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Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Ovation of the Seas

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 12, 2019

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9296

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It truly was a dream vacation. Got to check off a number of things on bucket list and would do it again in a heartbeat!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Dropped off luggage with a porter and made our way inside terminal alittle after noon. Lines were long but moved quickly and we were on the ship within 20-30 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Windjammer Marketplace

5 out of 5

Always super busy but food was great. Lots of choices and variety. Ate most of our meals here and always walked away feeling full. This is also our second favorite place for specialty coffee. Stopped on our way out of dinner every night to get a Mocha cremice. A must try!

American Icon Grille

3 out of 5

Only ate here 3 times for dinner. Food was pretty good but service was a little slow.

The Café @ Two70

5 out of 5

Didn’t eat here but this was one of our favorites for specialty coffee. Best frozen mochas.

Sorrentos

5 out of 5

Lots of pizza and other choices. Loved the olives and caprese!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots to do!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
We didn’t do a lot of shows but did see Pixels. Not what we expected at all. Some of it was good some not so much. Very loud and if you sit up close you miss a lot.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone we met went out of their way to make sure we were having a great time. Everyone greeted you as walked by even if they were busy doing something.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very Spacious and lots of storage. Balcony was our favorite place to hang out most nights.

Ship tip

Enjoy every moment!

Ports of call

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did a bus ride up to Haines Canada and then a train ride back down to Skagway. Train was so much fun and beautiful scenery. After train walked thru town and back to ship. Be prepared it is a long walk but worth it to see the town.

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Got in a day before cruise and checked out most of the must see sights. The Clipper Steakhouse a little bit down from Pikes Market is a must try!

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

3 out of 5
Was not able to go all the way to Glacier. To many ice chunks Captain said it was not safe. Had a little boat pass us as we were turning around, found out later that the little boat got stuck and couldn’t make it either.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did a combo whale watching and glacier tour thru the ship. It was amazing but wished we had a little more time at the glacier.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
We did a scenic tour along with the castle tour. The castle was beautiful but crowded and had rude people pushing way into room when only 2-3 could fit. They were not allowing people to fully read all the information about the rooms.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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