Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas Cruise Reviews

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Is "The Key" worth it?

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Erica Hazzard
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Our family of 4, 2 kids aged 10 and 12, recently returned from our 1 week Alaskan cruise. We found "The Key" package worth the extra money. The one issue at the start of the cruise was rectified the first day. The original tickets we printed had "the Key" insignia on it, but we had a cabin upgrade and the new tickets did not have them on. The ticket agent wrote "Key customers" by hand. It got ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Excellent Ship, Just Enough Alaska

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BHappy2Day
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Our party of four 60-somethings, including my husband and I and my sister and her husband, chose this sailing because we wanted the new, state-of-the-art Ovation and a shorter (one week) itinerary. I am our group's unofficial "travel agent," making all of our plans. We all live in Central Florida. After booking, I noticed an avalanche of bad reviews for Ovation on Cruise Critic. We were ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Grand Suite with Large Balcony - 1 Bedroom


Disappointed In Ovation

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pivibird
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this ship for the destination and because our group of 13 had 3 children who we thought would enjoy the variety of activities. I was disappointed in the Ovation and will not likely use RCI again. This was our second cruise and if it had been our first, it likely would have been our last. Embarkation was a mess to put it bluntly, just throngs of people milling around with no clear ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Great ship but could be so much better

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BA5
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was our first Alaska cruise and we selected RCCL for the price and ship. Ovation is a beautiful ship, one of the most beautiful I have been on. (15+ cruises on different lines) It is huge but there was never a point that it felt too crowded. Loved the three ports but wanted to see so much more. Here are some thoughts: 1)we did whale watching/Mendenhall glacier and it was great! So glad ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony

Traveled with children


Outstanding crew!

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Chrissteph
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose RC Ovation of the Seas because we thought if the weather was bad in Alaska we wanted a ship with a lot of activities. We’re an active family who enjoys the outdoors & our millennial kids & other family members wanted to experience walking on a glacier and hiking in Alaska. We were able to walk on Mendenhall and Laughton Glaciers and view Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier from our ship. It was ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony

Traveled with children


Great ship, lackluster service

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mjpuglisi
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Our group of 20 (ages 22- 68) chose this cruise to celebrate a milestone anniversary. The ship was beautiful, well appointed, and very clean. We worked very hard to connect our reservations so that we would have meals together in the main dining rooms. The first night, we were spread all over. We spoke to the Head waiter and he took care if it for the following evenings. We were grateful for ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


DAWES GLACIER CANCELLED!!! NO GLACIER WHATSOEVER ON ALASKA CRUISE!!?!!

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KEITHSHARPCPA
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We choose RC Ovation to experience the highly touted Alaska glacier cruise highlights, especially glacier calving touted as spectacular due to global warming. H/E all we got was a ROYAL disappointment. THEY CANCELLED THE DAWES GLACIER HIGHLIGHT WITHOUT SUBSTITUTING ANYTHING SIMILAR OR OFFERING ANY COMPENSATION FOR THIS HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT! "SO, YOU WENT ON ALASKA CRUISE AND DIDN'T SEE A ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Interior with Virtual Balcony


Great Family Cruise

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minnie38
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We enjoyed this cruise. As a reference point, we've been on Harmony, Allure, and Navigator and 12 other cruises on Disney & Princess . I think this ship was made for Alaska. We traveled with our 16 year old daughter and 12 year old son. They loved Sea Plex. It was nice having the Solarium and the indoor pool. We had pretty good weather for Alaska. We took advantage of tons of activities ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony

Traveled with children


Crowded and not the best ship for Alaska

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Kjr3
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Beautiful ship but too crowded and too big to maximize cruising Alaska. We had a later embarkation time (1:30) and we had no issues - walked quickly onboard and had immediate access to our cabins (although our luggage arrived several hours later). We were a large group with several teenagers so we chose Ovation of the Seas for our Alaska trip as we thought it would provide a better range ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Traveled with children


Not Worth the money.

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AL419
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

My travel agent sold us on this cruise. The ship was nice and beautifully appointed. Food was just alright. Everything was extra money and we were nickeled and and dimed the whole time. Husband bought the soda package and had to carry around a plastic cup like he was at an amusement park. Tacky! I felt like I was at a flea market , there was constant junk being sold on tables throughout the ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


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