I will start by explaining my title. This is one of the best ships in the world but the smaller, ships stop at more ports and do 1 way trips all the way up to Anchorage. So if you want to see some pretty scenery and be an an amazing ship, this is the one. If you want to see the most of Alaska and get all the real Alaska experience, not so much.
The Ovation of The Seas is the most impressive ship that I have ever been on! While I did not feel crowded in general, you can tell that you are on a VERY FULL ship at times.
We had "The Key" which did come with some perks but might not be enough to justify it.
A bit nicer that other RC ships, but pretty standard.
Seattle is an interesting place... We walked a total of about 20 miles in the 2 days that we were there. We had coffee at the Starbucks in Pikes Place, went to the fish market, and the space needle. The food was great at all the places we went (its a big city so lots of choices) but the best place was the park near the space needle at the children's museum. requires good weather but very nice.
All in all, its got a lot to offer, but there are homeless people everywhere that were pan handling fairly aggressively and there was a great deal of visible drug use. The kids commented after that there were a lot of skunks in Seattle.