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Final thoughts and OBSERAVATIONS: Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I feel like Mike wasn't as enthusiastic as Steve from Canada - but I take that back, Mike was super funny all the time and he was very friendly and made everyone laugh a lot. It was probably the first night and I shouldn't have made judgement so quickly 🤣
This is my third time sailing Ovation of the Seas - and while she's a great ship and I love sailing on her, I found myself not doing as much as I did on previous sailings with her - I don't know if it's just because I was lazy or if it was because I'd already done everything and seen every show there was to see (the Broadway Style ones precisely). And most of the Trivia's were all the same more or less; Harry Potter, 70's/80's/90's Tunes, Scavenger Hunts, Star Wars - all the usual trivias. I don't know what it is. I'll be happy once we get a different ship and try a different sailing - I do hope Ovation comes back to Sydney though after the 2025-2026 Asia season - she's a great ship and I definitely do love sailing her, I just wish there was more variety in Sydney sailings. 
The Windjammer was definitely my least favorite part of the ship and even my dad agrees. We ate in the WJ mainly for breakfast and lunch - I had lunch a few times at Sorrento's and two70 though. But the thing about the Windjammer is that there's no variety - it's all the same food every. single. day. Chips, burgers, bacon, hash browns, sausages - they literally change one station and that's it, but even then it's like half a station. They occasionally put out things like tacos, tortillas etc, but everything else is the same and they have FOUR stations JUST FOR SALADS (TWO OF THEM ARE LITERALLY JUST FOR CHEESE AND HAM/PROSCUITTO ETC) AND FRUIT. Honestly, the food in the MDR was way nicer than the food in the Windjammer.
It was a very nice sailing and to get away from reality and civilization if only for 10 days and I very much enjoyed the shows even if I'd seem them before - I like re-watching shows cause I know they change casts. They've kept Ovation in really good condition, all her decor is still very nice and she's very clean. There are parts of the ship that are starting to show some wear and tear though - like the carpet in the WJ is a bit dated and starting to mould, the stools in the casino are all worn and could use some replacing, and there are some parts of the ship that are starting to rust (but the rust can't be helped, it's just what happens when ships are exposed to seawater for too long). Also one of the lifts wasn't working the entire sailing which didn't help after the shows or when people were trying to get off the ship. 
I'm not sure if I'm just being cynical or if people are genuinely just lazy - I saw SO many able bodied people take the lifts JUST TO GET FROM the THIRD FLOOR to the FOURTH floor or they'd take the lift just for one level...honestly... just walk the stairs, it's a lot faster than waiting for the lifts.

