Oasis of the Seas Review
elevated5301
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
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Sail Date: May 2017
Cabin: Central Park View Stateroom with Balcony
We had not been on Royal before (my wife has been on at least 10 cruises, myself 4), and we also wanted to experience a much larger ship than our previous cruises. Combined with how we live in Orlando and wanted to go to the Eastern Caribbean, this was a perfect choice.
PARKING
We drove over from Orlando and used Park n Cruise for the first time. It's located on a side road from 528 before the bridge to the Port. It was about $55 for the 7-day cruise, and we asked if we could keep our keys and they were fine with that. It's a gravel lot and doesn't look fancy, but everyone was nice and friendly and it was so easy to park as well as leave. We saved a ton of money parking here and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Cabin Review
Central Park View Stateroom with Balcony
Cabin C1
We like outside balconies, but chose the Central Park balcony for a different experience and something you can't get anywhere else. They gave us a bottle of wine and a free lunch at a specialty restaurant. We also called Royal directly to book the cruise - it was cheaper by booking on another site so they gave us a bottle of champaign and some extra food in the room by booking with Royal.
The room was standard. We did appreciate the interactive channel on the TV that had our account balance and anything else we needed. We've been on another carrier where you could only see your balance or reservations by visiting guest services.
We wanted to relax a lot on this cruise, so having this balcony was great because you could hear the trees blow in the wind and they pump in bird and cricket noises. At night, they had a pianist and violinist each night that was very calming and fun to listen to from the room. But you did look right into other people's rooms and that was the only problem we had.
If we were to book a room again, we would go with out outside balcony. The Central Park view was neat but we missed looking at the ocean and ports of call.
Port Reviews
St. Maarten
The sun never came out while we were there, but we were fine with it. The taxi service was easier than St. Thomas and we got a roundtrip fare for $32 for two of us, and during the drive we were informed of some bakeries on the French side we needed to check out. We went to Maho Beach and the airport first but it was dreary and no planes were around, so we bought a separate cab fare to Marigot and walked the town and had some incredible French pastries. We went back to Maho Beach and it was well worth it to grab some drinks and food, and stand underneath the planes coming in. Since it had rained, when planes took off, they blasted us with the air and water from the runway. So fun.
St. Thomas
It was cloudy and rainy when we got in, and the taxi service was confusing. We went to Sapphire Beach and we had to split a large converted truck with a bunch of people going to other beaches. It wasn't that fun especially since other passengers were annoying or arguing with the driver. We were just fine, paid the $11/per person fare and enjoyed the beach when the sun came out. They had food and drinks and the beach is incredible. It's my wife's favorite place.
Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Park n Cruise off-site parking was great and will do it again. The port was clean and well-organized. The waiting area was packed as expected but we were never overwhelmed.
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