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Item: Ovation of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: bakbak

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review

bakbak

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 16, 2019

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10162

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise on a great ship for the region (270! Solarium!). Very relaxing. High number of passengers hardly noticeable

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Extremely fast (the advantages of "The Key" program 😉)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

MDR was rather disappointing, but more than compensated by the Windjammer (both choice and quality).

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

North Star and Ripcord were great but often cancelled due to weather conditions. Not really much going on otherwise (rather limited options particular during sea days, certainly in comparison to other cruise lines).

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Show by ensemble was great, Pixels not so much.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great staff, always friendly and attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Enjoy 😉

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Great city with lots to explore.

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

3 out of 5

The ship only went into the very last bit of the Inside Passage before Juneau.

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Due to strong winds, all air and water tours were cancelled. Juneau as a town is rather boring, the only noticeable place to visit is Mendenhall Glacier (of which less and less is left).

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Preserves the gold rush charm.

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