Disappointing Compared to Past Seabourn Voyages

Item: Seabourn Ovation
Rating: 3.5
Author: dstmtn

Seabourn Ovation Cruise Review to Caribbean

dstmtn

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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14 Night Gems Of The Caribbean (Philipsburg Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2024

Ship: Seabourn Ovation

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 740

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

We started off the cruise fairly disappointed in the food and service in the Observation Bar, but the longer we were on the boat and had great service from other staff, we felt better about the overall experience.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Fairly normal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The food was pretty bland in all of the restaurants. That was one of our biggest disappointments.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

My husband used the fitness center daily and was disappointed that they did not have any spin bikes. The pool staff was great but the area around the pool was less roomy compared to their smaller ships. The lounge chairs were quite narrow and packed in. Pool was nice. The walking deck is fairly short. When they put in the retreat in the new ships, it limited the distance around the deck.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The onboard singers were the best we have ever heard on a cruise. The two special entertainers during the first week of our cruise, Ben Mills and Steve Steven’s were awesome as well.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The service overall was excellent. Some of the staff were over the top great. The only problem was in the Observation Bar pre dinner. Most nights we had to wait 20-30 minutes to get a drink.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was very clean. The layout is great except for the pool deck and walking deck.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We had a veranda suite midship on deck 7. The cabin was a nice size and very comfortable. Our room steward was excellent.