Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This is a great cruise itenarary if you want to get a sample of ports of New Zealand. One disappointment was that Royal Caibbean at onbe time offered Hobart, Tasmania as a port of call. On should also be aware that you may experience rough seas, but a ship such as the Ovation of the Seas can handle it fairly well, and that is part of the adventure.

The first cruise departing 1/24/2023 was awesome. The second cruise was as good but due to weather only had one port.

We were forced by RC to chose this cruise as they cancelled our original cruise to the South Pacific and would not refund our money. We had already made all of our trip arrangements when they cancelled the cruise and so we had limited options of RC cruises that fit our schedule. The service, food, activities and entertainment were subpar. The adult section is so small that the pool is basically a giant tub and the restaurant space is limited. There were 1,700 children under the age of 18 on this cruise which made it a zoo. The activities for adults were lame, i.e. how to fold a napkin or make a towel animal. The weather prevented us from going to 2 of the 3 ports and so we were basically stuck on the cruise from hell. RC didn't make any special accommodations for passengers to make up for missing the 2 ports. The excursion prices were ridiculous. We were sick of cold food, poor service (dining) and lack of entertainment/activities and couldn't wait to disembark. Another passenger who had cruised for years told me this is typical for RC in Australia to have subpar food, activities, service, etc. DON"T GO!

Horrible, there are many ships to choose from, choose a different one.

Not up to what we expected after having two Australia/New Zealand cruises cancelled over the past two yers.

We love long cruises with sea days and the quantum class is a perfect ship for this. We were disappointed that Bora Bora was cancelled but the extra day in Moreea was excellent. We loved all three New Zealand stops and sailing in to Sydney was amazing.

Fantastic time on Ovation of the Seas from Vancouver to Hawaii. It is evident that cruising is back, because the ship was at capacity and felt crowded at times. Still, on such a big ship, we could always find space for what we wanted to do - and could get decent seats in shows if we got there early enough. Food was decent, and drinks were always good. Staff rocks !

5 days at sea is a bit much but there were plenty of activities and we were looking to chill.

Physical limitations developed during cruise which severely limit my participation in planned excursions and on ship activities. A diabetic crisis prevented enjoying most menu offerings.

Think this cruise was provided too late in the year. Weather did not cooperate; therefore we lost much of the trip, 1 stop, and cruising through Endicott Pass and glaci We really did not get to see much of Alaska.

Don't go to Laska in September and if you end up in Vancouver, take a shuttle back to Seattle. Don't uses Vancouver Airport.

Fantastic ship, fantastic itinerrary, Alaska is amazing and must do.

The Alaska cruise has must see scenery, the excursions are interesting and support a spectrum of activities. Ovation of the Seas and her crew made this trip most enjoyable.

Did not meet expectations. Did not see glaciers, the namesake of cruise, and, unlike previous cruises, was not compensated for change in itinerary. Was not given alternate opportunity to see glaciers as most excursions were booked by the time we were notified of the changes. Very disappointed to miss the major attraction of this cruise.

In summation going on a cruise titled Dawes Glacier Cruise and Not going there was VERY disappointing. Almost seems like they owe us an experience. For this I could not recommend this cruise to friends.

Had a great time, there was more to do and see than we did on the ship. But overall, a great time.

Great trip, highly recommend it! Staff and entertainment were great! Food was plentiful

Will cruise again. Royal Caribbean is saved by their onboard level of overall service. It even makes me want to overlook the dreadful experience

I think royal is desperate to recoup its losses without thinking through treatment of its customers and having the right ratios of staff etc. After cruise calling in and being on hold for 1hour 23 minutes to sort out the lost luggage with no help once an agent picked up is sad.

The ports and excursions were excellent. The cruise took our extended-family travel party, which was initially booked together, and just a few weeks before the cruise decided to split us all apart, throwing us in rooms all over the ship. They still have not offered a reasonable explanation of why they did this. My husband and half my kids ended up on another floor. My siblings and parents were scattered all over the place. The cruise refused to fix the problem over the phone, and we were told just to figure it out on the ship. Having to go back and forth with guest services during what was supposed to be a relaxing cruise was frustrating, and they still didn't get our original rooms back. Also Cheap Cruises was utterly useless in trying to solve issues.