Good but nothing outstanding

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Odyssey of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2024

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10610

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Nice cruise but 8 days needs another port. We think 5 to 7 days are sufficient so not repetitive.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy except off port parking vendors are not as good as Port Canaveral

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Average food with a good variety of selections but flavors lacking.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Plenty of thing's to do. Hard to find pool chairs as usual even in adults only solarium. Bingo is pricey for only 3 games. Just a thought but maybe do 6 games then more winners instead of only 3 people getting $500-1000 each.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were really good, especially the Effectors as well as Showgirls. The Book Is oddly good too.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff were friendly and hardworking. Shout out to Greg our Room 10610 attendant and also Pande our funny guy from Chops Grill and cocoa cay.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to get around no problems

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great room and Greg provided excellent service.

Ship tip

Do as much or as little as you like. Take some cards and enjoy the solarium view

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
No excursion embarkation only

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5
No excursion but island and beaches were nice. Water was too cold and it was a chilly day.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Just shopping 🛍

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Shopping 🛍 and unexpected $8 pina colada drink by the dock watching waves crashing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy peasy walk off with our luggage at 6:45 am. Just a drag waiting for pickup by FT Parking who didn't start until 7:10 and didn't arrive until after 7:30 and illegally crammed too many people in the van. Poor kid had to stand smashed against sliding door.
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6 Comments

javawoody     9 months ago

Appreciate your comments

melindal2702     9 months ago

I did have plenty of cruise choices. Was trying Royal as well as an 8 day itinerary. Norwegian Epic pre-covid Jan 2020 the food was much better especially in main dining room. Trying Princess next in May.

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     9 months ago

Thank you for your review.

Ruby13     9 months ago

Thank you for your review, but you had other cruise choices

Niavlys     9 months ago

Thank you for your review and advice

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