It's difficult to capture the Ovation experience easily. But, in a word - sublime. There was no request that was too big or too small for them.
We cruised as a party of four in Veranda Suite rooms. Our rooms were located aft near to the staircase, which is a lovely location. Highly recommended.
Embarkation - this was effortless and enjoyable. We were met at the airport and had an easy ...
I choose this ship for two reasons. One I liked the itinerary and two I wanted to try a luxury cruise line. The itinerary was good in that it started in Stockholm allowing me to spend two days before departure exploring the city without rushing and it ended in Copenhagen where I did the same thing. It also included two overnights ( 3 full days) in St. Petersburg where there is so much to see. I ...
This was our first trip with Seabourn and will be our last. Our previous cruises have all been with Cunard in its Grills Suites. Cunard has bigger ships so more people but has immeasurably better staff and food. The food on the Ovation was boring and bland. The dress code is not policed and many evenings gentlemen turned up to dinner in polo shirts. The shore excursions were expensive and ...
We chose this 7-day Baltic cruise with Seabourn as we liked the itinerary (5 countries in 7 days) and wanted to try a “luxury” cruise line having previously cruised with Celebrity, Cunard and Oceania.
We were not dis-appointed, Seabourn and their staff ensured everything went extremely smoothly from the very start. Check-in and boarding in Stockholm took 5 minutes, very different from ...
We booked the Baltic and the Fjords on what has been the best we've sailed on and therefore our favorite. Seabourn did not disappoint us. First time on the Quest, but we have sailed before on the identical sister ships the Odyssey and the Sojourn, as well on the baby sister, now sold, the beloved Spirit. The ship is only a few years old, beautifully designed and kept in prime condition inside and ...
Just back from a delightful cruise to Northern Europe and St. Petersburg. The ship was excellent in every way--beautiful suite with balcony, very good service, and outstanding food. Casually elegant, low-key luxe. Not a whole lot of entertainment and activities, and a quite small pool, but I went sightseeing every day except the one at-sea day. Wished the cruise were longer--I loved ...
Mr Waldo's friends had said "Oh you must go to Russia" and Miss Waldo had just embarked on a thesis about the Romanovs so we began planning.
Things went pear shaped and it turned out to be just me and the Little Waldos aged 22 and 18 (moral ...live life to the full)
one of the negatives to this cruise was having been to 2 ports before so we cut short our pre in Stockholm just overnighting and ...
The 7 day cruise of the Baltic Sea in June/July 2013 had been our third cruise with Seabourn within the last 10 month (41 sea days). Why? My wife and I we simply feel at home aboard Seabourn. We are in our late 40ties and until 1 ½ years ago we didn´t thought a cruise will suite us. We liked and still like being on our own exploring. We prefer top class hotels, but hardly use all the facilities ...
Our first time on Seabourn, although we have cruised Crystal and Celebrity. The ship was lovely, the service mostly superb. The exceptions being the Patio Grill Bar and the Observation Bar (although Daniel, our Irish server, in the Observation Bar was wonderful). The other servers not so much. Our greatest disappointment was the food. It was just OK - but nothing special - sometimes overcooked, ...
This cruise was my first and several seasoned cruisers said I had set the bar very high form my first cruise and I agree! We arrived in Stockholm 2 days early and I highly recommend doing this since there is so much to see in this beautiful city. We met 2 single girls that were doing a St. Petersburg tour with us at our hotel (this was a pure coincidence!) and shared a taxi to the port with them. ...