Oasis of the Seas Review

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Oasis of the Seas--Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Oasis of the Seas
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musnbny
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Junior Suite with Balcony
Traveled with children

Deck 8 is the same deck as Central Park. Best to have a cabin closer to an elevator if possible. Location was quiet because it was a long ways down the hallway from either elevator lobby. It just makes things a little easier. Forward is closer to the entertainment venues and kids club, aft is closer to the sports courts, Flow Rider and dining. Cabin itself did not come with the concierge amenities so if you really need special seating at the shows and help with last minute reservations along with some special venues to hang out, then I suggest you look into the higher categories of service. What our cabin did come with was extra space, both in the room, the bathroom and a larger walk-in closet. We found we had plenty of space to store our 4 large suitcases (when empty) under the bed and found it easy to find places for our clothing and supplies. The balcony had a small round table with 2 chairs and one lounger. The girls slept on a pull out couch which I didn't think was very comfortable. All in all, a nice stateroom and I would recommend it.

Activities: more than I can count: plenty to do. I would make one observation, though. We had pre-paid for our daughters to have a private Flowrider lesson the first morning of the cruise. When we showed up there were over 10 kids there at the same time. Now, they did get some extra instruction and the guys were great, but I'm disappointed that Royal Caribbean misrepresented the experience as a private lesson when it was really a group. Honestly, the lessons are not needed. You get some teaching from the sports guys every time you get on the thing, so just go do it and you will have a great time. There are some bleacher seats to use when you want to watch someone on the Flowrider. It is part shade. We did not do the Zip Line but my kids did enjoy rock climbing. The kids did do some of the activities with the children's program including their well-done low stress, feel good talent show. All the kids got certificates.

Shows: MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR THE SHOWS BEFORE YOU GET ON THE SHIP. Honestly I have no idea why people waste time in "standby lines" to get into the major productions. We appreciated having this taken care of before hand. The adult comedy show was really funny and was one of my favorite shows. I saw the diving show (Oasis of Dreams) and although the diving was really remarkable, and the other technical aspects of the show were top notch, I was unable to follow any story line. Weird. The ice show was very good. There is an improv show toward the end of the cruise. I would have appreciated them warning me about the adult content. There were a lot of kids in the room and the content was inappropriate for children by any reasonable measure.

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