Oasis of the Seas Review

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WONDERFUL WEEK ON THE OASIS!

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Oasis of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2014
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

This was our first RC cruise and our 9th cruise. We've sailed Carnival 6 times and Celebrity 2 times before. The Oasis, by FAR, had the BEST shows on all 3 lines. Hands down!!! We booked our shows months before, so we were set, but many people were upset and didn't know that they needed to book ahead to get reservations and spent time waiting in lines, hoping to get in. That is very sad and I would be upset, too, if that was us. RC should be emailing people once they book a cruise and let them know. Our TA told us right away so we took care of it early. It was not easy to figure out the process, but after an hour of working on it, it worked out and we were able to sign up for everything.

The food in the MDR was overall good, but they didn't have as much of a selection to pick from, like Celebrity and Carnival has. Overall we have to rate Celebrity #1, Carnival #2 and RC #3 for the overall dining experience in their MDR's. Sadly I found the beef on the Oasis to be pretty bland and tasteless, I am serious!!! On our first night I got the prime rib and couldn't wait to try it! It looked lean, thick and amazing. However, It was sadly totally tasteless, even with the au jus and extra salt and pepper I added. I was so disappointed! It ruined my dinner, but the banana creme brulee was very good! The next time I had a craving for beef, 2 days later, I ordered the Chops Grill filet mignon from the MDR menu that was totally FABULOUS!!! It cost an extra $16.95, but it was totally worth it!!! I didn't find that on Celebrity or Carnival. Their beef was always tasty in the MDR. Our waiters at our table #335 (Moises and Sedwick) and our head waiter or maitre d'(who was over them) whose name was Ventsi were all wonderful!!! They always greeted us by name and were very attentive and friendly. They always came by and just chatted about our day, dining experience, etc.... and it was nice. We were at a table for 6 but sadly had the table to ourselves all week. Every night we came into the MDR thinking we would have dinner guests, but it never happened. We moved around the table all week and settled on our best view. We talked to the people around us and got outstanding service because it was just the two of us. Ventsi was from Bulgaria so when I asked on the first night for a little plate of feta cheese, he had a big Greek salad waiting for us the next night with about 2 lbs. of feta in it. I kid you not! He did the same thing the next night! I had to tell him thank you, but to just bring a small plate of feta instead in the future and small was always a pound of it. I am not kidding! I had to take pictures!

We loved the Park Cafe for fresh, and I mean FRESH lettuce and pristine salad toppings and the BEST roast beef sandwiches EVER! Don't miss going!!! I read that people loved the roast beef sandwiches, but until you try it, you have no clue how terrific it is. The desserts in the Park Cafe were super, too! Cream puffs, red forest cake, cookies.... just wonderful!

Cabin Review

Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D7

Our room was very nice and clean. Richardo, our cabin steward, was both friendly and funny! The other cabin steward that worked just up from him was from Jamaica and he would sing as he worked and had the funniest infectious laugh that made it extra comical and enjoyable when we saw them together. We always encouraged him to continue singing which made his laugh all the more. They knew us by name from the first day on and always asked if we needed anything. Ice in the ice bucket twice a day and extra towels was all we ever asked for. We put the mini bar stuff on the top closet shelf so we could use the fridge. We could have asked that they be removed but we didn't want to bother him. The mattress was a little uncomfortable for us (We have a Sleep Number bed at home) but it was fine. We didn't complain. We would certainly book this room again! The ocean balcony was perfectly located. Yes, it was a walk from the elevators, but we didn't mind the walk to offset all the extra food we were eating! :) We loved being in an ocean balcony, as we always enjoy. For us, being on a ship is not fun if you can't SEE the ocean from your room. The ship is so big that if you were in an interior room or interior balcony, you wouldn't even know you were on the ocean. Just too much like livimg in a fishbowl for us. There was absolutely NO privacy in an interior balcony. When we were overlooking the Boardwalk or Central Park, you looked right into people's balconies. If I HAD to choose one to stay in, it would have to be one overlookiing Central Park. The extra $ for an ocean view is well worth it. Also, being in the aft just a few steps from the public hidden balcony was wonderful!!! Thanks to our TA for suggesting it! We caught the Aqua Show from there the night before we has reservations and sat out there on the lounge chairs a few times, both in port and on sea days. There was a nice view of the port as we left on the public balcony, as well as seeing ships in dock next to us. It was interesting to see the Aqua Show from a different prospective. There were only 10 of us out there on the balcony watching the show, but the other times we went out there we were the ONLY ones!. It is quite a hidden gem!! There are other aft balconies that really only those on those decks know about (and only if they take the time to walk down and check out what's behind the door with the glass insert).

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