Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Love the location and our room was nice. Windjammer buffet was disappointing. I feel like there could have been additional shows/acts in the theater.

Love the location and our room was nice. Windjammer buffet was disappointing. I feel like there could have been additional shows/acts in the theater.

Nice ship, communication very poor, food average,drinks poor and weak. failed to credit me on pricing.

Cruising to Alaska was new for us. We were not sure how cold it would be but we packed appropriately for May. The passage and ports were just beautiful and we are glad we went. The ship was either at or close to capacity but it never felt really crowded. They limited the number of people in the Windjammer and you had to wash your hand before entering which was actually a really good thing. Plenty of hand sanitizer stations all over the ship too. This ship also had two indoor pool areas which is great for the Alaska climate.

Food was fair. Portions were smaller then last Cruise. Steward and Waiter were Really Great!!

Will not cruise for awhile, maybe a year or two, until Royal Caribbean gets their act together.

A little disappointed in cruise line. Have had better experience in the past.

Overall Lackluster performance. There was Good. There was Bad. There was Ugly. The crew was mostly untrained and severely understaffed. The captain was Meh... The Cruise Director... B-. Alaska was the star and that saved the cruise from being a complete waste. For the first time I felt "lied-to" based on all the different stories told about where our luggage tags were and who was responsible to get them to us. We also were told there were just a few cases of Covid onboard, where I am quite certain the number was north of 300! We heard from the medical staff they were overwhelmed. If you asked for a Covid test it took almost all day to get it and receive the results. (Happened to a friend onboard.) I wore my mask continuously if I was not in my cabin. But unlike other cruises where masks were optional and the Covid cases were rising, we were NOT instructed to start wearing masks indoors. We also had one death onboard, but that occurred the morning of disembarkation.

Ship is beautiful, but the food was the worst I have ever had on a cruise ship, and we have been on 64 cruises. Don't waste your time on specialty restaurants, my steakhouse steak was horrible, it tasted like wild boar!! Ship staff were very nice, but most were still learning their jobs. I think they will improve! The piano player, Tim, is very good. All of the Alaska ports were great!!

Glad I went but the ship is dated, offerings on board are limited for a cruise that may keep one inside due to weather, I didnt plan to have to be on a moving mall. No interesting on board activities ... staff were preoccupied with the fact this was a last cruise for the season and rather detached from service.

We did a seven night cruise to Alaska and stopped at some of the most beautiful places. We felt the safety standards on the Ovation were sufficient and we had a fantastic time. Literally the ONLY complaint would be that we could have used 2-3 hours more in Juneau.

Loved this cruise. I will cruise to Alaska again in the future. Royal Caribbean is the best.

This was a wonderful cruise to a beautiful place. The Ovation of the Seas is loaded with things to do and the crew was friendly. This was my 8th cruise and one of the best even with the Covid protocols.

This was a great cruise and I want to do this again.

Some activities were not available. Ship was running with less then half the passenger allowed, which was nice. Can’t imagine that ship at full capacity

Worth the wait. Ovation was a great ship with plenty of things to do. Super clean, organized, and safe. We absolutely loved our time on this ship and didn’t want to get off when the cruise was over. Sitka was our favorite port. We wholly recommend ovation of the seas and this Alaskan cruise to anyone. With covid protocols there was only 1700 people on board.

The trip was great, mostly because of the people we traveled with. We have never been on a ship that the buffet was closed for dinner, we usually go play cards in the windjammer after dinner and a show, but you couldn't. It was really hard to find places to play cards. I did appreciate that you didn't have to wear masks in the solarium and once you sat down at the show.

All in all, we enjoyed the cruise. We do not recommend our actual room, 10232 due to noise they can't fix, but did like the room structure. If your child is under 42 inches, I would recommend another cruise as there isn't a lot for them to do on the boat and there are many days at sea. Do not book private excursions on Maui nor Kona as you tender and cannot control what time you arrive!

Ship and ports very nice. Long tender lines. Food below what we expected.

The cruise was great. I enjoyed this better than the island cruise. We had more time at the ports. We will look at doing more like this one.