Day 10: 
Woke up to go to the Windjammer as usual... then started packing a bit for the dreaded disembarkation date 😞
Then I attended a show named "Kazoo that Tune with Mike & Neil" in the two70 where yes - as the name says, they play hit tunes using the Kazoo and the audience has to guess what song it is. Pretty funny if I do say so myself. After Kazoo that Tune - I  went with dad to the duty free shops to buy some liquor and I went to buy some Royal keyrings. It was then time for lunch in the WJ - I wasn't feeling too hungry cause I was kinda full from breakfast but also cause I had a bit of a headache (I think cause of the weather and the rocking of the ship got a bit much (I don't get seasick easily, but the rocking was pretty bad)). Dad told me there was an emergency like I mentioned above a passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious because I think he probably lost balance from the rocking of the ship - the waters were very rough. I just stayed in my room to watch YouTube video and laid down and had a rest. About an hour later I felt a bit better so then I attended Game of Thrones trivia in the Music Hall - I did better than I thought I would, I got 18/24. One of the answers was "Name Daenerys Targaryen's 3 Dragons" - incase some people haven't watched the show here, the name of the dragons are; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. But when the trivia host was reading out the answer - he had it as Drogo instead. 
Game of Thrones trivia ended and then I went out to the casino to play Keymaster - I don't expect to win, I just wanted to have a bit of fun. After this - I went to the Royal Esplanade to buy some keyrings from the shops. Dad went to buy Duty Free liquor and he opened the bottle immediately.... 🤣 After this we just stayed in our room until dinner time - I got Spaghetti Bolognese again and the Shrimp Cocktail. Desert I ordered some kind of apple crumble with ice-cream. I also ordered extra strawberry ice-cream - thought I'd treat myself on the last day. Dad went up to ride the bumper cars one last time while I went back down to the room to pack on the way I decided to play the keymaster at the casino again, it was so random, I turned around to have a look at the claw machine and there it was! A green $25 Royal Caribbean casino chip just on the floor, I picked it up and contemplated what to do with it - we had to have our suitcases out by 10pm. This is when disaster struck!! I got back to my room but the ship was rocking so much, I lost my balance in the bathroom and dropped my phone and it hit one of the corners at the bottom of the sink, the entire screen started skitzing out and hasn't stopped since - alas, accidents happen (it was time to buy a new phone anyway). The cruise director notified us that due to a medical emergency on board, we were sailing at full speed (19.5 knots) back to Sydney and would arrive a few hours earlier than expected. We went up to the WJ again for fruit...(as you do) and then the cruise director notified us that one of the shows had to be cancelled because the rocking of the ship was too much and it was causing a list to one side - apparently the tech inside two70 can't operate if the ship lists to a certain degree. Not really a big deal for me since I had already seen Spectra's Cabaret. After this, we went down to NextCruise to put a $200 deposit down for the NextCruise whenever we decide on a sail date and ship. We were offered $100 onboard credit for this (I just told the lady to use it to settle our account and she said okay). After NextCruise - dad went back to the room to do some final packing and rest while put out my luggage and then went to watch the Farewell show - it was a person named Paul Brasch - pretty funny. Then Mike (CD) came out and basically thanked everyone for cruising with Royal and told us to have safe trip home in the morning.
After this I went back to the room and it was time for bed.
 

Final thoughts and OBSERAVATIONS: Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I feel like Mike wasn't as enthusiastic as Steve from Canada - but I take that back, Mike was super funny all the time and he was very friendly and made everyone laugh a lot. It was probably the first night and I shouldn't have made judgement so quickly 🤣
This is my third time sailing Ovation of the Seas - and while she's a great ship and I love sailing on her, I found myself not doing as much as I did on previous sailings with her - I don't know if it's just because I was lazy or if it was because I'd already done everything and seen every show there was to see (the Broadway Style ones precisely). And most of the Trivia's were all the same more or less; Harry Potter, 70's/80's/90's Tunes, Scavenger Hunts, Star Wars - all the usual trivias. I don't know what it is. I'll be happy once we get a different ship and try a different sailing - I do hope Ovation comes back to Sydney though after the 2025-2026 Asia season - she's a great ship and I definitely do love sailing her, I just wish there was more variety in Sydney sailings. 
The Windjammer was definitely my least favorite part of the ship and even my dad agrees. We ate in the WJ mainly for breakfast and lunch - I had lunch a few times at Sorrento's and two70 though. But the thing about the Windjammer is that there's no variety - it's all the same food every. single. day. Chips, burgers, bacon, hash browns, sausages - they literally change one station and that's it, but even then it's like half a station. They occasionally put out things like tacos, tortillas etc, but everything else is the same and they have FOUR stations JUST FOR SALADS (TWO OF THEM ARE LITERALLY JUST FOR CHEESE AND HAM/PROSCUITTO ETC) AND FRUIT. Honestly, the food in the MDR was way nicer than the food in the Windjammer.
It was a very nice sailing and to get away from reality and civilization if only for 10 days and I very much enjoyed the shows even if I'd seem them before - I like re-watching shows cause I know they change casts. They've kept Ovation in really good condition, all her decor is still very nice and she's very clean. There are parts of the ship that are starting to show some wear and tear though - like the carpet in the WJ is a bit dated and starting to mould, the stools in the casino are all worn and could use some replacing, and there are some parts of the ship that are starting to rust (but the rust can't be helped, it's just what happens when ships are exposed to seawater for too long). Also one of the lifts wasn't working the entire sailing which didn't help after the shows or when people were trying to get off the ship. 
I'm not sure if I'm just being cynical or if people are genuinely just lazy - I saw SO many able bodied people take the lifts JUST TO GET FROM the THIRD FLOOR to the FOURTH floor or they'd take the lift just for one level...honestly... just walk the stairs, it's a lot faster than waiting for the lifts.

