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Odyssey of the Seas

Quantum-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Built
2,021
Length
348 m
Upcoming
71

Reviewer read

One of the fleet's best ships. Not one of its best values.

Odyssey of the Seas rates higher overall than 93% of the ships we track. Cabins and disembarkation are exceptional. The weak spot is value.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Cabins9.3

    Higher than 99% of ships · 776 ratings

  • Disembarkation9.3

    Higher than 94% of ships · 585 ratings

  • Service9.3

    Higher than 94% of ships · 733 ratings

  • Embarkation9.2

    Higher than 93% of ships · 777 ratings

The one caution

6.5out of 10 for value

Higher than only 27% of ships. The typical ship scores 6.96.

Of the 56 reviewers who wrote about it, 27% were positive.

Everything else, in three lines

Five categories rate in the top tenth of the fleet — cabins, service, disembarkation, embarkation and fitness.

Five are good without being remarkable: entertainment, activities, ship quality, dining and public areas. They rate higher than 56% to 89% of ships.

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 58 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

One falls below the fleet: value (higher than only 27% of ships).

Covered in full above.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.94 and 9.29. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

One place worth knowing about

  • Windjammer The restaurant people mention most68% positive · 108 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. This is the one where knowing changes anything — the other 11 are all liked by 67% to 90% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

Families with young kids (27 of 34), first-time cruisers (26 of 31), families with teens (12 of 17) and solo travelers (10 of 10).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality9.3Higher than 88%587 ratings · broad
Disembarkation9.3Higher than 94%585 ratings · broad
Service9.3Higher than 94%733 ratings · broad
Cabins9.3Higher than 99%776 ratings · broad
Embarkation9.2Higher than 93%777 ratings · broad
Activities8.5Higher than 88%584 ratings · broad
Entertainment8.3Higher than 89%743 ratings · broad
Dining8.3Higher than 81%774 ratings · broad
Fitness8.2Higher than 91%150 ratings · useful
Public areas7.9Higher than 56%185 ratings · useful
Family7.5Higher than 78%58 ratings · limited
Value6.5Higher than only 27%142 ratings · useful

790 published reviews · 389 from the last three years · 6,333 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Odyssey of the Seas