"LIVE" - Ovation of the Seas (April 9-26, 2018), Bill & Marie's slow boat to China

A couple of young women in traditional outfits were doing a photo shoot.

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This is what we think was a ceremonial changing of the guard.

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Then it was off for the second round of shopping. Forgive me if I got satisfaction knowing this place was not a worthwhile stop.

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Finally we headed back to the ship about 2 hours late.

Another bright point was we arranged a special dinner of Philippine chicken Adobe at Coastal Kitchen for us and Jim and Sue. So we ended the day on a high note.

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Holy cow, what a let down after all your wonderful experiences. I would be pissed and fought tooth and nail. Royal always has a "shopping" excursion. Why didn't those "ladies"(and i use that term loosely) book that kind of tour

 

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Gorgeous photos as usual Bill.

Sorry your Seoul excursion got screwed up, as usual accurate and timely communication in the world of Royal leaves much to be desired. However, I would look at is as one small little bump in an otherwise fantastic trip!:)

JMO, but I would have headed straight to the shore excursion desk, explained what happened and asked for my money back. It is not right to deviate like that from what is advertised, regardless of the rudeness of others. So sorry that happened on your big day in Seoul. You did the best you could with the information you had at the time, incomplete as it was. I assume you are soured "forever" on RCI excursions.

At least you ended the day on a high note.

Toured today with Bill and Marie. Agree 100% with his description of our day. RCI really let us down. For us it was a once in a lifetime trip so to not see and do what we anticipated has been a huge disappointment.

Happy we ended the day on a high note enjoying a special Filipino dinner with Bill and Marie.

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Toured today with Bill and Marie. Agree 100% with his description of our day. RCI really let us down. For us it was a once in a lifetime trip so to not see and do what we anticipated has been a huge disappointment.

 

Happy we ended the day on a high note enjoying a special Filipino dinner with Bill and Marie.

 

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Having had similar experiences on once in a lifetime trips, I understand. Sometimes it's hard to "roll with the punches.":o

I am finally caught up on your trip and have LOVED every second of it. Thank you so much for taking us along! Not sure we will ever get to that part of the world so we are loving all the pictures and reporting you are providing and hope you continue having a great trip. Thanks again!

What an amazing live review! Thank you for taking the time to do it. I am sure that I will never visit this part of the world as I also have a husband that would starve to death so it is not really an option for us. I 100% would have bitterly complained to the shore excursion desk. Rude passengers like those would have gotten some choice words back from me. You were very polite to not tee off on them!

It is very unfortunate that Korea migration has not improved for years now.... the same thing happened in the inaugural Ovation cruise from Singapore to Tianjin almost 2 years ago.... ship docked around 6-7am... could not get off the ship until around midday!!!

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Thanks everyone for the kind words and understanding for a trying day. At least we made lemonade out of a few of the lemons. [emoji16]

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It is very unfortunate that Korea migration has not improved for years now.... the same thing happened in the inaugural Ovation cruise from Singapore to Tianjin almost 2 years ago.... ship docked around 6-7am... could not get off the ship until around midday!!!

 

 

 

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I would also complain to Shore Excursions about what happened, including the bad information about when you could leave the ship. I'm sure that was an expensive tour and it must have been very disappointing. A similar event happened when we went to Rome on a private tour: we were rushed through things I wanted to see only to be given an hour at the end 'for shopping'.

I would also complain to Shore Excursions about what happened, including the bad information about when you could leave the ship. I'm sure that was an expensive tour and it must have been very disappointing. A similar event happened when we went to Rome on a private tour: we were rushed through things I wanted to see only to be given an hour at the end 'for shopping'.

Beautiful day here in the Yellow Sea on our way to Tianjin.

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I stopped by Shore Excursions and tried to explain to the young lady that two of the three sites were closed. She stated they posted updates on the TV and I should have seen them.

So it was my fault for not checking for updates? Not surprised by the response.

I pressed it saying we should get more than 40 minutes for a cultural stop in a 9 hour tour. Also mentioned the broken escalator and the driving in circles to find more shopping places so she said we will get some refund. Wait and see.

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Thank you for the review. These cruises are now on mine and my husbands list of places we will be going!!

I stopped by Shore Excursions and tried to explain to the young lady that two of the three sites were closed. She stated they posted updates on the TV and I should have seen them.

 

So it was my fault for not checking for updates? Not surprised by the response.

 

I pressed it saying we should get more than 40 minutes for a cultural stop in a 9 hour tour. Also mentioned the broken escalator and the driving in circles to find more shopping places so she said we will get some refund. Wait and see.

 

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Thank you for the review. These cruises are now on mine and my husbands list of places we will be going!!

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I stopped by Shore Excursions and tried to explain to the young lady that two of the three sites were closed. She stated they posted updates on the TV and I should have seen them.

 

So it was my fault for not checking for updates? Not surprised by the response.

 

I pressed it saying we should get more than 40 minutes for a cultural stop in a 9 hour tour. Also mentioned the broken escalator and the driving in circles to find more shopping places so she said we will get some refund. Wait and see.

 

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There wasn't any update on the TV. We checked our messages daily and never saw anything. More incorrect information.

 

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