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Ovation of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

mrchris1977

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 19, 2024

Ship: Ovation of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6610

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

The whole reason of booking with a company like was to avoid exactly what happened...walking into my cabin for the first time, going to my balcony and seeing nothing but a huge ugly yellow lifeboat in my way. We wound up covering the balcony with our luggage so we wouldn't be disappointed each time we looked out the balcony. I understand that i paid for a balcony guarantee room, and that this could be a possibility. But my original cabin was not obstructed at all...i know this for a fact because we wound up speaking to the people that wound up getting this room in the end.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

We paid for a balcony room but wound up using the room as an interior room because there was a huge yellow life boat outside our balcony. Originally, i called your company to switch my cabin because of a few issues. The rep from your company switched by cabin that had an unobstructed view to a cabin with almost of completely obstructed view. When switching the cabin, it would have been nice to know that this was going to happen, so i could have made a decision on whether or not to switch cabins, or to switch to this specific cabin.

Ship tip

Do the research yourself and don't rely on a travel agent when booking.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate your comment

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Gwbigdog 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 3 months ago

Appreciate your detailed summary. Sorry.

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cruising2004 3 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed. Best advice we received, never book a guaranteed cabin unless you just don’t care which stateroom you receive.

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Lesson learned

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BarbSeymour 3 months ago

When you choose a guarantee you give them the option to place you . You choose that for a lower price . You can't blame anyone for that but yourselves for choosing a guarantee.

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deboftheseas 3 months ago

LOL, I’m a travel agent and would have advised against a balcony guarantee.

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