Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

It is the best time of three year for me. Awesome experience.

Let's see... First off Love love loved the ship. Right off the bat I would have to say service was top notch. Plenty of activities to keep you busy or could just relax. Never had a bad meal. Excursions were great and the scenery breath taking.

It was the most amazing cruise. the staff and crew were amazing. All the shows and entertainment were wonderful. We had a huge family of 19 with different age groups and we all enjoyed it very much.

The Ovation is an amazing ship but may be too large and overwhelming for some. It is beautiful with many upscale amenities. The Diamond Room has a wonderful concierge.it is the kind of a ship that can totally occupy and entertain kids of any age. The Seaplex sports complex takes care of that.lk

Overall the cruise is good and excellent. Had a very good experience with everything. The only thing I felt was that I wish they limited the number of people using the elevator.

Ovation is a beautiful, clean and modern ship. It was the first time we have sailed on a ship that holds 4,000-5,000 people and that is a challenge in itself. It is a floating city spread across 16 decks. It took me a few days to find your way around and I’m used to cruising and pretty good at finding my way around. There are lots of dining venues and the food is in almost all cases, quite good. The crew are terrrifc, friendly and helpful. There are lots and lots of children, from toddlers to teens onboard and the ship seems to cater to the “bring the entire family” theme. How many ships have a Bumper Car arena, rock climbing and surfing venues onboard. So be prepared to encounter elevators full of kids, especially teems, roaming free. Wi-Fi is expensive and spotty at best. Don’t bother with the RCL onboard texting app. The drink packages are very expensive, so do the math beforehand.

Was a good cruise. Food was good. Entertainment was the best I have seen.

An Alaskan Cruise is Amazing but even Better with Royal Caribbean! The Service was Excellent. We will be back again!

Nice cruise, beautiful scenery. Beautiful ship and great staff. The port of Seattle is terrible, both outbound and inbound. Why do we register for a designated health check time when they don’t police and allow everyone to enter upon arrival? Rude staff managing taxis, also incompetent. Will never sail from this port again - need to learn from Miami where all expectations are exceeded. Experience is smooth, pleasant and timely.

It was great cruise except for the bourbon issue. Scenery is so beautiful and the waterfalls!!

My grandson enjoyed it and I enjoyed having the time with him. I found the crowds on the ship overwhelming and would have felt more comfortable if they had worn masks.

Alaska is beautiful. Ship was clean, friendly staff, & plenty to do on ship.

Family of two includes elderly mobility limited father. Assessable room was a good size. Staff very welcome and friendly. Ship was beautiful.

We had a marvelous time for the week. Nice balance of activities and entertainment with the various shore excursions. Much better appreciation of Alaska.

Enjoyable, great ship and crew, will probably try Royal Caribbean again.

We were very pleased with our cruise on Ovation. The staff was very friendly and worked hard to make sure we were having a great time. The ship was clean. It's a very beautiful ship that looks like it is very well taken care of. The ports of call were perfect and the excursion options were plentiful. We were very happy with the options available to us.

Overall was a great experience! Will recommend my friends to visit

Covid can still ruin your cruise. My other party members, who I never saw, caught Covid on the cruise, while my family denied boarding from what we suspect was a false positive IN PORT, minutes before we were supposed to sail.

The cruise was great. The food was great. The crew was great. Health and safety common-sense needs to be practiced by passengers who are coughing, sneezing, etc. Just cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. It's that simple. COVID is still around! Washing hands just before going to the buffet is not enough. I don't like wearing a mask, but I wear one when I am among crowds. I have travelled extensively since the COVID travel ban was lifted first for the airlines in 2020, then the cruise lines in 2021. So far in 2022 we have taken two international land trips, and three cruises prior to this one. This is the first time both of us came home with COVID after this cruise. We have always tested negative for COVID each time on our international trips, the day before we re-entered the US by air. From what I have read, many people were infected with COVID on this cruise, Ovation of the Seas that sailed from Seattle on May 27, 2022. For the time being I will try to stay away from RCL because I am not confident about the health and safety protocols. I will sail on smaller vessels with the other cruise lines that I have been on and came home well.

Overall the experiences on ship were very good. Embark and Debark were horrible. Met a few couples that were cool.