Ovation of the Seas great ship for families, lots of activities including splashdown, pool area, outdoor pool, indoor pool anda solarium for adults with whirl pools, and smaller pool. Bumper cars, circus trapeze and escape room.

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Ovation of the Seas

11 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2020

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 3612

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great ship very stable not much movement in rough seas. Excellent option for families and couples. Plenty to suit everyone

Embarkation

5 out of 5
On board within 15 minutes of arriving at terminal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
They do push the specialty restaurants a fair bit, there are 4 main dining rooms, 2 are used for set dining times and 2 for my time dining. American Icon has a better feel for my time dining.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
All facilities first class plenty to do for all guests. Only downside no mini golf☹️

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Paul O’Shea piano player in Schooner bar was awesome, draws a big crowd and gets everyone involved, plays non stop from 9.30pm to very late. Well worth checking out

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room very clean and spacious, bathroom well portioned and door on shower which makes a huge difference

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean, pools were emptied at least twice during cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Ocean view Portside midship, great for 2 people. No noise from corridors or outside

Ship tip

Ok escape room and pixels show before boarding

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand Did not visit port

Too windy too risky for ship to do k

Cruise Dusky Sound

5 out of 5

Cruise Doubtful Sound

5 out of 5

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick off ship, left at 8.30am bags waiting straight through customs

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3 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed.

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Thanks for your review, glad you had fun

bobduck1993    4 years ago

So glad that you enjoyed yourself so much !