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Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Odyssey of the Seas

15 Night Transatlantic - Westbound (Rome To Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2023

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13164

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

For a transatlantic cruise this ranks as above average. For food it ranks below average. For entertainment ranks above average. Cleanliness, handicapping for age of ship, it’s above average. For crew involvement and willingness to help ranks average. Casino was average. Embarkation is below average. Disembark is average. Ease of understanding announcements way above average.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A little slow but seemed effective

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Hot food was cold at times. The chef has no clue on how to make simple stuff such as Ranch salad dressing or Tartar sauce.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The people who hosted activities acted knowledgeable.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Lots and lots of entertainment. Much better in this department than any other transatlantic cruise I have ever been on.

Children's Programs

Not traveling with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Services where wonderful, room attendant needs to pay closer attention to the details such as ice requests.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean ship with only one exception.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin itself was a very good size for a ship. The balcony was not worth the extra cost for the “large” balcony.

Ship tip

Do not book deck 13. Loud chairs moving all night from pool deck above.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Valencia, Spain

5 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5
The port itself was much better than expected.
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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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7 Comments

Ruby13    1 year ago

Was on the Odyssey in 2021 out of Civitavecchia and it was excellent. Port, ship, but yes.. food was good not great.
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RoyalCruzer    1 year ago

Your knowledge and experience of cruising - below average.
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javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review
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cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for your review.
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TOhcruisers    1 year ago

We appreciate your honest feedback.
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JimOhio    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Knowing not to book a room directly below the pool deck is one of the first things taught in Cruising 101.
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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