Ovation of the Seas live stream: Watch the biggest cruise ship ever to sail into Sydney Harbour

A little bit of rain couldn’t detract from the occasion as the world’s fourth biggest cruise ship — 350m long — docked in Sydney this morning. WATCH THE VIDEO

THE biggest cruise ship to enter Sydney Harbour made its way through the heads this morning, putting on a show despite the weather.

The dreary morning didn’t stop eager onlookers turning up for Royal Carribbean’s Ovation of the Seas grand entrance.

Here she comes: Ovation of the Seas arrives at Circular Quay. Picture: Bill Hearne

The mammoth ship — 350 metres long — could only just be distinguished through the clouds which lay over the harbour, but was a spectacle as it emerged through the mist.

Passengers on the majestic ship, which was last in Hobart, could be seen on the top decks, also undeterred by the rain.

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The massive ship can carry almost 6500 guests and passengers. Picture: John Grainger

Passengers gathered on the deck as the Ovation of the Seas passed the heads. Picture: John Grainger

Costing more the $1.3 billion, the ship can carry 6500 passengers over 16 guest decks.

The ship is expected to inject more than $3.3 million into the local economy in passenger spending alone — and will be here for two days before departing for New Zealand.

Kristyn Rau, 27, and husband Daniel McGowan from Sydney’s Northern Beaches were on board as the winners of The Daily Telegraph’s cruise competition.

Although Kristyn’s mother won the tickets, she passed them onto the pair so they could finally have their honeymoon, three years late.

“Mum passed her tickets on to us. We had some issues a few years ago when we got married with the bushfires at the time in Lake Macquarie,” Ms Rau said.

“We had an evacuation the night before the wedding. We had some extra expenses and it was quite a dramatic time so we never got around to having a honeymoon,” she said.

“We had our third wedding anniversary in October so this has been like a honeymoon.”

“We had a really great time. We had never cruised before and it’s something we’d always wanted to do.”

“We had a great time discovering all the restaurants and the iFly was fantastic as well. It took about half a day to explore four level.”

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What a day arriving to Sydney on #OvationOfTheSeas! Had a great time. Thanks to @joffeaton and the whole crew! pic.twitter.com/qhuq9ssIC2

— Mel Dean (@MelDean28) 14 December 2016

Sydney, meet the biggest cruise ship to ever visit Australia. This is supercruising, this is Ovation of the Seas. pic.twitter.com/G24oUl0588

— Royal Caribbean AUNZ (@RoyalAUNZ) December 14, 2016

Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner in Sydney Harbour this morning. Biggest cruise liner ever. Add to my list. pic.twitter.com/bdSoKfO8Gf

— ChampagneButterflies (@Champsbutterfly) December 14, 2016

Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres said today: “NSW continues to grab the lion’s share of the country’s $3.6 billion cruise dollar, with 67 per cent of Australia’s cruise revenue generated in this state”.

The rain is here to stay over the weekend, giving Sydney a cool change after a scorching week.

The monster obscures the Harbour Bridge in this view from Circular Quay train station. Picture: Supplied.

Today, the temperature tops will be 21 for Sydney and in the west.

In typical Sydney weather fashion, Saturday will bring possible storms and a sweltering 35 degree day.

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FAST FACTS

• At 168,666 gross register tonnage (internal volume, not weight) Ovation of the Seas could fit 843 million mangoes.

• It can carry almost 6500 guests and passengers — eight times as many as an Airbus A380.

• If stood upright, at 347m the ship is almost as tall as Uluru.

• At 92m high the North Star gondola capsule is higher than a Sydney Harbour Bridge pylon.

The North Star pod raises high above the top deck of the Ovation of the Seas

• Ovation’s four bow thrusters produce 4694 horsepower each — more than double the horsepower of a five-car city train.

• At 41m wide, Ovation is about as wide as 17 Adelaide trams or 14 Melbourne trams.

• With 2091 staterooms and carrying 4905 guests at full capacity, Ovation will be the biggest hotel in the nation — more than triple the rooms of the Crown Metropol in Melbourne and the Four Points Sheraton in Sydney

North Star is the highest viewing deck at sea. We will stream from inside the pod as Ovation of the Seas arrives in Sydney.

Ovation of the Seas has 18 decks and extraordinary adventures on-board. Picture: Chris Ison/PA Wire

The pool bar is the perfect spot for a sunset drink.

Australian Flow Riding champion Adam Wildman gives a demonstration on the Flow Rider. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE.

You can fly at sea on iFly skydiving experience.

Order drinks made by robots.

Put your racing car driver hat on with dodgem cars.

One of the three pools. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE.

Dinner at Wonderland restaurant.

Originally published as Ovation of the Seas live stream: Watch the biggest cruise ship ever to sail into Sydney Harbour