Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Loved ovation of the seas would go again had a great time

The people were great and the food was great. But the pricing was not so much. Such as laundry is $35 USD for a tiny bag and if you need a pool towel you need to hire one out, and if you don’t bring it back or lose it you have to pay $25 USD. But overall it was great!!

Perfect holiday for people that don’t mind crowds or waiting in lines for a long time

Amazing cruise/cruise ship!! Will definitely be booking another one soon!!

Great time. We would do another cruise on this ship. We also prefer RC as a cruise line

First time on Royal Caribbean and won't be going anywhere else again.

Ovation of the Seas is a beautiful ship, but very large. The Cruise Director Joff and his offsider Angelle were a great entertaining team and really made everyone feel very welcome. The disco's and dance parties were fun so throw in a few dress ups for the cruise, 70's, formal, tropical etc.. The staff were friendly, the food was OK. Take advantage of the shows, they were great. If you are hoping to escape travelling without children, pick outside of school holiday times, there were a lot of kids running and I mean running through the ship. We stayed in the solarium to escape children but we did have to ask the staff to have children removed often! All in all the cruise was great. I would definitely travel Royal Caribbean again. New Zealand was stunning, especially the Fjords! We were lucky and had perfect weather. Pack light, it's really a very casual affair and do take US dollars with you and some NZ dollars for your day trips and purchases.

Highly recommend! Lots of activities. I was concerned about too many children but they most have been busy with all there was for them to do because it was no problem.

The ship is very big on things to do on sea days our absolute favorite thing was the Sushi Making Class.

We have rebooked on Ovation and look forward to sailing with her again. Just PLEASE, fix embarkation. Great cruise director and entertainment staff. You won't be disappointed.

Wet, rainy and rocky. Ques were forever to and all the fun stuff full of kids lining up. Too cold for the pools as it was wet abd raining most of our trip. Food was average and usually the same stuff every day. By day 14 we were over it.

Overall one of the better cruises. Probably because of the ship. Done this same cruise three times because of just having two week break. Without heavy airfare.

We were very excited to board Ovation of the seas as we had been wanting to try a Royal Caribbean cruise for some time. There were quite a few things that did go wrong for us but as a whole it was great to experience this ship.

Ovation is a beautiful ship. Always had something to see or do going on, plus plenty of space if you just wanted to relax. Joff and Angelle worked wonderfully together and were just really fun!

Non stressful from start to finish, Always something to do. The only complaint I can add is the smoking area is in the wrong area. Non smokers had to walk past to go to front or rear of ship

The staff on Ovation are awesome apart from Guest Services. Make sure you keep an eye on your account as I had to go down there several times. I also put a block on my son’s sea pass card as he is four and some how his card worked in the arcade. I disputed the on the last day saying I put a block on his card when I checked in 48 hours prior to boarding but they said they had no record of it so before they would let us disembark we had to pay a $103 bill. The beds are very firm not to my liking. Apart from those two things the rest of the ship is awesome. There is always plenty to do for all ages. The food in the sit down restaurants was really good. The service was excellent. We ate at Chic most nights. We also ate at some of the paid restaurants as well. Jamies, Chop’s and Wonderland were all excellent. My favourite was Chop’s then a tie between Jamies and Wonderland. Windjammer was hit and miss for lunch and dinner. Sometimes the food was really bland and other times it was good. Breakfast was always good. Two 70 Cafe was a great place to get a quick snack and coffee. The roast beef rolls yum. Drink prices were very expensive when you take into account the exchange rate from Australian dollars to U.S dollars. If want to buy drink packages make sure you buy them before you board. They are about 30% cheaper online. For example the all inclusive drinks package was $73 AUS per day online but when you boarded the ship it was $70 US per day. The seaplex was a great place with lots of activities throughout the day and bumper cars in the early evening. The shows were good and there was always a movie playing either in the Royal Theatre or on the Pool Deck. The ship was nearly fully booked but it did not feel like there was that many people on the ship. The excursions are also more expensive on board as well. The staterooms are smaller than the Pacific Jewel. We had a balcony room on both ships and both on deck 11. We have only been on two cruises so I am only comparing the rooms on those ships. All and all it is a great ship with heaps to do and see but I would not sail on Ovation again due to the beds being so firm. I would definitely try another Royal Caribbean ship.

Excellent cruise, staff very helpful and friendly, food fantastic, entertainment good, Although I don’t think there is enough seats to just sit down to rest while walking around the ship without going into a bar or coffee shop etc

The ship itself is lovely but it just seems to be missing something. New cruisers seemed overawed by it but for long time cruisers like myself the RCI fleet no longer has that special feeling. Nearly all activities are aimed at selling you something and the whole activity team seemed under utilised. You used to always see them around the ship getting involved with passengers but not now. Didn't even lay eyes on the Cruise director. Sadly the old days of cruising are gone forever. I don't like the dining rooms on this ship at all. Give me the grand old ones anytime. I doubt I will be back on a RCI ship as I find them all gimmicky and kind of soulless. Even though the staff try their best they seem to not have their heart in it either

Don't recall if I reviewed this in November or not, so I'm adding my review now - in a word, absolutely "STUNNING SHIP" - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The staff & crew are very friendly - a crew from 68 countries. Venues onboard, EXCELLENT - I was so impressed with my 23 November cruise in 2018, I couldn't wait to do my next cruise, and to that end, I'm sailing again in 2021 to New Zealand... ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL!!!!

great cruise shops on board very dear could not buy anything only cattered for people with lots of money