And its homeport in Tianjin helps strengthen Royal Caribbean's presence in northern China. The Motley Fool spoke with Royal Caribbean President and COO Adam Goldstein about the Ovation 's planned debut. In this, the first of four articles based on that discussion, we'll look at the Ovation announcement as well as the staff training, supply chain, and ship repair plans the company is developing to serve what may soon emerge as the world's largest cruise market. A grand gesture to a promising market Historically, cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean and competitor Carnival Corp have sent existing, sometimes older stock to serve the Chinese market. Royal Caribbean broke that pattern this year by sending Quantum of the Seas to homeport in Shanghai after a debut season in New York.