Royal Caribbean Sydney (Australia) Cruise Reviews

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Review for a Transpacific Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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tazmi2
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Great itinerary from Sydney to Honolulu. Headliners entertainment was very good. As for spectrum cabaret was just a waste of time.. As for the dining room tables are pushed close together we spent most of our time eating in the Windjammer for breakfast and lunch. If you’re lucky enough to have eat at the coastal kitchen, the food was outstanding. Pool area was crowded. There is a rule posted ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Grand Suite with Balcony


RC delivered a great Transpacific cruise

Review for a Transpacific Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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Beagle5
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This was by far the largest ship we had ever been on, and the longest cruise, so we were a little apprehensive. By and large the ship handled the number of people well - it was only the first day when everyone was out and about exploring that we felt a little jostled by the crowds. The other time was getting off and on at port stops. There were lines to get off, even as an independent ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


A New Zealand Experience that was easily Forgotten

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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NickMan123
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

I want to start of by saying this was my second cruise ever and I would cruise with RC again, Unfortunately due to circumstances that were most of the time, out of peoples control, this felt like a forgetful experience I also would like to say we had the key as well, meaning we did have priority with a couple of things Check-in at the Overseas Sydney Terminal can only be described as ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Dreadful except the weather.

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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CruiseCoupleX
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We'd sailed on Explorer of the Seas once before and a weekend trip on the Ovation seemed like a good idea. It wasn't. In brief; dreadful service, low morale amongst crew, lack of cleaning, foodcourt quality food in the dining rooms and far worse in the buffet. The ship is big and newish but the finish is more like a well appointed caravan with lots of wood veneer and perspex than a cruise ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony


Good cruise but not a fantastic cruise

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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relic1964
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

I haven't been on a cruise since 2016 and I wanted my sister Sam to see New Zealand as she had never been there. This was my 2nd cruise to New Zealand but different company. We went up the day before the cruise so if a delay happened it wouldn't stress us out as much. Our boarding time was between 12 and 12:30pm and we arrived around 11:30am and handed out bags in and then joined the queue to ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Not a bad cruise

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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Mrs Clooney
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I booked to go to Eden in NSW but it was changed to Tasmania .. so. Much more to do onboard this ship. But long lines for dodgem cars and ifly etc. and the North Star. Apparently you book via the app. My app did not work well. Even their staff couldn’t fix it. So that was no good. We had a main dining room booking but got SOOOOO MUCH in the way of lectures from crews about filling out reviews and ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


First cruise on RCL since coronavirus started

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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davehoo
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Pros Large cabin Great entertainment Great staff but a good number of them spoke English but did not really understand English very well thus a good number of communication problems Cons Food nowhere near the quality or quantity of our previous cruise with RCL out of Sydney The first night my main course was very under cooked and the vegetables the two of them ie only two ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


First cruise in 4 years!

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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roselilyoz
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The cruise to Tasmania was a substitute for one we had needed to cancel earlier. It was our first for 4 years due to Covid, and it was interesting to experience cruising again, on a ship that we have always enjoyed before. We knew there would be changes, such as only servicing the cabin once a day and reduced benefits for diamond plus cruisers so we were not expecting it to be the same. However, ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Hits and Misses

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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wynkys
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was my second cruise with RCI after my first on Quantum last December. I have been cruising since the mid-60s and have been fortunate to have completed over fifty trips on over twenty different cruise lines With the arrival in Australia of the two Quantum class ships I thought it was time to give RCI a go. It has been an interesting experience but something I don't see myself ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Worst cruise ever!

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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Girl2Boat
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Royal Carribean cancelled our first cruise to the South Pacific. We had already planned and booked the remainder of our trip to Australia and New Zealand and were forced into choosing this cruise. We were very disappointed with the options available but had to choose another cruise within a small window as RC WOULD NOT REFUND our deposit, even though they were the ones who repositioned the ship ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


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