11 night Alaska Glaciers

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Ovation of the Seas

11 Night Alaska Glaciers (Vancouver To Seattle)

Sail date: May 13, 2019

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12612

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

overall every thing was excellent had a very wonderful vacation experience

Embarkation

3 out of 5
very long lines and waiting time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room was average. almost same food daily. Windjammer buffet was excellent, but needs to be open longer. close at midnight please.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
go carts line too long more then 90 minutes wait....and did not try it for this reason.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
arrived at the theater one hour before show and still had to wait in long line

Children's Programs

had no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
all staff was courteous and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
solarium design was very nice and the best . every ship should have one

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Location size cleanliness was excellent. Cabin steward was very nice and friendly and did a very nice job cleaning the room. He gets a 10 star rating.

Ship tip

Get to the solarium early to secure a seat.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Capilano bridge is a must see. enjoyed it very much

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

3 out of 5
not to much points of interest

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5
not to much points of interest

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
view was spectacular

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
tour stop at Mendenhall Glacier was to short needs to be more then one hour. To many ships at port causing to much congestion. Went up the tram and had to wait 90 minutes in line for the return back. Had I know that would have not taken it.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
train trip was excellent and beautiful scenery. Not enough trams to take back passengers to the ship. Had to take the long walk to board the ship. No information was give on which deck to leave ship. it was very confusing and staff did not know either.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5
views were excellent

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Process for getting a taxi was to long very confusing. needs to be more transportation

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Frustrating long lines to trnasportation
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2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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