Final thoughts and OBSERAVATIONS: Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I feel like Mike wasn't as enthusiastic as Steve from Canada - but I take that back, Mike was super funny all the time and he was very friendly and made everyone laugh a lot. It was probably the first night and I shouldn't have made judgement so quickly 🤣
This is my third time sailing Ovation of the Seas - and while she's a great ship and I love sailing on her, I found myself not doing as much as I did on previous sailings with her - I don't know if it's just because I was lazy or if it was because I'd already done everything and seen every show there was to see (the Broadway Style ones precisely). And most of the Trivia's were all the same more or less; Harry Potter, 70's/80's/90's Tunes, Scavenger Hunts, Star Wars - all the usual trivias. I don't know what it is. I'll be happy once we get a different ship and try a different sailing - I do hope Ovation comes back to Sydney though after the 2025-2026 Asia season - she's a great ship and I definitely do love sailing her, I just wish there was more variety in Sydney sailings. 
The Windjammer was definitely my least favorite part of the ship and even my dad agrees. We ate in the WJ mainly for breakfast and lunch - I had lunch a few times at Sorrento's and two70 though. But the thing about the Windjammer is that there's no variety - it's all the same food every. single. day. Chips, burgers, bacon, hash browns, sausages - they literally change one station and that's it, but even then it's like half a station. They occasionally put out things like tacos, tortillas etc, but everything else is the same and they have FOUR stations JUST FOR SALADS (TWO OF THEM ARE LITERALLY JUST FOR CHEESE AND HAM/PROSCUITTO ETC) AND FRUIT. Honestly, the food in the MDR was way nicer than the food in the Windjammer.
It was a very nice sailing and to get away from reality and civilization if only for 10 days and I very much enjoyed the shows even if I'd seem them before - I like re-watching shows cause I know they change casts. They've kept Ovation in really good condition, all her decor is still very nice and she's very clean. There are parts of the ship that are starting to show some wear and tear though - like the carpet in the WJ is a bit dated and starting to mould, the stools in the casino are all worn and could use some replacing, and there are some parts of the ship that are starting to rust (but the rust can't be helped, it's just what happens when ships are exposed to seawater for too long). Also one of the lifts wasn't working the entire sailing which didn't help after the shows or when people were trying to get off the ship. 
I'm not sure if I'm just being cynical or if people are genuinely just lazy - I saw SO many able bodied people take the lifts JUST TO GET FROM the THIRD FLOOR to the FOURTH floor or they'd take the lift just for one level...honestly... just walk the stairs, it's a lot faster than waiting for the lifts.

