Cruise Comparison

Ovation of the Seas VS Icon of the Seas

Find out all the differences between these two cruises at 2025

Ovation of the Seas Icon of the Seas
Year built 2016 2023
Beam 41 m 64 m
Length 348 m 365 m
Tonnage 167800 tn. 250800 tn.
Velocity 22 22
Passenger capacity 4905 7514
Crew capacity 1500 2350
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,27 3,2
Decks 16 20
Cabins 2091 2805
Restaurants 20 22
Bars/Pubs 10 14
Lifts 16 24
Nationality Bahamas Bahamas
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Windjammer Incluido Incluido
Dog House Incluido
Wonderland De pago
Chops Grille De pago De pago
Café Promenade Incluido
Sorrento Pizza Incluido Incluido
Restaurante Principal Incluido Incluido
Chef's Table De pago
Izumi De pago De pago
The Cafe @ Two70 Incluido
Jamie's Italian de Jamie Oliver De pago
La Patisserie De pago
Vintages De pago
Brass & Bock Pub De pago
Fish & Ships De pago
Celebration Table De pago
Surfside Bites Incluido
El Loco Fresh Incluido
Hooked SeaFood De pago
Coastal Kitchen De pago
Park Cafe Incluido
Giovanni's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar De pago
Surfside Eatery Incluido
Pearl Café Incluido
AquaDome Market Incluido
Basecamp Incluido
Empire Supper Club De pago
Pier 7 De pago
Overview
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The Ovation of the Seas started sailing in 2016, being 7 years older than Icon of the Seas, which was launched on 2023. Ovation of the Seas it has a capacity of 4905 passengers that are distributed in its 2091 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the Icon of the Seas can accommodate up to 7514 passengers in its 2805 cabins. Likewise, Ovation of the Seas has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 3.3 passengers, compared to the ratio of 3.2 per crew member of Icon of the Seas, which normally translates into better service.

The first noteworthy thing about Ovation of the Seas is that it has 20 restaurants from which 6 (Windjammer, Dog House, Café Promenade, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, The Cafe @ Two70, ) can be visited at no extra cost Nevertheless, the cruise Icon of the Seas bring a total of 22 restaurants paid and free among which 10 (Surfside Bites, Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, Park Cafe, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, Surfside Eatery, Pearl Café, AquaDome Market, Basecamp, ) we will not have to pay anything to eat as it is included in the price of the cruise.

The cruise Ovation of the Seas Take a total of 4 pools and 4 jacuzzis to be able to take a bath during your stay on the cruise. Instead, the ship Icon of the SeasIncludes 3 plus pools, having a total of 7 that we can enjoy for free during the stay to bathe and including 9 jacuzzis to relax. On the other hand, Ovation of the Seas has 4, bars and lounges less than cruise ship Icon of the Seas where you can have soft drinks, cocktails, beers, juices, etc.

The ship Ovation of the Seas It has 348 meters length (length), which is the same as 6 Towers of Pisa, 12 basketball court, 15 tennis courts or 3 football fields approximately. On the contrary the ship Icon of the Seas has 365 meters in length, so it is equal to the length or height of 74 Tesla Model 3 cars, 4 Big Ben, 9 Boeing 737 aircraft or 8 Statues of Liberty.

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  • Ovation of the Seas has 4 restaurants plus.
  • Icon of the Seas is 7-years newer than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas has 23 meters more beam than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas has 17 meters more than length.
  • It has 4 covered more than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas has 714 more cabins than Ovation of the Seas.
  • 2609 passengers more than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Owns 2 restaurants more than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas has 4 bares more than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas offers a better crew/passenger ratio than Ovation of the Seas.
  • Icon of the Seas has 5 jacuzzi more.
  • It has 8 elevators more than Ovation of the Seas.
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