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Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Ovation of the Seas

9 Night Hawaii Repositioning (Honolulu To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 30, 2024

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Won't do a relocation cruise again. Definitely retired population. Had a medical emergency postponed us a day from getting home. Had to pay for hotel 1 night, transportation, missed a day of work ... terrible experience.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Got on, checked in very easily.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Chops Grill was the best meal we had the whole trip. Windjammer was wonderful as well. Wonderland and Jamies Italian okay.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Loved the bumper cars, pools, fly machine.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Entertainment was average.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
All dining services were fantastic. Room attendant wo derful, pd attention to detail. Customer service not so much.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean ship, well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, comfortable, bit noisy by stairs where staff goes in n out of.

Ship tip

Purchase the drink package, drinks were $14 without.

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

1 out of 5
Stayed 1 night due to delay in flights. Beautiful area.
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Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai

3 out of 5
Should have been shuttled over to beach.
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Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Very disorganized. Was told to take luggage to waiting station and then told to keep in room.
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Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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javawoody     5 months ago

Why should you have been shuttled to the beach? Didn’t state that in your itinerary
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Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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cruising2004     5 months ago

Thank you for your review.
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HeavySeas     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience
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