Transpacific crossing

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Transpacific

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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Ovation of the Seas

18 Night Transpacific (Sydney To Honolulu)

Sail date: April 15, 2023

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin number: 9276

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Nice relaxing transPacific crossing. No lack of excellent activities and excursions.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We were reboarding from the previous cruise and it was really easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Chops Grill and Jaime's were excellent. Main dining was good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Our favorite activity was the naturalist talks. Lots of trivia sessions, exercise and dance classes, and celebrations. All were fun, but often hard to get seating.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were excellent. Ovation band is fantastic. Comedians and magicians were really fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiters and room steward were great. Guest services was helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I prefer smaller ships, but if you are a megaship person, you will love it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable, plenty of room. We were there for 2 cruises, so 28 days toyal and were quite confortable.

Ship tip

Book small group tours.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5
Beautiful city. Lots to see.

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand Did not visit port

Swells were to high for tendering.

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Beautiful area, plenty of choices to fill your time.

Cross International Dateline

5 out of 5
Not a port, just an event.

Papeete, Tahiti

3 out of 5
Our excursion was dissappointing. Booked a "sail along the coast". Motored about 2 miles, snorkeled in an area just off the airport. Nott much to see in the water, snorkel equipment was terrible, didnt see much of Tahiti. The area near the ship had a beautiful park and nice bars and restaurants.

Moorea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
Loved Moorea. Had 2 days there, saw dolphins and turtles. Swam with sting rays and sharks.

Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5
We didn't do anything but transfer to the airport.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
One of the slowest, worst I have experienced.

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9 Comments

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

NicolaB    1 year ago

I will be doing this cruise in October but Hawaii to Sydney, sounds fantastic, can’t wait. Please can you tell me if the tenders are step free?

zim5    1 year ago

Retirement dreams! Thanks for sharing!

lumberjackoff    1 year ago

Appreciate the post. Glad it went well

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

sgarrod99    1 year ago

My wife and I were also on this cruise and I agree with you that it was a great cruise.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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