Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas

Just returned last Sat. from a week on the Oasis. Does it live up to
the hype? It sure does!
A floating city of over 6,000 people yet it never seemed crowded.
First I must say that I'm not into cruising but my dtr. and son-in-law
are and they talked me into going with them just for the "experience."

Our stateroom overlooked Central Park. This area is on deck 8. There
are real trees, flowers and bushes plus chairs and benches and old
fashioned lamp posts. It is all open to the sky for natural sunlight.
They even have taped bird calls and chirps! I looked down on this from
deck 12 while I had breakfast on the balcony. Lovely.

Only one complaint. We were to have dinner one night at the Seafood
Shack on the Boardwalk. We sat down to wait in Adirondack chairs in
front and soon found we had soot on our clothes and arms. It was all
over the deck.
The dining area here was on a roof covered porch so that remained
clean. We ate there and it was well worth the inconvenience. A great
tasting dinner, dessert included for only $11.00.

We had dinner in the main dining room the rest of the time. There are
3 dining rooms on 3 decks and we had an assigned table for 4 with my
dtr. and son-in-law. They ate another night at Chops, an upscale
restaurant that costs $25.00 per person. We ate breakfast and lunch at
the Windjammer Buffet. Good food there too but crowded. This was free.
There's a Pizza
Parlor (Sorrentos) that gives out free pizza and a donut shop that does
he same. There's a 24 hr. place on deck 5 in case you get the munchies
in the middle of the night. That's free too.

The ship is absolutely beautiful with modern design and lots of
plexiglass so the views are never blocked. We saw an Ice Skating show
that was first class, a broadway show "Hairspray" and an Aqua show with
Olympic high divers. There were many other shows that we just couldn't
make. A Jazz Bar, a couple of comedy clubs and lots more if you have
the stamina.

The Solarium is for adults only. It has it's own pool and hot tubs.
The teenagers have deck 14 to themselves for basketball, etc. The
little tots have a few shallow pools.

Lounge chairs by the pool areas fill up fast. You cannot stake them out
for the day either (that's good) Monitors are walking around and if a
chair is vacant for more than a half hour towels, etc. are taken away
and the chair given to someone else.
There's a good deal of walking on that ship and at 80 I tired quickly.
Fortunately there was always a place to sit and rest. There were seniors
in wheel chairs and on those motorized ones too.

This is very long. But then the Oasis is the largest cruise ship in the
world. It can't be described in a few words.

Any questions?

Carolyn G wrote:

They even have taped bird calls and chirps!

taped bird calls and chirps?!? How cheesy.
I'd rather have silence than fake birds...

Carolyn G wrote:
Just returned last Sat. from a week on the Oasis. Does it live up to
the hype? It sure does!

snip...

This is very long. But then the Oasis is the largest cruise ship in the
world. It can't be described in a few words.


Carolyn, I agree with everything you said about the Oasis. For a ship
that is so large, it was very easy to get around, I expected this ship
to feel bigger. Have you been on the Celebrity Solstice or the
Equinox? The Oasis reminded me a lot of the Voyager and Freedom class
ships, but some areas reminded me of the Solstice, such as the wave
pattern in the cabins and the decor of the Solarium. Looking at the
ship from land, the back of the ship was not very attractive, but the
inside of the Oasis made up for that. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.


Becca

No Goomba, I didn't find it cheesy. In fact I recall smiling when I
heard the birds and I was alone at the time. I thought it was a nice
touch.

I too was on board this ship in the beginning, Have a question for you

Did you find that the cwentral park rooms were noisy? When we were on
there was alot of noise that went on late at night- music playing....
Maybe they corrected it. Was wondering from someone that just got off
your thoughts. This ship is a beauty BUT it is Big and not real good
for older folks. You can get lost! LOL

Sue

On Jan 27, 7:23�pm, Goomba wrote:
Carolyn G wrote:
They even have taped bird calls and chirps! �

taped bird calls and chirps?!? How cheesy.
I'd rather have silence than fake birds...

its not cheesy at all its all about putting you with the right
ambiance. When we were on ther was taped music like Frank Sinatra
playing

As I mentioned Becca, I'm not a cruising person.
I've only been on two other cruises and that was in the 70's and 80's.
Carolyn

Sue, I didn't find Central Park at all noisy at night so that has
changed since you were on it. The noise and action ie. bands, singers,
dancers, conga lines were on the Prominade deck at night. We watched it
all live on our room TV as they videotaped it and even reran it later.
It only took a couple of days to find our way around the ship. Those
wall maps were great. They worked like an ATM machine. Just tap on the
screen and it shows you where you are and how to get to where ever you
want to go. Elevators are plentiful at both ends of the ship.
My companion went to bed at ten so I would go to the library and read
till midnight. I only sleep 5 or 6 hrs. a night. I was up at 5 and out
on the balcony watching the cleaning people at work. They did a
wonderful job of keeping the ship clean with the exception of that soot
all over on the boardwalk. We suspected it come from the stacks when
they blew the horns when leaving port.

Susette wrote:
On Jan 27, 7:23�pm, Goomba wrote:
Carolyn G wrote:
They even have taped bird calls and chirps! �
taped bird calls and chirps?!? How cheesy.
I'd rather have silence than fake birds...

its not cheesy at all its all about putting you with the right
ambiance. When we were on ther was taped music like Frank Sinatra
playing

They also use the taped birds on the Jewel of the Seas. It was cheesy
there too.

Carolyn G wrote:
No Goomba, I didn't find it cheesy. In fact I recall smiling when I
heard the birds and I was alone at the time. I thought it was a nice
touch.

Some people like fake flowers too... doesn't make 'em in good taste
though, eh?
I found the fake bird noises annoying, repetitive, predictable and
cheapening to the relaxing experience. Silence would have been
preferable to me.