Day 10: 
Woke up to go to the Windjammer as usual... then started packing a bit for the dreaded disembarkation date 😞
Then I attended a show named "Kazoo that Tune with Mike & Neil" in the two70 where yes - as the name says, they play hit tunes using the Kazoo and the audience has to guess what song it is. Pretty funny if I do say so myself. After Kazoo that Tune - I  went with dad to the duty free shops to buy some liquor and I went to buy some Royal keyrings. It was then time for lunch in the WJ - I wasn't feeling too hungry cause I was kinda full from breakfast but also cause I had a bit of a headache (I think cause of the weather and the rocking of the ship got a bit much (I don't get seasick easily, but the rocking was pretty bad)). Dad told me there was an emergency like I mentioned above a passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious because I think he probably lost balance from the rocking of the ship - the waters were very rough. I just stayed in my room to watch YouTube video and laid down and had a rest. About an hour later I felt a bit better so then I attended Game of Thrones trivia in the Music Hall - I did better than I thought I would, I got 18/24. One of the answers was "Name Daenerys Targaryen's 3 Dragons" - incase some people haven't watched the show here, the name of the dragons are; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. But when the trivia host was reading out the answer - he had it as Drogo instead. 
Game of Thrones trivia ended and then I went out to the casino to play Keymaster - I don't expect to win, I just wanted to have a bit of fun. After this - I went to the Royal Esplanade to buy some keyrings from the shops. Dad went to buy Duty Free liquor and he opened the bottle immediately.... 🤣 After this we just stayed in our room until dinner time - I got Spaghetti Bolognese again and the Shrimp Cocktail. Desert I ordered some kind of apple crumble with ice-cream. I also ordered extra strawberry ice-cream - thought I'd treat myself on the last day. Dad went up to ride the bumper cars one last time while I went back down to the room to pack on the way I decided to play the keymaster at the casino again, it was so random, I turned around to have a look at the claw machine and there it was! A green $25 Royal Caribbean casino chip just on the floor, I picked it up and contemplated what to do with it - we had to have our suitcases out by 10pm. This is when disaster struck!! I got back to my room but the ship was rocking so much, I lost my balance in the bathroom and dropped my phone and it hit one of the corners at the bottom of the sink, the entire screen started skitzing out and hasn't stopped since - alas, accidents happen (it was time to buy a new phone anyway). The cruise director notified us that due to a medical emergency on board, we were sailing at full speed (19.5 knots) back to Sydney and would arrive a few hours earlier than expected. We went up to the WJ again for fruit...(as you do) and then the cruise director notified us that one of the shows had to be cancelled because the rocking of the ship was too much and it was causing a list to one side - apparently the tech inside two70 can't operate if the ship lists to a certain degree. Not really a big deal for me since I had already seen Spectra's Cabaret. After this, we went down to NextCruise to put a $200 deposit down for the NextCruise whenever we decide on a sail date and ship. We were offered $100 onboard credit for this (I just told the lady to use it to settle our account and she said okay). After NextCruise - dad went back to the room to do some final packing and rest while put out my luggage and then went to watch the Farewell show - it was a person named Paul Brasch - pretty funny. Then Mike (CD) came out and basically thanked everyone for cruising with Royal and told us to have safe trip home in the morning.
After this I went back to the room and it was time for bed.
 

Final thoughts and OBSERAVATIONS: Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I feel like Mike wasn't as enthusiastic as Steve from Canada - but I take that back, Mike was super funny all the time and he was very friendly and made everyone laugh a lot. It was probably the first night and I shouldn't have made judgement so quickly 🤣
This is my third time sailing Ovation of the Seas - and while she's a great ship and I love sailing on her, I found myself not doing as much as I did on previous sailings with her - I don't know if it's just because I was lazy or if it was because I'd already done everything and seen every show there was to see (the Broadway Style ones precisely). And most of the Trivia's were all the same more or less; Harry Potter, 70's/80's/90's Tunes, Scavenger Hunts, Star Wars - all the usual trivias. I don't know what it is. I'll be happy once we get a different ship and try a different sailing - I do hope Ovation comes back to Sydney though after the 2025-2026 Asia season - she's a great ship and I definitely do love sailing her, I just wish there was more variety in Sydney sailings. 
The Windjammer was definitely my least favorite part of the ship and even my dad agrees. We ate in the WJ mainly for breakfast and lunch - I had lunch a few times at Sorrento's and two70 though. But the thing about the Windjammer is that there's no variety - it's all the same food every. single. day. Chips, burgers, bacon, hash browns, sausages - they literally change one station and that's it, but even then it's like half a station. They occasionally put out things like tacos, tortillas etc, but everything else is the same and they have FOUR stations JUST FOR SALADS (TWO OF THEM ARE LITERALLY JUST FOR CHEESE AND HAM/PROSCUITTO ETC) AND FRUIT. Honestly, the food in the MDR was way nicer than the food in the Windjammer.
It was a very nice sailing and to get away from reality and civilization if only for 10 days and I very much enjoyed the shows even if I'd seem them before - I like re-watching shows cause I know they change casts. They've kept Ovation in really good condition, all her decor is still very nice and she's very clean. There are parts of the ship that are starting to show some wear and tear though - like the carpet in the WJ is a bit dated and starting to mould, the stools in the casino are all worn and could use some replacing, and there are some parts of the ship that are starting to rust (but the rust can't be helped, it's just what happens when ships are exposed to seawater for too long). Also one of the lifts wasn't working the entire sailing which didn't help after the shows or when people were trying to get off the ship. 
I'm not sure if I'm just being cynical or if people are genuinely just lazy - I saw SO many able bodied people take the lifts JUST TO GET FROM the THIRD FLOOR to the FOURTH floor or they'd take the lift just for one level...honestly... just walk the stairs, it's a lot faster than waiting for the lifts.

