Odyssey of the Seas

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Odyssey of the Seas

SHIP OVERVIEW

It’s time to see how far adventure can take you. Odyssey of the Seas℠ is the first Quantum Ultra Class ship. Enjoy gravity-defying fun on the RipCord® by iFLY® skydiving simulator. Or bond over bumper cars and roller-skating at the largest SeaPlex® ever. Scope out incredible 360-degree views from 300 feet up in the North Star® observation capsule. And experience edge-of-your-seat entertainment at the transformative Two70®. Take adventure to the next level on this Quantum Ultra Class favorite.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    2020
  • Year Refurbished

  • Year Entered Present Fleet

  • Country of Registry

  • Tonnage (GRT)

    167800
  • PAX (basis 2)

    8344
  • Max Pax (inc. Uppers)

    4180
  • Passenger Decks

    15
  • Number of Crew

    1675
  • Officers' Nationality

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STATEROOMS

  • Suites

    126
  • Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview

    132
  • Oceanview No Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview With Balcony

    0
  • Balconies

    1482
  • Interior

    366
  • Accessible

    20
  • Total Number of Accommodations

    1000
  • SUITE
  • BALCONY
  • OCEANVIEW
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Deck Plans

SHIP REVIEWS

OVERALL RATING

4.7

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Odyssey of the Seas

FEBRUARY

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PROS

Wonderful staff, food and entertainment

CONS

Could never get a seat at the pool because of people leaving towels and bags on chairs and walking away

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Family trip

NOVEMBER

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Not a huge ship. Good variety of activities. Wonderful workers- very friendly. Very good shows.

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Walking track is on a very busy deck. 3 full consecutive sea days each way. Bars are smaller and often no seats available.

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Odyssey

NOVEMBER

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Clean

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Wonderful trip .

JULY

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Really great ship & service with amazing ports!

CONS

Internet without expensive voom service was terrible. Also-the deck chair ‘saving’ situation was ridiculous.

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We found deck chairs in the same area both days so it really didn’t matter very much to us. However, the second at sea day ,two chairs next to us had towels on them the entire time. No one ever came, and after several hours,we ended up moving over onto those. The onboard internet was worse than we expected , and we had to purchase the expensive Voom service for our 18 year old granddaughter. Breakfast in the buffet was very busy and a couple of times we had a delay finding an empty table. Not too much of a negative.i looked around and saw where there could have been room for a few more small tables. The reviews I read about the ship weren’t often kind, but we experienced great service, good food , nice stateroom, a very well maintained and beautiful ship. I suspect that some of the negative reviews had to be from very picky people. This was our fifth cruise -third on a RC ship. I honestly don’t remember things to compare this ship to, such as layout of the ship, quality of food,etc. We were very satisfied with our trip. It’s amazing to me how efficient they were, considering the huge number of passengers onboard. There were older kids on our floor who didn’t seem to have very much parental supervision and they ran races nightly up and down the halls, played a lot of hide & seek all over the ship. We tolerated it but perhaps older passengers might not have appreciated the rowdiness.

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Out of Rome

MAY

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beautiful ship, comfortable stateroom

CONS

amount of people

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This has been by far my favorite cruise ship. Stateroom Was very comfortable and spacious, appreciated the extra bathroom hooks And so many clothing hangers. Wish there was a magnifying mirror in the bathroom. Cyrus, our stateroom attended was so courteous and attentive and just mindful and so nice, general we enjoyed everything that we participated in while in this cruise staff was friendly and always attentive.

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April 13 to April 20

APRIL

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Staff friendly and professional

CONS

Main dining room meals were fair,

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Quality of food in the main dining room has declined over time.

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Odyssey of the Seas

MARCH

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Specialty restaurants were great. Waitstaff, room attendant, bartenders friendly and do a great job.

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

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The ship is beautiful, shows are great and the staff is fantastic

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Caribbean

JANUARY

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Staff great

CONS

only con was one excursion which did not exactly live up to the description. Very disappointed in that one.

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We had a Jr. Suite and were able to eat dinner in Coastal Kitchen. Recommend it for everyone. Staff great and food amazing. Unfortunately they do not have Coastal Kitchen on all Royal ships. Cabin steward was excellent. Spent time in Scooner Bar where all employees were wonderful.

