Ovation of the Seas Cruises Cancelled as Royal Caribbean Shifts Ship to Australia
If you're booked on Ovation of the Seas's November 22, 2027 Los Angeles-to-Ensenada sailing, or other affected Ovation and Navigator of the Seas cruises through October 2027, you'll be auto-moved to Navigator's November 29, 2027 sailing unless you contact your travel agent or Royal Caribbean by August 28, 2026. You can instead rebook any other Royal Caribbean sailing or request a full refund of deposits within 14 business days — but you'll owe any fare increase either way.
My read: Royal Caribbean is quietly reshuffling the Quantum-class fleet to chase Asia-Pacific demand, and Ovation of the Seas's move to Brisbane for 3- to 8-night South Pacific itineraries looks like the priority play here — Mexican Riviera guests are collateral. What stands out to me is the lack of price protection or FCC/OBC; guests just get change fees waived while still owing any fare increase, which is thinner compensation than I'd expect for a redeployment this far in advance. The irony of defaulting Thanksgiving-week travelers to a Navigator sailing that departs November 29 — a week after the holiday — is the kind of detail that tells you this rollout wasn't guest-experience-first. If I were holding one of these bookings, I'd compare the Navigator itinerary against a full refund before the August 28, 2026 deadline rather than let the default kick in.