Day 10: 
Woke up to go to the Windjammer as usual... then started packing a bit for the dreaded disembarkation date 😞
Then I attended a show named "Kazoo that Tune with Mike & Neil" in the two70 where yes - as the name says, they play hit tunes using the Kazoo and the audience has to guess what song it is. Pretty funny if I do say so myself. After Kazoo that Tune - I  went with dad to the duty free shops to buy some liquor and I went to buy some Royal keyrings. It was then time for lunch in the WJ - I wasn't feeling too hungry cause I was kinda full from breakfast but also cause I had a bit of a headache (I think cause of the weather and the rocking of the ship got a bit much (I don't get seasick easily, but the rocking was pretty bad)). Dad told me there was an emergency like I mentioned above a passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious because I think he probably lost balance from the rocking of the ship - the waters were very rough. I just stayed in my room to watch YouTube video and laid down and had a rest. About an hour later I felt a bit better so then I attended Game of Thrones trivia in the Music Hall - I did better than I thought I would, I got 18/24. One of the answers was "Name Daenerys Targaryen's 3 Dragons" - incase some people haven't watched the show here, the name of the dragons are; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. But when the trivia host was reading out the answer - he had it as Drogo instead. 
Game of Thrones trivia ended and then I went out to the casino to play Keymaster - I don't expect to win, I just wanted to have a bit of fun. After this - I went to the Royal Esplanade to buy some keyrings from the shops. Dad went to buy Duty Free liquor and he opened the bottle immediately.... 🤣 After this we just stayed in our room until dinner time - I got Spaghetti Bolognese again and the Shrimp Cocktail. Desert I ordered some kind of apple crumble with ice-cream. I also ordered extra strawberry ice-cream - thought I'd treat myself on the last day. Dad went up to ride the bumper cars one last time while I went back down to the room to pack on the way I decided to play the keymaster at the casino again, it was so random, I turned around to have a look at the claw machine and there it was! A green $25 Royal Caribbean casino chip just on the floor, I picked it up and contemplated what to do with it - we had to have our suitcases out by 10pm. This is when disaster struck!! I got back to my room but the ship was rocking so much, I lost my balance in the bathroom and dropped my phone and it hit one of the corners at the bottom of the sink, the entire screen started skitzing out and hasn't stopped since - alas, accidents happen (it was time to buy a new phone anyway). The cruise director notified us that due to a medical emergency on board, we were sailing at full speed (19.5 knots) back to Sydney and would arrive a few hours earlier than expected. We went up to the WJ again for fruit...(as you do) and then the cruise director notified us that one of the shows had to be cancelled because the rocking of the ship was too much and it was causing a list to one side - apparently the tech inside two70 can't operate if the ship lists to a certain degree. Not really a big deal for me since I had already seen Spectra's Cabaret. After this, we went down to NextCruise to put a $200 deposit down for the NextCruise whenever we decide on a sail date and ship. We were offered $100 onboard credit for this (I just told the lady to use it to settle our account and she said okay). After NextCruise - dad went back to the room to do some final packing and rest while put out my luggage and then went to watch the Farewell show - it was a person named Paul Brasch - pretty funny. Then Mike (CD) came out and basically thanked everyone for cruising with Royal and told us to have safe trip home in the morning.
After this I went back to the room and it was time for bed.
 

Welcome back! I never met you, but the 12 night on Odyssey sounds amazing! Please do a live blog when you finally sail 🙂 Also congrats on 55 years young! Only 25 more years to go for me. Maybe I'll book a suite this year/next year to celebrate the big 30.

Thanks for sharing. Didn’t keep up closely once I left on my own cruise last Sunday but enjoyed reading.

