Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

If you enjoy cruising without ports of call, this repositioning cruise is for you.

There's nothing that you can do if the weather takes a turn for the worse. The Captain has to consider the safety of the passengers and crew. However, we paid almost $4000.00 for a 7 Day Cruise to Alaska and only spent 4 hours in the state of Alaska. Royal Caribbean did give us a credit of $400 which is about 10% of the cost of the cruise. We had a lovely time on the ship and I would recommend the Ovation of the Seas to anyone.

Nice trip, but cruises arent for me. There is not enough time to explore. Really bummed that we only had one stop in Alaska. It was also the only place that I have already been to.

Best cruise, many activities, very clean and friendly staff.

This is the second cruise we’ve taken to Alaska. The first one was 20 years ago and it was taken in July. Although we did not see much wildlife, the cruise was very relaxing and we would definitely recommend it to everyone.

Average cruise with RCCL but Alaska was amazing. We will cruise to AK again but on a different cruiseline.

Overall a great experience. Food was not what we hoped for. Desserts were not good. Service staff were wonderful.

Loved it !! Will this Cruise Line again ! The staff and food was First Class !

It was a great cruise to Alaska. I would do it again to see more and do different excursions. The Royal Caribbean staff was wonderful. Ship was beautiful and the destination was breathtaking!

An Alaska cruise is an amazing adventure filled with stunning scenery. RCCL does a great job.

It was an "ok" cruise but not exceptional. We cruise to enjoy the sights and relax and eat well. The closure of the Solarium Bistro was very disappointing. It is the healthy choice and for adults only. That was taken from us which in turn made everything else very crowded. We would have cancelled the cruise had we known the Solarium Bistro would be closed. Then to be told "thank you for understanding" was frustrating. We are the most "understanding" people in the world, but you took our money and did not provide what you promised and advertised.

I have always wanted to go to Alaska. Unfortunately, there was no Wow factor. I wanted to see Whales, Dolphins, Bear & Eagles but did not get to see any of these. I went to see the Glacier, which was some what disappointing. The Falls was beautiful and the train ride was acceptable. I'm happy I went but I would not go again.

Overall I really enjoyed the cruise. I do not like that Royal Carribean does not include anything with the cruise booking like drinks and internet. Everything seems to have an additional cost, which is a downside to this cruise line. However, the staff were excellent, the ship was in great shape, and the ports of call were perfect. I would recommend this cruise to my friends.

Very happy and satisfied with Ovation of the Seas. I hope we can still sail again in the future with her. Will miss all the friendly staff . RC should be nice to all of them and give them a good increase , recommendation to keep them. They all working hard and sacrifice being away from their loved ones. More power to you all!

The boat is one of the largest and has a great design with excellent service, but the activities are mostly paid and the majority of the food is worse than week-old leftovers.

Need better train personnel, not accessible to disablement

The cruise was good. Entertainment could be better. Not enough to do on the ship.

We know we want to sail again, perhaps to the south next time. But no matter where our destination may be, we'll travel with Royal Caribbean!

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.

While Alaska is amazing, this ship is large, and crowds took away from the onboard experience. This cruise attracts a lot of people on opposite ends of the age spectrum. For many seniors this is a bucket list trip, and it wasn't uncommon to be stuck behind them as they struggled to move through the ship. There were also a large number of wheelchair bound passengers that made catching elevators difficult sometimes. Our cruise also had over 1,000 kids. This did not bother us at all, but something to note. Because this cruise attracts a lot of large, extended families, people often arrived at the buffet in large groups - which made seating extremely limited. We did feel that everything was of slightly lower quality than our previous Princess Cruise last year, despite costing us more.