Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas began her conveyance down the River Ems yesterday and Royal Caribbean has a brand new infographic to show everyone just how impressive a feat this is.

This graphic helps explain what you need to know about the conveyance process and everything that goes into it.

The conveyance is a unique process for ships built at Meyer Werft as the shipyard is situated inland along the banks of the River Ems and the ship must make the trip from Papenburg down the river backwards to get to the North Sea. The journey will be completed in 12 hours.

At 346 meters long (1,138 feet long) and 41 meters wide (136 feet wide), this 167,800 gross ton ship is one of the largest ever to go through conveyance. Thousands of revelers from the surrounding local villages typically line the 26 mile route along the river bank to watch and celebrate the ship’s journey.

Ovation of the Seas will be officially launched in April 2016, when she departs Southampton, England for Tianjin, China on a 52-day Global Odyssey. She will begin her first homeport sailing season in China from Tianjin on June 24, 2016. Ovation of the Seas, together with Quantum of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Legend of the Seas, will make up the largest fleet of any cruise line sailing in China.

If you have been wishing for more photos from Harmony of the Seas' sea trials that began yesterday, your wish has been granted!

Royal Caribbean has published more photos that show off the work being done on Harmony of the Seas, as well as documenting this momentus occasion.

Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas has left Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and is headed down the River Ems on her 26-mile conveyance to the North Seas.

The conveyance will be complete when Ovation of the Seas reaches Eemshaven in the Netherlands at approximately 6:00pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

And she's off! #ovationoftheseas conveyance pic.twitter.com/yJWkO64xrd

— Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR) March 11, 2016

Following her arrival in Eemshaven, she will be ready to begin sea trials in the North Sea.

Ovation of the Seas will be officially launched in April 2016, when she departs Southampton for Tianjin, China on a 53-day Global Odyssey. She will begin her first homeport sailing season in China from Tianjin in June 2016. Ovation of the Seas, together with Quantum of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Legend of the Seas, will make up the largest fleet of any cruise line sailing in China.

Residents of select states in the northeastern United States can get some extra onboard spending money for cruises booked this weekend only.

Royal Caribbean is offering bonus onboard credit for residents of select states:

• Interior & Oceanview staterooms: $25 onboard credit
• Balcony and suites: $50 onboard credit

Residents of

• New York
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Pennsylvania
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Rhode Island
• Vermont
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Washington, D.C.
• Virginia

Cruise must be booked Mar 11-15, 2016 and applies to all sailings on or after April 11, 2016, excluding China departures.

Additionally for select sailings on Anthem of the Seas, offer includes special resident rates based on availability.

Resident Rates are combinable with OBC Offer, Crown & Anchor discounts, NextCruise offers, and Shareholders benefits. OBC Offer is combinable with Resident Rates, 30% Savings, New Deployment Upgrade and restricted rates (for example, Seniors, Residents, Military) and NextCruise Offers.

OBC Offer is not combinable with Explore More Shore Excursion Credit, Crown & Anchor discounts. All Offers are not combinable with any other offer or promotion, including, but not limited to, Standard Group, Interline, Travel Agent, Travel Agent Friends and Family, Weekly Sales Events, Net Rates.

Happy Friday and welcome to the beginning of what I hope is another wonderful weekend for everyone.  To kick off our Friday, we like to showcase Royal Caribbean photos that our readers have sent in so that we can all enjoy some great looking photos of our favorite floating spots!

You can send us your best Royal Caribbean photos so we can share those too!

We will begin things with a shot of the FlowRider in Sydney, while Explorer of the Seas was docked there. Shawn Crossley sent in this photo and wonders if this is one of the best backdrops in the world?

Jenna sent us this photo as her Allure of the Seas cruise was pulling away from Nassau. The view of the edge of the island and the sparkling water was beautiful!

Here is a photo by Jan-Arild Knutsen of Captain Marek Slaby on Vision of the Seas on his "way" to the pool to join the officers team in a Waterpolo game against passengers. Game on!

Sticking with people in the air, here is a photo by Courtney going down the zipline on Labadee! I can tell you from personal experience, this is such a thrill!

Here is a little serenity, with Susan Widdowson's photo of a calm ocean while on the second week of their cruise.  Looks perfect out there!

Next up is a shot of Quantum of the Seas arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico by Ken Slusser.  It is always fun seeing another Royal Caribbean ship pull into port.

