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Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews
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Featured Review
Lovely Very Big Ship but never seemed crowded
"Overall the Ovation of the Ship is a beautiful large passenger ship. It had 4600 passengers but didn't seem crowded except on deck when it was warm and sunny as all of the people came out of hiding to get a deck..."Read More
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Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
Afloatalot
6-10 Cruises
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Age 40s
We were booked for 11 nights, 12 days for a round trip Australia to New Zealand.
We were supposed to stop along the way at Mystery Island and New Caledonia before reaching NZ. However combination of a tropical cyclone and Coronavirus meant we did a round trip from Sydney and spent 6 nights, 7 days on board.
All praise to the captain and crew for looking after passengers well being, the crew ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2020
Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
Astro Boy
10+ Cruises
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Age 60s
First time on Ovation ( reason we booked ), so mainly went for the ride, which strangely turned out that way.
We journeyed to tip of New Zealand, turned around and came back to Sydney due to Covid 19 problems around the world. As far as we knew no one had it on the ship, that is till we all got off and went home and 3 days later told one Canadian was infectious last 2 days. So at the moment I ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2020
Cabin Type: Interior with Virtual Balcony
Review for Ovation of the Seas to Australia & New Zealand
Penny mccosker
2-5 Cruises
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Age 50s
Big ship but never felt overcrowded
Very friendly helpful staff couldn’t fault them
Solarium great area. Adults only which is a great idea
Food good not great
Entertainment same Excellent entertainer one night in the royal theatre But other nights mediocre
Great singer in One of the bars every night
Lacking nice lounge areas overlooking ocean although big one at back of ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Review for Ovation of the Seas to Australia & New Zealand
JMW43
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
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We were worried about the size of this ship being the biggest we had been on and it had a lot of stuff that we didn't need like bumper cars, surfing, trapeze etc.but it was easy to avoid them and enjoy the rest of the ship as they were tucked away in the sportsplex. What impressed us most was the organisation. Despite having to be medically tested before we got on as we had to change planes ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Grand Suite with Large Balcony - 1 Bedroom
Review for Ovation of the Seas to Australia & New Zealand
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ozpen
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Age 60s
We chose this cruise because of the Ship as we have always wanted to sail out of beautiful Sydney Harbour and back in again. The destination wasn't as important as the Ship but we did enjoy New Zealand and the itinerary was excellent - enough port days and enough seas days over the 12 nights.
Embarkation was extremely well done - 30 minutes from stepping out of our car with our bags and ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Ocean View with Large Balcony
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
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AdamMadd
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Age 40s
Let me just say that this has been one of the worst cruises I've been on. The whole cruise has been one disappointment after another that has made what was supposed to be a happy and enjoyable birthday and 10th anniversary holiday into a depressing and boring cruise. From the horrible staff in the kids club that drove my 3yo daughter to tears, to the overcrowding of the ship so much that you can't ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony
Traveled with children
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
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help12345
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Age 50s
We have cruised many times on alot of different cruise lines but Ovation is the largest ship we have cruised on. Ovation of the Seas has been our bucket ship and it didn't disappoint.
No waiting in line to embark, disembark, buffet or for the tenders in port.
We had a virtual balcony cabin which was a good size and very quiet.
We loved all the toys that were included, flowrider, Ifly, ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Interior with Virtual Balcony
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
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wheels1000
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
We wanted to go Ovation to try it and compare. We have been RCI since 2010 and are Diamond (80 pts) later this year. Maybe. We are Platinum with Princess. We first cruised though in 1970-72.
I think reviews need to have
1) a valid comparison with other ships &
2) whether they write as a family/kids, Teens or older.......... like us.
But what a disappointment...........BUT
We did ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
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big daddio2
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Age 60s
We chose this cruise as we had been on Ovation previously, and knew it would provide enough entertainment for our kids and grandkids. Although the grandkids (five of them, aged 4 to 15) did not go to the kids club, there was enough on the ship to keep them engaged and happy.
Embarkation in Sydney went without a hitch, and by 11.30 we had found a table in the Windjammer and had our first ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Traveled with children
Review for Ovation of the Seas to South Pacific
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KiwiCoral
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Age 30s
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Overall our holiday was good, but there were a few things that brought down the enjoyment.
Our stateroom was assigned by RC on the starboard forward part of deck 6 and was above the deck 5 smoking area. This meant when we wanted to use the balcony, we got cigarette smoke in the air. Fresh air was why we picked a balcony in the first place. We also were deluged in cigarette smoke when waiting ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony
