Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship was absolutely beautiful. Bright and modern and nothing like any other ship (well, other than the Quantum OTS) that visits Australian shores. Unfortunately the school camp quality foods and tendency for bar staff to overlook the non-drinkers on refreshment packages and hyper focus on the cash tippers has ensured this was a one and done experience. Unfortunately, the price tag is just not justified, in my opinion.

I love cruising with royal Caribbean thay really are the best ships and great value for money

Amazing amazing and amazing. Need to go on a diet now 😳😳🤩🤩

Loved the itenary. Not a fan of the ship. Will stick to small ship cruising in the future.

Any day on a ship is a good day. The cruise was enjoyable with great service, entertainment and food

The weather was disappointing but we knew going so late in the season was a risk. Still enjoyed the cruise

Great itenerary with several weather induced hiccups. The ship is well suited for cold weather and is a favorite of mine

It was a lovely cruise. It’s such a beautiful area. We saw whales and waterfalls and glaciers. We enjoyed the ship and food and activities.

Royal is still obviously going through the troubles of restarting a massive industry, sourcing things for ships all over the world from all over the world, training staff to standards, and trying to operate in accordance with local, state, federal and multiple countries guidelines. They’re doing their best. When something isn’t available, or the bartender gives you a true pour, I’m sorry, but you need to go with it. Is everything perfect at your job? I’m guessing not. So please be kind to these crews trying to give you a great vacation. The ship is sailing basically full now, most things feel normal. Then you’ll ask for a straw and people will start rummaging through cabinets, and may say “I think we’re out of straws, I’m sorry”… then 30 minutes later you’ll get another drink with 2 straws. Just 😆 and carry on. You’re cruising again!!! Go with the flow.

For a first time cruise - this was a learning experience for me. I mostly enjoyed it. I am sure I missed out on many things on board so I will try to plan better if I cruise again.

I will cruise with RC again, just not on Ovation of the Seas. When we voiced our concern to Guest Services regarding the shower drainage issue, Cinthia (Guest Services Manager) had to follow us to our cabin to confirm what we were saying. After confirming that what we said was true she proceeded to apologize but offer nothing more. She called back the following day to apologize some more and to offer us an excursion of our choice. At that point, the damage had been done. We were done. Poor customer service to say the least. I could go on but what’s the point.

The ship itself is great. Clean, nice decor, good layout, but the staff seem indifferent and the ports of call are pretty inaccessible if you are trying to do things on your own/without an excursion. Get everywhere early if you want a seat. If the walking track on deck 15 is too windy for viewing scenery, try deck 5. It's covered.

We had an overall great trip considering 7 out of 10 in our group came home with Covid and testing positive on return home. We loved Alaska and getting to see the Northern Lights for 3 nights in Juneau, Skagway and Sitka and getting great pictures it was a bucket list filled trip!

As a Travel Agent, I'd definitely recommend and will be returning to AK. Ovation of the Seas receives a standing Ovation for being a great and beautiful ship. Holds roughly 4500 passengers with lots to see and do such as i-fly, flo-rider, bumper cars, and the north star. Just FYI, some activities on-board that you'd think should be free are nor (i.e. flo-rider, i-fly, and north star). Sorentos pizza 🍕 is yummy!!

I can't wait to plan my next Royal Carribean cruise. I would definitely go to Alaska again and on Ovation again no doubt. Scenic, and relaxing.

It’s so hard to pack clothes for this one. So many weather variations.

The ship itself was not nearly as great or big as I thought it would be. The quality of food was poor. the stateroom was smaller than pervious smaller older ships. overall it was fun but maybe don't spring for the newer ship as it costs more and is not worth it.

Best cruise that we have been on yet and loved it so much

Loved this cruise. Best crew ever, on fab ship. 😊😊

First family cruise. 2 kids (8 & 2). It was rough for the 2 year old as he isn't potty trained. No swim diapers were allowed in pool so there wasn't much for the younger kid (as splash park was closed most of cruise). Our oldest loved Adventure Ocean and met some new friends. Good amount of activities for the whole family...the potty trained ones