Ship was AMAZING, food was amazing, no waiting times even though over 4000 people on board.

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Ovation of the Seas

12 Night New Zealand Holiday Cruise (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2017

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9531

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We loved this ship it was amazing, no waiting times for anything even though there were over 4000 people on board. The food was fantastic even in the windjammer (Buffett) , so much selection to choose from. We would also sometimes just go to two70 & have a light breakfast & a coffee. The drinks package was well worth it as it even includes your specialty coffees which we enjoyed every day.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Wonderland

5 out of 5

Amazing & very tasty food. Loved the theatrics also, made it more interesting and fun.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We did the I fly, the North Star & loved the solarium adults only pool area.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows we saw were good, but we found that they were lacking in entertainment for adults to do during the day. Needed more things on during the day, especially sea days. Catered very much towards children

Children's Programs

Didn’t have children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every staff member no matter who they were , were more than friendly & so happy to help .

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very well cleaned & maintained .

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The only problem we had with our cabin was our bed, it was soo hard, we like a firm mattress but this was like we were sleeping on the floor it was that hard. However our cabin steward was very helpful & put extra blankets on top of the mattress for us.

Ship tip

If your going to do any on board tours or specialty restaurants pre book as they booked out pretty fast.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

1 out of 5
Didn’t get off the ship.

Auckland, New Zealand

2 out of 5
Very boring. We did the hop on hop off bus tour around Auckland &:it was VERY BORING we have done a few of those tours in other countries & they have been good & informative, however this one was not. Would not recommend it.

Tauranga, New Zealand

4 out of 5
We did the Thermal pools & Hobbit tour & it was great. We actually booked it through your company & it was fabulous.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5
Unfortunately it was Xmas day & nothing was open & a lot of tours were canceled for this reason.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The disembarkation was easy, however when we got off the ship the port baggage people lost our bags along with a few other people also. So then we missed our shuttle & then they paid for a taxi for us to the airport .

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4 Comments

wensdans    6 years ago

what time is the latest you can disembark the ship on the last day?

canalview    6 years ago

Yes it does,looking better every day,happy cruising xxx

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Looks like a great cruise.

canalview    6 years ago

Thank you for your review, becoming more real now,the mind set of thinking the month after next,is a lot more appealing than I am sailing on Ovation next year,happy cruising xxxx

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