Excellent ship and crew

Item: Ovation of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: ks8w

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

ks8w

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2021

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12296

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

We loved the cruise and ship. We got to see the Northern Lights!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was well laid out and comfortable. Excellent storage space. It was a (unused) adjoining room, but the placement of the door was hardly noticed.

Ship tip

Schedule your activities early on the app

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

We went straight to/from the airport to cruise port. Not an easy route.

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5

This was the time we were having effects of the storm and the ship was rocking.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Walked around city. Many businesses were closed/out of business due to season end or covid. Temps were in the 40's and nice weather.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Walked around city. Many businesses were closed/out of business due to season end or covid. Temps were in the 40's and nice weather.

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Sitka, Alaska Did not visit port

Due to storms, they canceled Sitka and replaced with Ketchikan.

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Beautiful, did not spend much time at glacier (I think the Captain was trying to make up some time). Not a cloud in the sky.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient, we did self embarkation process.

7 Comments

izrgreen 3 years ago

Thank you for the review

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hollysmomtravel 3 years ago

So want to do this cruise

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natelorip 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your vacation. Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Congratulations on seeing the Northern lights. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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Curt34 3 years ago

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

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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