Seas.
The keel was laid down by Meyer Werft on 5 March 2015.
Before the first piece of the keel was lowered into place, Adam Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the holding company of RCI, placed a lucky coin in the dock.
The keel was formed of 74 blocks.
The first section was launched on 20 June 2015.

Ovation of the Seas was delivered on 8 April 2016, and entered service on 14 April 2016.
On 11 February 2011, RCI announced that it had ordered a new class of ships from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the first of which was scheduled to be delivered by autumn of 2014. At the time, the project was code-named "Project Sunshine". On 29 February 2012, the company announced that a second "Project Sunshine" ship had been ordered and would be delivered by Spring 2015.  Just under a year later, on 31 January 2013, RCI announced that the official name of the new class of ships was the Quantum class.
The first steel for the third vessel in the Quantum class was cut on 18 September 2014, the same day its name was announced to be Ovation of the Seas. The keel was laid down by Meyer Werft on 5 March 2015. Before the first piece of the keel was lowered into place, Adam Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the holding company of RCI, placed a lucky coin in the dock. The keel was formed of 74 blocks. The first section was launched on 20 June 2015.
Ovation of the Seas was delivered on 8 April 2016, and entered service on 14 April 2016.
Ovation of the Seas