Fancy Ship! I love the Venues. Buffet well organized.

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

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review

picalo

Contributor Level: Staff Captain

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 15

Helpful Votes: 305

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

12 Night Holy Land (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7226

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I don't have a ton of experience with Royal Caribbean but I love the live entertainment venues on this ship. Having a suite was great with access to a lounge, a private dinning room and a private observation lounge that had a happy hour every day.... met lots of people!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy Shmeezy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I enjoyed the coastal kitchen. Never tried the MDR. Buffet was too wierd. too many Indian dishes.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I was impressed at all the things they did all day. From cooking competitions to belly flop contest.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Thier big show "Book" was an overhyped bizarre fest.... a poor man's Cirque Sole. I did enjoy the individual bar performers. They had so many different feature shows I was impressed. The cruise director mentioned other lines were cutting entertainment but they were adding...I think he was right.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The waiters were shameless serving top shelf against passenger wishes.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

First time on this class . I loved the winding and meandering decks

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

A Grand Suite .... that's a one bedroom with a living room. very nice with perks all over the ship.

Ship tip

Keep an eye on the waiters. They pretend not to know what "house brand" or "well brand" is. They serve Grey Goose vodka when I asked for a house vodka ...running up the built in tip.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We disembarked 3 days early along with more than 100 others. not a great experience.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your review

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MargieRita 1 year ago

Thx for your reviews Picalo. Sounds like you mostly had a nice transatlantic experience!

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you had a great time with the family.

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byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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kellies26 1 year ago

Thanks for reviewing. We will be going on Odessy.

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