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Fabulous!

OCTOBER

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Casino is huge and lots of machines. Everything is new (3 years) and so much to explore! On cruising days, although there are many people by the pools, you can always find a chair. Rooms have 2 closets! Love not sharing??. Windjammer is amazing! So many beautiful displays and choices! We LOVE this ship!

CONS

We didn’t get a chances to see everything ??No CONS here.

RECOMMENDED

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Amazed at the upgrades you’ve made to this class ship. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Rooms are upgraded with TWO closets, so I didn’t have to share with hubby. Sliding doors are are easy to open and quiet. Refrigerator is actually a refrigerator not a cooler. And as always the room attendants were friendly and attentive. Two levels of shops was fun. And the food, entertainment, activities, friendliness of the staff was impeccable. I would like to see a designated toiletries section. We forgot some needed items that we didn’t have. The Diamond Club also had a wonderful selection of hors d’oeuvres. This was much appreciated, since I’m a pescatarian and there were many delicious choices to enjoy. Will DEFINITELY be back. Only problem is when our kids see all the pictures they’re going to want to come with us???? . We usually cruise with them every two years anyway so we know they’ll enjoy this ship.

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Amazing ship with amazing staff

JULY

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Well maintained with so much to do!

CONS

Too much to do with not enough time

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We had an amazing experience on this ships and all the ports of all call. Odyssey of the Seas had so much to do for literally people of all ages.

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Greek Isles cruise

JULY

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Service provided, food, entertainment

CONS

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Received excellent service from our stateroom attendant, Bryan Supa. Our head waiter and assistant waiter during our main dining always provided what we needed (Christana and Natalia)

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Awesome Experience

JUNE

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Great rooms, great service all around the ship.

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The state room was great size. Bigger than expected. The staff were very engaging, attentive and friendly.

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Amazing Honeymoon!

MAY

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Friendly/Helpful Staff, Lots to do, Cleanliness, Comfortable Rooms

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We had a great time on our 9 day Greek Isles cruise! Royal Caribbean's staff was excellent and helped to make the trip as stress free as possible. The food and ship were great, and the shore excursions were very exciting!

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Best Royal Ship so far!

MARCH

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PROS

Layout of the ship, Sports bar, Northstar, Two70, Music Hall, lots of trivia, Solarium area along with the Solarium for breakfast and lunch, shuffleboard, Crown and Compass bar, crew members, Showgirls, food

CONS

The elevators

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I have been on 5 ships in three different classes and this was my favorite to date. The layout and feel of the ship was great. I loved the Solarium area with pools and hot tubs. The bistro there was great too. Our balcony room was great. All the crew we interacted with were great. Two70 for breakfast and lunch items is a must try.

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Nice but not our favorite ship.

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Good food, great service, lower cost, clean

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Tight promenade, congested areas, less shops and snack shops

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It was a good trip, just not as good as the larger ships. But it was better than the Carnival cruise we went on. There were a lot of kids (which we don’t have) and because it was a smaller ship it felt very tight/close quarters. Also at some points it felt very unorganized but we still had a good time.

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Bible LansCruise

OCTOBER

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Cleanliness & unparalled service

CONS

Cancelled Israel stop

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Edwin (head waiter) and ass’t Ronaldo were superb. Not only did they serve our meals professionally they were aware of the ship’s schedule and and capability and helped us experience all Odyssey of the Seas had to offer

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Sailing around Greece

MAY

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The many ports of call

CONS

Very strenuous

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This is a beautiful itinerary and you have so many wonderful things to see! Just be warned that if you have mobility issues this may not be the best, but the people and the food and the sites are very worth it.

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Great Ship

APRIL

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PROS

Cabins, Cabin Steward We Had, Waiter and Ass't Waiter We Had, MDR and Windjammer Food was Very Good, Ease of getting on and off the ship a breeze.

CONS

Sold out cruise makes finding space in outdoor areas difficult, Many on board attractions sold out quickly when offered

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We had a good time. When we couldn't find seating in the outdoor areas we got some cookies and retired to our balcony to read our books. Entertainment was good but not spectacular. Some was available too late for seniors.

