WORST CRUISE DO NOT DO IT!!!!

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5
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Ovation of the Seas

9 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2023

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9140

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were forced by RC to chose this cruise as they cancelled our original cruise to the South Pacific and would not refund our money. We had already made all of our trip arrangements when they cancelled the cruise and so we had limited options of RC cruises that fit our schedule. The service, food, activities and entertainment were subpar. The adult section is so small that the pool is basically a giant tub and the restaurant space is limited. There were 1,700 children under the age of 18 on this cruise which made it a zoo. The activities for adults were lame, i.e. how to fold a napkin or make a towel animal. The weather prevented us from going to 2 of the 3 ports and so we were basically stuck on the cruise from hell. RC didn't make any special accommodations for passengers to make up for missing the 2 ports. The excursion prices were ridiculous. We were sick of cold food, poor service (dining) and lack of entertainment/activities and couldn't wait to disembark. Another passenger who had cruised for years told me this is typical for RC in Australia to have subpar food, activities, service, etc. DON"T GO!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Avoid it!

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5

Mystery Island, Vanuatu Did not visit port

Due to weather, we did not go to this port.

Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu Did not visit port

Weather prevented us.

Noumea, New Caledonia

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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