Alaska is incredibly beautiful!

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Wheatleys

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2023

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6118

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First time on Royal Caribbean. Previously all cruises have been on Princess. Royal had many more activities for a variety of ages. We will cruise Royal again if price is right, itinerary is right, and especially if we’re traveling with kids/grandkids. Alaska exceeded expectations. Take the helicopter tour and walk on glacier in Skagway. It’s pricey and worth every penny. The whale watching tour with Harv & Marv in Juneau was excellent. If you do the train excursion in Skagway, get in the caboose. You can’t move from car to car. The caboose has area on back you can go outside to take photos with unobstructed view. In rail car, sit on the left side. In Sitka get the Russian dumplings and the Alaskan fry bread.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining staff was excellent. Buffet seemed to lack enough seating at almost all times.

Sorrentos

5 out of 5

Yummy pizza

Jamie's Italian

5 out of 5

Would visit again!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

From our group of 6- ages 11 to 67, activities enjoyed were bumper cars, rock climbing, ifly, waverider, dodge ball, scavenger hunts, water aerobics

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedian was good. Stage production was good but strange at the same time. Story was kind of all over the place. Songs and singing were great.

Solarium

5 out of 5

Great place to relax

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

They enjoyed it

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waitress- Michelle was excellent, as was the assistant waiter

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It was very clean. I appreciate that they made everyone wash their hands before entering buffet. The layout was different than we are used to. No main piazza or atrium area. Felt kind of like walking into a mall.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean. Decent size balcony. We had the balcony opened to room next door because we were traveling together. Perfect spot for cruising through fjords and Dawes glacier.