Ovation of the Seas Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Doreen King
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

This would be cruise number 8 each being with a different cruise line. Read the reviews and hoped it would be different for us. The embarkation took a ridiculous two and a half hours, not a good start to any cruise. Went to our balcony cabin, which being a new ship was fine, nothing special however. Checked out the Windjammer buffet a huge area with poor quality food, when compared with other ships costing half the price. The free restaurants were beautifully appointed but once again food offered was nothing special, given the price paid. Paid $50 each for Wonderland restaurant where the meal was very good, but when you are already paying $500 per night for your stateroom so it should be. Drinks throughout the ship were expensive wine by the glass particularly so, after being converted to Aus Dollars. Also first ship we have sailed on with no happy hour offered anywhere, the only deal being 5 selected beers for the price of 4 in a bucket. Entertainment I thought was poor, apart from the Rock the Boat band who I thought were truly excellent.

Excursions were the normal ripoff that they all are, we took a tour of Hobart in a people mover located outside the dock. The cost being around a third of what the ship offered.

The ship was new and beautifully appointed as one would expect, but in terms of value compared to previous cruises it didn't stack up. As a consequence I would not use this cruise company again.

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Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin E1

It was nice, not as big as we would have liked or expected however. Apart from being new nothing special.

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