Day 10: 
Woke up to go to the Windjammer as usual... then started packing a bit for the dreaded disembarkation date 😞
Then I attended a show named "Kazoo that Tune with Mike & Neil" in the two70 where yes - as the name says, they play hit tunes using the Kazoo and the audience has to guess what song it is. Pretty funny if I do say so myself. After Kazoo that Tune - I  went with dad to the duty free shops to buy some liquor and I went to buy some Royal keyrings. It was then time for lunch in the WJ - I wasn't feeling too hungry cause I was kinda full from breakfast but also cause I had a bit of a headache (I think cause of the weather and the rocking of the ship got a bit much (I don't get seasick easily, but the rocking was pretty bad)). Dad told me there was an emergency like I mentioned above a passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious because I think he probably lost balance from the rocking of the ship - the waters were very rough. I just stayed in my room to watch YouTube video and laid down and had a rest. About an hour later I felt a bit better so then I attended Game of Thrones trivia in the Music Hall - I did better than I thought I would, I got 18/24. One of the answers was "Name Daenerys Targaryen's 3 Dragons" - incase some people haven't watched the show here, the name of the dragons are; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. But when the trivia host was reading out the answer - he had it as Drogo instead. 
Game of Thrones trivia ended and then I went out to the casino to play Keymaster - I don't expect to win, I just wanted to have a bit of fun. After this - I went to the Royal Esplanade to buy some keyrings from the shops. Dad went to buy Duty Free liquor and he opened the bottle immediately.... 🤣 After this we just stayed in our room until dinner time - I got Spaghetti Bolognese again and the Shrimp Cocktail. Desert I ordered some kind of apple crumble with ice-cream. I also ordered extra strawberry ice-cream - thought I'd treat myself on the last day. Dad went up to ride the bumper cars one last time while I went back down to the room to pack on the way I decided to play the keymaster at the casino again, it was so random, I turned around to have a look at the claw machine and there it was! A green $25 Royal Caribbean casino chip just on the floor, I picked it up and contemplated what to do with it - we had to have our suitcases out by 10pm. This is when disaster struck!! I got back to my room but the ship was rocking so much, I lost my balance in the bathroom and dropped my phone and it hit one of the corners at the bottom of the sink, the entire screen started skitzing out and hasn't stopped since - alas, accidents happen (it was time to buy a new phone anyway). The cruise director notified us that due to a medical emergency on board, we were sailing at full speed (19.5 knots) back to Sydney and would arrive a few hours earlier than expected. We went up to the WJ again for fruit...(as you do) and then the cruise director notified us that one of the shows had to be cancelled because the rocking of the ship was too much and it was causing a list to one side - apparently the tech inside two70 can't operate if the ship lists to a certain degree. Not really a big deal for me since I had already seen Spectra's Cabaret. After this, we went down to NextCruise to put a $200 deposit down for the NextCruise whenever we decide on a sail date and ship. We were offered $100 onboard credit for this (I just told the lady to use it to settle our account and she said okay). After NextCruise - dad went back to the room to do some final packing and rest while put out my luggage and then went to watch the Farewell show - it was a person named Paul Brasch - pretty funny. Then Mike (CD) came out and basically thanked everyone for cruising with Royal and told us to have safe trip home in the morning.
After this I went back to the room and it was time for bed.
 

