Ship Tour - Ovation of the Seas

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Holy cow...I was dizzy. Awesome tour though, thanks for taking me along. :)

Holy cow...I was dizzy. Awesome tour though, thanks for taking me along. :)

Haha...the stairs are my favorite part. It is a whirlwind tour!

Thanks for the tour.

Going on her in February 2019 Syd/NZ/Syd

Very cool - thanks! So how long did it take in total, and how many steps/miles?

Very cool - thanks! So how long did it take in total, and how many steps/miles?

The walk takes 30 minutes in real-time, and it's about 4200 steps...which I think works out to about 2 miles. But, it took me a while to work out the route and rehearse the walk. I walk that route twice a day, and had every movement totally worked out long before I actually shot it. I waited until a port day, when I knew the ship would be empty (and the Casino would be closed, since it's illegal to film in there when it's open), and then I walked this route 5 times with the camera to get a good enough take to use. I was exhausted by the time I finished this take, and guests were starting to come back onboard, so I knew it was just going to get harder and harder to move around the way I needed to.

I did want to end the shot by going into a glass elevator (near where the shot ends), and then riding it all the way back down to Deck 2...but I couldn't get the elevators to cooperate at all. They'd either be at the bottom of the ship, the ones without glass would come, or guests would get in on every floor...which is also why I took the stairs up. I just couldn't get an elevator to take me all the way up without starting and stopping all the time, so I just walked the stairs up.

There are a few places I missed, but the camera has a time limitation of 30 minutes, and some areas I'm just not allowed to go into with a camera (Adventure Ocean / Teens Centre). It's does pretty much hit every other spot though...although there are still some secret spots I didn't go to (if it was out of my way, I skipped it).

Thats fantastic! Going on it in December! You just made me even more excited!!!Thanks!!

Thanks for the post, really enjoyed the video!

We sailed Anthem when she first came out and enjoyed this class of ship.

Sailing Ovation in January 2019 around NZ!

Thanks again! 🍸

and then I walked this route 5 times with the camera to get a good enough take to use

Wow! I can say though that it all being one shot really added to the effect.

Thanks for the video, we really enjoyed our time on Ovation earlier this year.

Awesome video. Thanks!

Wow! I can say though that it all being one shot really added to the effect.

It took me a while to figure out the best route...and a bunch of times to get a take I liked. Didn't want to have any edits.

Brilliant, thank you!

I enjoyed it. If you could do this for a few other ships, you'd have a unique collection.

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Wow!! We are going on a Transpacific cruise and I think it will take us all of the 18 days plus B2B 11 days to see all of this ship! Thanks for all the work to share with us!

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Nicely done! The effort paid off.

I enjoyed it. If you could do this for a few other ships, you'd have a unique collection.

 

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A good workout too...especially on a big ship like an Oasis/Allure/Harmony/Symphony. I wonder if they'll name the next one Melody...haha.