Whales, pool time, WOW

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Reviews: 5
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Ovation of the Seas

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle To Vancouver)

Sail date: September 29, 2023

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8303

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Bucket list trip for some of my fellow cruisers. The dining was good onboard. The weather was dreary until we got off the ship in Canada, then it was sunny and warm. Great views, fun ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast! From luggage drop off the walking on the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room was excellent. We ate at one specialty restaurant, and hit the buffet for grab and go snacks

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The indoor solarium pool and hot tubs were excellent. The indoor hot tubs were open until midnight!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The live bands in the clubs were very good, and interacted with the crowd!

Children's Programs

No kids on the cruise (or in my family)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic room steward, and great dining room staff!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Big ship, but convenient layout

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Ocean view room with plenty of storage. Nice bathroom. Our cabin steward kept in spotless! **WE were upgraded to oceanview!**

Ship tip

BIG ship with lots to do

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
We were in Seattle from hotel to cruise ship - didn't see much except on the ride to port

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
Beautiful views on this part of the trip. We had a LOT of rain

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Whale watching anyone? Booked with a 2nd party, small boat with LOTS of whale, then off to Mendenhall Glacier. After a fantastic excursion time, ate amazing crab at Tracy's within, walking distance of the pier :-D And Pel-Meni Russian dumplings!

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Nice litte town, very scenic. Took a 2nd party bus trip into the Yukon and had many stops with great photo ops!

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5
Rainy cold day, but soooo many "WOW" views

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Lovely town, we took a rickshaw trip into town! GREAT way to see the city, and kind of unique. Then we went onto the NorthStar, onboard, and had amazing views of Victoria!

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Lovely town. We wandered around town, used the Hop on Hop off bus, from the ship. Our luggage was delivered right to our hotel. GREAT place for foodies

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy to disembark, Canada Place is a beautiful cruise port
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise. Alaska is so beautiful! Thank you for your review.

Gramgramps    1 year ago

Awww sounds nice! Who did you book with for the Whale Watch and the bus tour in Skagway? Did you see any wildlife in Skagway? Thanks for your review! 😊

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