Great service, food...Golden Corral would be a better choice option

Item: Odyssey of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: Woodenichols

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Woodenichols

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

13 Night Spanish Transatlantic (Rome To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 31, 2022

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall great cruise. If you like eating at golden corral you will enjoy the food also.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We had several good meals at the dining room. We had many more meals that were terrible. Desserts were all tasteless ? I think the Indian head chef and his all indian sous chefs are not familiar with western palates or western food ? Quantity is placed over quality. I'd recommend shrinking the menu items and focus on putting a little time and love into the food.

Izumi Japanese Cuisine

5 out of 5

Great food, worth the extra $$. It was a break from the tasteless general population food they served

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The pool lounge chairs are reserved by older guests with towels and clips. Making them hard to find during the day. I counted 63 'reserved' vacant lounges empty while other guests circled to find one to use. Royal does not enforce their own no reserving lounge chairs policy that they have posted.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great shows.

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent staff and service

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Excellent

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Enjoy the cruise and don't get your hopes up with the food.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

3 out of 5

Sunday stop. Most things were closed.

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Flcruisepro 2 years ago

Actually, I think Golden Corral has more variety than the Windjammer Buffet. 🤣. I'm not sure about the buffet items, but the menu in the main dining room is the same on all the RCCL ships. It may also be true of the buffet. On my next cruise, I am going to check that theory out for the buffet. While many people might like it, I am not a big fan of all the East Indian food and European meats and cheeses in the buffet. I would rather they have more American variety and I don't mean more hamburgers and hot dogs. I also noticed the dessert selection is less than pre-covid. A lot of their desserts are kind of tasteless anyway.

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AFE8Ret 2 years ago

IMO, the quality of food and service, particularly in the MDR, has intentionally been lowered to "encourage" cruisers to eat in the specialty dining rooms, i.e. spend more money!

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kdlady 2 years ago

The food on all cruise lines has gone downhill, imo. I'm used to having a lot of spices, but I think they steer toward blander foods to accommodate more palates nowadays.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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Other reviews of this sailing

Trans Atlantic

Good cruise but Odyssey of Seas did not have right facilities for mobility, hearing and sight handicapped passengers. Never enough space for those using walkers, wheelchairs and electric scooters in the theater. And also included the TWO70 theater.