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wonderful!

FEBRUARY

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hospitality/food/ship size and layout

CONS

entertainment ran hot and cold

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Had a wonderful time. Lots to do. Would have liked to have seen more masks. Lots of sneezing and coughing into hands and air. Came off with a cold.

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Beautiful ship!

DECEMBER

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The 270 area, the size of the Windjammer,

CONS

No computer room, the Cafe Promenade only has 4 tables, not nearly enough to enjoy coffee.

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The Odyssey staff were very friendly and helpful! The main dining area was huge as was the Windjammer!! The ship is beautiful!

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Family Gathering

DECEMBER

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lots of things for kids to do. Music was great. Cabinet was nice

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Pool band bad and loud. Paying to be able to text within the ship. no lotion in bath

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A good cruise for young people. Pool desk was very crowded and hectic . Shore excursions from ship were not well organized. Anytime dining really does not start until 7:30, not the advertised time of 6:45. The staff does take compliants serious and try to fix them.

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Cruise to Eastern Caribbean

NOVEMBER

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Beautiful well maintained ship. Nice balcony cabin on 12th floor. Great stateroom attendant, great service in dining room. Nicely appointed pool deck. Good buffet. Chops was excellent.

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There was an extra charge for Teppenyaki (after you paid for the specialized dining) Some of the headliner shows were weird - no story line. However, the actors and actresses, dancers, singers were excellent. Our shower smelled of mildew but it was clean.

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We had some issues with the thermostat in our room, but our attendant saw to having it fixed for us. Overall this was a very nice cruise. Our main complaint is that the food is very inconsistent in the main dining room. Sometimes it was great, other times, it was poorly cooked or they had poor selections. The only specialty dining experience that was outstanding was Chops. Giovanni's was nothing more than a Bistro/Pizza restaurant. The food was mediocre, but the service was great. Teppenyaki food was ok, but we have had much better, and we resented the fact that they charged extra for the dinner. That fee should have been included in the specialty dining fee we had already paid. Plus, they charged extra for appetizers. Perhaps they should have a different menu for those who do not want the "cook in front of you" experience. Given that Haiti is in such turmoil and is experiencing a great deal of danger within its boarders as of late, perhaps Royal Caribbean should not be sailing there until things calm down. We did not realize this until we returned and we read a NY Times article about the sickness, lack of food/water/gasoline for travel and work, and the gang warfare going on, I was shocked that Royal Caribbean still chose to sail there. We still would travel on Royal Caribbean because the overall cruise experience is great. There generally is lots to do and/or experience.

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greater than great.

NOVEMBER

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Everything...

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Nothing...

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Royal caribbean is the best..The ship, the crew and everyting about it...

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Best Mediterrenean cruise

AUGUST

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beatifull new ship, many activities, great facilities

CONS

crowded sun beds

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We sailed in peak summer, ship was full and staff was always kind and made us feel welcomed. Our food and service at MDR was superb Nyoman and Bryan always ready to impress. All the ports of call were beatiful as pictured. Highly recommend the tours in Santorini, Turkey and Naples. Guides were always pleasant and informative. Dinner at Chops always delivers, great food. The shows were excellent. The book is not to be missed, a show for all the family, the acrobatics and special effects were amazing. My favorite group performance the Wild Boys -80's music what an energy. Showgirls also a great show not to be missed. So much entertainment. We loved it

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Odyssey of the Seas Mediterranean Cruise

AUGUST

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Lovely staterooms, attentive staff, so many fun things to do!

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Lovely, up-to-date ship with very friendly and accommodating staff.

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A beautiful new ship

JANUARY

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Technology, Staff, Dining, Entertainment, Staterooms

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A lovely ship. The crew was very accommodating , friendly and knowledgeable.

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My experience

NOVEMBER

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Outstanding service overall. Superb main dining room and windjammer service

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Amenities offered had time restrictions and reservations had to be made, by the time you did this, nothing was available

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Overall was a good experience. Ship was pretty, very contemporary design, no chandeliers in dining rooms. Only one small pool and only one flow rider

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