We will round things out with a shot of Buenos Aires sailaway on Rhapsody of the Seas by Dave Rimington.  I love sailaways that allow views like this!

Thank you to everyone that shared these great photos.  Do you want your photo included in our weekly photo showcase?  Use this form to send us your favorite Royal Caribbean photos and we will be sure to show it off to the world!

Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas is preparing for her first set sea trials, which will take place over the course of three days.

Harmony of the Seas will carry out her sea trials on Thursday, March 10th.  She will return to port on Sunday, March 13, 2016.

STX France indicated this first sea trial is devoted mainly to test her electric power plant and propulsion system, as well as maneuverability tests.

There are 500 people onboard Harmony of the Seas: crew members, STX test teams, suppliers and Royal Caribbean's customer monitoring team.

Delivery of Harmony of the Seas to Royal Caribbean is scheduled for May 12, with departure to Southampton, UK around May 15.

The next set of sea trials is scheduled to be held before the end of April.

Royal Caribbean has cancelled a scheduled stop in Bali for Radiance of the Seas on Thursday, March 17, 2016, due to travel advisories that warn of a potential terrorist attack.

Instead of making the stop in Bali, Radiance of the Seas will remain at sea for an additional sea day.

Royal Caribbean issued a statement to guests that apologized for the change in itinerary.

"Our guests’ vacation time is precious and we did not take these decisions lightly. The safety of our guests and crew is always our foremost concern."

"We will continue to monitor the security situation in Indonesia and will notify guests or their travel agents if there are changes to future sailings that visit Indonesia."

Royal Caribbean has selected the first crew member to be a part of its "Royal Crew Life" series, as part of its broader Come Seek marketing campaign.  

Meet Zen, an onboard entertainer from South Korea. A crew member since 2011, Zen has been able to work on 7 ships across the Royal Caribbean fleet. In her off time, Zen loves to explore Asia, and is currently traveling with her shipmates on Quantum of the Seas. She takes every chance she gets to explore what each new port has to offer, and has captures some outstanding photos along the way. Follow @zenyoon for a behind the scenes look into the Royal Crew Life.

A photo posted by Royal Caribbean International (@royalcaribbean) on Mar 9, 2016 at 2:18pm PST

Zen Yoon is an onboard entertainer that has worked on seven Royal Caribbean ships since 2011. She is currently working on Quantum of the Seas.  

Yoon will provide the public with a behind-the-scenes look into what living and playing on a Royal Caribbean cruise is all about. 

Crew members, like Yoon, will become ambassadors and share content as they experience it on their cruises. Royal Caribbean indicated the public will be able to meet a new crew member each day next week.

My goodies have arrived! I've got chosen to be one of the very first crew social media ambassadors! Yay!! Thank you @royalcaribbean lots of fun photos are on the way! #GoPro #GoProSession #RoyalCaribbean #RoyalCrewLife #CrewSocialMediaAmbassador

A photo posted by Zen Yoon (@zenyoon) on Feb 28, 2016 at 4:46am PST

Royal Caribbean launched its Come Seek marketing campaign back in November 2015, and announced it would entail a great deal of non-traditional marketing techniques in an effort to reach those that never really considered a cruise. 

Royal Caribbean believes authentic experiences will be something guests really value and notice.

Did you know that Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas is going to launch in less than 99 days? To celebrate, each day we are posting something new about this ship for you to enjoy!

Wonderland in London

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Royal Caribbean UK launched a one-night only experience, where one of the premier restaurants onboard Harmony of the Seas was available for Londoners to sample.

Ahead of the May launch of Harmony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean hosted an evenin in Covent Garden that they called  "The dry run."

Guests were served an eight-course menu including crispy crab cones, Berkshire pork belly, halibut cooked in clear paper, and buffalo chicken eggs.

Royal Caribbean director of culinary operations, Michael Gilligan, talked about the experience, "The Dry Run will be as close to the real thing as possible. The waiting staff will be in their uniform, which is purple and very Liberace. The tables, the cutlery, will be there."

"The food is new and exciting, but I didn’t want the menu to all be Harry Potter food or molecular gastronomy for the sake of it. There is a real element of theatre — but it’s not too avant garde."

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Watch as Chopped Open Your Basket challenges the culinary masters onboard Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean chefs vie for the top spot by creating unique dishes with Caribbean flair from their baskets of mystery ingredients.