Final thoughts and OBSERAVATIONS: Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I feel like Mike wasn't as enthusiastic as Steve from Canada - but I take that back, Mike was super funny all the time and he was very friendly and made everyone laugh a lot. It was probably the first night and I shouldn't have made judgement so quickly 🤣
This is my third time sailing Ovation of the Seas - and while she's a great ship and I love sailing on her, I found myself not doing as much as I did on previous sailings with her - I don't know if it's just because I was lazy or if it was because I'd already done everything and seen every show there was to see (the Broadway Style ones precisely). And most of the Trivia's were all the same more or less; Harry Potter, 70's/80's/90's Tunes, Scavenger Hunts, Star Wars - all the usual trivias. I don't know what it is. I'll be happy once we get a different ship and try a different sailing - I do hope Ovation comes back to Sydney though after the 2025-2026 Asia season - she's a great ship and I definitely do love sailing her, I just wish there was more variety in Sydney sailings. 
The Windjammer was definitely my least favorite part of the ship and even my dad agrees. We ate in the WJ mainly for breakfast and lunch - I had lunch a few times at Sorrento's and two70 though. But the thing about the Windjammer is that there's no variety - it's all the same food every. single. day. Chips, burgers, bacon, hash browns, sausages - they literally change one station and that's it, but even then it's like half a station. They occasionally put out things like tacos, tortillas etc, but everything else is the same and they have FOUR stations JUST FOR SALADS (TWO OF THEM ARE LITERALLY JUST FOR CHEESE AND HAM/PROSCUITTO ETC) AND FRUIT. Honestly, the food in the MDR was way nicer than the food in the Windjammer.
It was a very nice sailing and to get away from reality and civilization if only for 10 days and I very much enjoyed the shows even if I'd seem them before - I like re-watching shows cause I know they change casts. They've kept Ovation in really good condition, all her decor is still very nice and she's very clean. There are parts of the ship that are starting to show some wear and tear though - like the carpet in the WJ is a bit dated and starting to mould, the stools in the casino are all worn and could use some replacing, and there are some parts of the ship that are starting to rust (but the rust can't be helped, it's just what happens when ships are exposed to seawater for too long). Also one of the lifts wasn't working the entire sailing which didn't help after the shows or when people were trying to get off the ship. 
I'm not sure if I'm just being cynical or if people are genuinely just lazy - I saw SO many able bodied people take the lifts JUST TO GET FROM the THIRD FLOOR to the FOURTH floor or they'd take the lift just for one level...honestly... just walk the stairs, it's a lot faster than waiting for the lifts.

I think people worry too much about the dress code on a cruise line like Royal Caribbean. Just dress however you want, if you want to walk around topless in budgie smugglers, that's your prerogative, but I suppose don't expect people to not stare or laugh. 
I know there's lots of westerners/older generation people who do like to dress up and look their best, but then I also know people who just want to relax and wear whatever they want. 
If it was Cunard on the other hand.... be prepared to have the dress code enforced.

I think people worry too much about the dress code on a cruise line like Royal Caribbean. Just dress however you want, if you want to walk around topless in budgie smugglers, that's your prerogative, but I suppose don't expect people to not stare or laugh. 
I know there's lots of westerners/older generation people who do like to dress up and look their best, but then I also know people who just want to relax and wear whatever they want. 
If it was Cunard on the other hand.... be prepared to have the dress code enforced.

Just saying a quick hello here, first time in about four years. I just booked the 12-night Odyssey sailing in Jan 2025, which is an itinerary I've been wanting to do kind of since I first started sailing with Royal in 2018 and learned about it. Seemed like a nice way to celebrate turning 55. 🙂
To everyone I haven't spoken with in all these years, hope you've been well!

Day 11: dreaded disembarkation day 😭

I don't know what it's called but it's the one for babies where there's a change table inside. 

Most people cruise to get away from reality. Some people will probably stare and talk and make snide comments, but most of them won't care. There are LGBT+ meetings onboard where other LGBT+ cruisers can meet each other. 
Cruising is just like any other holiday experience you'll probably take. It's no different to judgemental people back on land, you'll find judgemental people everywhere. 

Day 11: dreaded disembarkation day 😭

Day 10: will update when I get home
But: the ship was rocking a lot and there was a medical emergency in the windjammer where one passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious. We had to sail full speed back to Sydney so we arrived approximately 1am instead of the usual 4am. 

I don't know what it's called but it's the one for babies where there's a change table inside. 

Day 11: dreaded disembarkation day 😭

Day 10: will update when I get home
But: the ship was rocking a lot and there was a medical emergency in the windjammer where one passenger fell and hit his head and fell unconscious. We had to sail full speed back to Sydney so we arrived approximately 1am instead of the usual 4am. 

Love your blog!

Most people cruise to get away from reality. Some people will probably stare and talk and make snide comments, but most of them won't care. There are LGBT+ meetings onboard where other LGBT+ cruisers can meet each other. 
Cruising is just like any other holiday experience you'll probably take. It's no different to judgemental people back on land, you'll find judgemental people everywhere. 

Day 11: dreaded disembarkation day 😭