Great Alaskan cruise

Item: Ovation of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: calestultz

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review

calestultz

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2022

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We plan on trying to make an Alaskan cruise an yearly thing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We were concerned after seeing many reviews saying that embarkation was horrendous. It took just 27 minutes between getting out of the shuttle and being on board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We eat only in the Windjammer. The food was always excellent. Remember to tip the service people.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The game shows were great. The cruise director does an excellent job.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward did a fantastic job. His name is Alvin. He was always cheerful and funny.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had an inside cabin with a virtual balcony. The virtual balcony has a glitch one time which was addressed quickly.

Ship tip

Be sure to walk or run the track. Best one we've experienced on all the ships we've been on. Soft serve ice cream was so good the lines were always long.

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Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Great city to skip an excursion and just walk around.

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Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

We saw many seals.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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calestultz 2 years ago

We had a 11am boarding time.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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calestultz 2 years ago

Wish I could edit the review. I would add that even though we wore our masks all the time everywhere, I tested positive for COVID-19 the day we returned.

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PDnJ 2 years ago

Cool.. did you have to arrive early for embarkation?

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. Alaska is addictive.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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