Just returned from a 7 day eastern Caribbean cruise on Oasis of the Seas. There were 4 of us, myself, my adult daughter and another couple that we have cruised with a number of times. We are in our 60’s and my DD is in her 30’s. This was my 50th cruise and had been on the Oasis before dry dock. For everyone else it was their first time on the Oasis but not their first sailing with RCL. We had a fantastic time! The ship is beautiful and the changes they made to it were great. So glad they added the hot dog stand and Mexican restaurant. Since we have been to these islands so many times we did not do the things that most people do when they arrive so I am not going to include the islands in this review I will concentrate on the ship.

Food

As I said the ship is breathtaking. The most amazing part of it is with 6,000 people on it you never felt crowded (except for the first day at the buffet but that is expected on any ship). We did not eat in the dining room, we ate either in the buffet or one of the specialty restaurants. We ate in Chops one night and the food and service was excellent (except for one little bump that I will go into later). I had the veal chop and others had Filets. All were cooked to order and very tasty. Had the shrimp cocktail for an appetizer and the shrimp were the size of your finger. Sauce was kind of spicy but that is a matter of taste. Sides and veggies were also great. We were so stuffed we could hardly move. We also ate in Giovani’s table. Food was also excellent but really liked Portofino’s menu better. Sorry to hear they are changing them all to Giovani’s. Ate in Central Park Café a couple of times for lunch. Excellent salads and sandwiches. The buffet IMHO was excellent. Good variety and very tasty. Had prime rib twice on it along with lobster, muscles, crab legs. Always had a good selection. Just two comments, RCCL needs to improve their desserts. They should hire a chef from Princess. Always bland and non descriptive. The other thing is why don’t they have bread out for sandwiches at lunch? Would also like to see an omelet station like the other ships have. Read more