Larger-than-life panda art work installed on Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas

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15 Apr 2016
By: 
Matt Hochberg

After being announced earlier this week, the two panda art pieces were installed on Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas. 

Photo by Royal Caribbean UK

Perched atop the SeaPlex on deck 15, the piece depicts a mother panda and her cub, reaching out to one another.

The two pandas were designed by a U.K.-based artist Jo Smith and intended to bestow peace and prosperity on all who interact with them.

Photos by Royal Caribbean UK

Mama and Baby together weigh approximately six-and-a-half tons. Mama is 10 meters high, or approximately 33 feet, from the deck to the top of the sculpture, while Baby is approximately three meters, or ten feet tall.


Matt started Royal Caribbean Blog in 2010 as a place to share his passion for all things Royal Caribbean with readers. He oversees all the writers at Royal Caribbean Blog, and writes a great deal of content on a daily basis.  He has become one of the foremost experts on a Royal Caribbean cruise.

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