Cruises, Cruise Deals & Cruise Holidays

The only cabins with baths are the suites - you didn't book a suite so therefore you didn't have a bath. OV does not advertise baths in any other sort of cabin so why are you surprised you didn't get one? There are only very rarely cabins with balconies available at any time - they are normally the first to go. There's not a lot you can do about bad behaviour from other passengers - we had a nightmare on RCI with a group of 3 families who let their children run wild, so it's not just OV where you get bad behaviour it can happen anywhere AND NOT JUST ON CRUISE SHIPS!!!!

thank goodness not all cruise lines accept this sort of abusive behaviour. No you should have to put up with that behaviour. we were on a cruise last year with RCI, one family with children were being pretty obnoxious around the pool, using foul language. they were warned and they failed to take notice of the warning, and i am pleased to say they were off loaded on day 3 of the cruise. comments like "thats the way the country is going" is not acceptable we all have a right to enjoy our hard earned holiday

Did you not get to choose your cabin before hand. I think it is better to look at the deck plan and work out if your cabin will get noise from above, like you experienced before booking. It makes a lot of difference to disturbance levels. Noisy and unruly children are a fact of life nowadays, and on a ship like Ocean Village you will get families, often in big groups. Choose your next cruise line carefully!

Think you were a bit mean with your cabin score (amongst the biggest and best-planned on cruise ships) and overall score. I do understand where you're coming from, and its a shame that a few rowdies and uncontrolled kids can affect your cruise. I've encountered the very occasional group like that on OV (and others) but managed to steer clear, though there's an element of luck. It's the way the country is going, the only way to minimise the prospect of encountering such people & families is to buy your way out with a more expensive cruise, sadly not an option for me and besides I like OVs informal nature. .....Chris