Cruising during Covid

Item: Odyssey of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: Andreac704

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Andreac704

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2021

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11717

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

2 of our port were cancelled. We only had 1 rescheduled. Learned a lot as a 1st time cruiser. Buy specialty dinner package & photo package online before cruising. We had 2 formal nights, a white night and a caribbean dress night.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Poor. People everywhere, no real direction given outside. Once inside no one at the port was social distancing

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Main dining room was excellent. Food was tasty and the service was impeccable.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Our ship was only about 60% full and the pools and patio areas were super crowded.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Most shows were cancelled. The comedians we did see I would give 5 stars to. They were hilarious.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was super nice and going to extra mile to help you. Exceptional service by all!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and well kept. Staff was always cleaning & sanitizing common areas

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

For an inside cabin we were a little worried about size and no light. It wasn't an issue and great for sleeping.

Ship tip

Book Ifly and North Star early, they filled up right away

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Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5

We departed the ship pretty earlier, but when we went to rent snorkel equipment they said they were rented for the day. Bring your own!

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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

We chose Blue Lagoon private Island Beach VIP. Treated like VIP's for sure but nothing really to do there. The shops there closed before we could look at them.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy easy. We took our own luggage with us and it was a smooth easy process.

8 Comments

izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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janetconant 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Cruising is exciting now days

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the update

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justlovincruisin 2 years ago

Thanks for your thoughts/review. Looks like once you "got away" from the port things got much better. I think the same thing more often than not.😉

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. And welcome to the cruising family!

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