Disappointed Alaska Cruise

Item: Ovation of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: bjindlk26

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

bjindlk26

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska & Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2022

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8180

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

In summation going on a cruise titled Dawes Glacier Cruise and Not going there was VERY disappointing. Almost seems like they owe us an experience. For this I could not recommend this cruise to friends.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very Good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

None

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Variety of entertainment disappointing

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

All good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Adequate

Ship tip

Be prepared to walk a lot

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Toured on our own.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Went on a bus tour From cruises only as the ships excursions were sold out. Tour left a lot to be desired

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER Did not visit port

The daylight was limited so the captain chose to bypass this port for safety reasons. Had we not booked an excursion to the Mendenhall Glacier we would NOT have seen any glacier on a cruise that was named foe the Dawes glacier.Very disappointing.

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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Ok excursion. Since no Dawes Glacier we had extra time here. Went to the Mendenhall Glacier. Disappointed this was the only one we saw.

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Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Why have a gold rush excursion in a town that never experienced the gold rush. Not impressed / poorly titled. City and White Pass Summit tour very good. Scenic and good tour guide.

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Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Not impressed as we arrived at 5 pm and had till 10 to reboard the ship. Minimal daylight to experience the area. Female bus driver very good.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Couldn’t have been better. The offer to acquire our airline boarding passes and check our baggage was great. A tour of Seattle with transport to the airport would have topped this off.

5 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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RLynnM 2 years ago

Dawes Glacier is not a port. The ship just sails through Endicott Arm and by the glacier, providing they can get through, depending on how many small icebergs are floating there.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate your view

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