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NOT what we expected

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Ovation of the Seas

12 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 29, 2019

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6236

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We went with friends. Flew to Sydney, for the cruise. Wasn't a fan of the ship, shows or most of the pushy rude people. We won't go on her again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
decent. line moved quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Coastal Kitchen and our waiter Dana were the highlight of this cruise, as far as the ship goes..

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Due to weather, most things were closed. "Hot tubs" were lukewarm at best. Told maintenance several times. Nothing changed.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
WORST SHOWS I have ever seen on a ship. When they had them. Cancelled or shortened due to weather..

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff was friendly and helpful for the most part.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
We hated the design of this ship Not enough public space and too much wasted space, no good traffic flow.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was nice enough. Very noisy. Great view of the fjords though

Ship tip

Be prepared for people to be in your personal space. Pushy rude people were the normal.

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Ports of call

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5
FAVORITE part of the whole trip.
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Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We did the White Island Volcano excursion. Makes me sad now to think about all the people who died two weeks later..
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Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Our excursion was cancelled. Wandered town. Not thrilled..
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Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Beautiful city. We will be back, just a different ship next time.
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Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Did the Hobbiton excursion..Expensive but worth it..
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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
The train excursion was GREAT.
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Cruise Dusky Sound

5 out of 5
Gorgeous
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Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Not really much to see or do in the local area.
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Cruise Doubtful Sound

5 out of 5
Beautiful
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Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

TheSnoMan    4 years ago

When you get 9000+ passengers and crew on one ship it can create friction. I think days of mega ships loaded to gills is numbered after this health threat and will one day follow jumbo jet into obselasance.
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cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review.
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profile    4 years ago

Sounds like most of your ports and scenic cruises were worth it. Cant stand rude, entitled people either. That would get old really quickly. Thanks for the review.
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