Ovation of the Seas Review

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Ovation of the Seas June 2016 with our Kids

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dacwpark
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

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Sail Date: Jun 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Traveled with children

On June 12-24, 2016, my wife, 10 year old daughter, 7 year old son and I sailed on the brand new RCCL "Ovation of the Seas" our of Singapore. This was my 18th cruise, and I have sailed on RCCL, Princess, Disney, and NCL previously. Most of the people on this cruise were from Asia, although there were a fair number of Americans onboard. We are now Platinum on RCCL.

Singapore- We arrived 2 days early so we could enjoy the city with our children. This was our first time here. Since there were 4 of us we needed a larger cab which cost $60 Singapore dollars one way from the airport for the 20 minute ride into town. If we had less luggage with could have traveled for less than half that sum. We stayed in 2 rooms at the Intercontinental Hotel, which was very nice with American sized rooms although as seems to be a general hotel rule they will NOT put you and your 2 children in 1 room. This hotel is in a great location, right next door to one mall. 2 other malls are within walking distance. The staff was very helpful and kind. They have 2 free computers in the lobby for your use. The cab ride to the Marina Bay cruise terminal to board the ship was short, and we all fit into one regular cab so the cost was only $15 Singapore dollars.

Embarkation: We arrived around noon and while there were lines, we were on the ship around 1 pm. They seemed organized although there was a slight delay. We were not allowed to our rooms right away so when we boarded around 1pm we went straight to the buffet.

Cabin Review

Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E1

Cabins: We are family of 4, with 2 people in each of 2 balcony staterooms. Larger than we expected, plus we had the balcony which was covered. Couch in the room. Beds were very very comfortable. Quieter than I expected. Refrigerator helped store some snacks. Hair dryer in room. There are 2 closets in the room although the second one is small. We had more space to store stuff than we needed. The bathroom was typical in size, and we had more storage room in there than we needed. Soap in the shower provided but NO conditioner. Just the right number of hangers. Finally a clock in the room on the phone! There were two 110 outlets (3 prong) and one 220 outlet in the room. I could not get my standard sized American 3 prong computer plug into either of the 3 prong 110 outlets without using the 2 prong adapter I just happened to bring from home. I am not sure why it would not go into any of the 110 outlet's on the ship. There is a 3rd multipurpose plug next to the bed in our Balcony cabin. There was a multipurpose shaver plug in the bath. It was great to be able to charge all our stuff.

Port Reviews

Singapore

Lots to see and do, we needed more time

Hong Kong

Just like at the airport they sense your temperature when you pass through a scanner. If you have a fever they stop you. At the port- Tai Chek - you will find a new cruise ship facility. Efficient workers. Downtown location but not walkable to the town. Continuous Free shuttle buses from/to Cruise port to/from MTR Diamond Hill stop /Hollywood shopping mall area. Takes about 20 minutes. Metro signs are also in English, plus the lines are by color. From there we purchased the Octopus cards for the MTR/metro. Each adult and child needs a separate card. Cost for the card alone was $50HKD each (Adult and child the same), plus charging the cards was $100HKD adults and $20HKD for a child. Child fares are less which I assume is why they charge the child's card with fewer funds. We then used these cards to simplify our metro travel. You can turn the cards in for a refund when you are finished traveling. You can also turn the cards in at the airport to refund your balance on the card. We went to Disney from Diamond hill stop, which took 4 connections but it was very easy and fast. Don't be intimidated you can do it. Locals even helped us in the beginning. Disney metro exit, in our opinion, is a short walk to Disney entrance. They will allow backpacks, and we also had snacks and water in them. No problem. I saw someone who brought rolling luggage the size of a carryon. Bring water as in the summer you will need it. The next day in Hong Kong my wife and I went back into the Nathan Street area to shop, and again the Octopus cards simplified the MTR experience.

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