We found the Oasis of the Seas to be a magnificent ship with a wonderful, helpful crew. We traveled with my mother and a friend who both needed wheelchairs for embarking and disembarking the ship. From the time we checked in till the time we left, we had NO problems in this area. The wheelchairs were brought to the check in area in about 15 minutes and within the next 15 or 20 minutes we were on the ship. The crew that pushed the chairs were very nice hard working young people. We had a very nice relaxed lunch in the Windjammer Cafe on deck 16. The food was well prepared for lunch every day. There was always a good choice of food there. The omelets are precooked however and reflected that as they were a bit rubbery. The waffles and pancakes are also pre-cooked. We have been on ships where they make the omelets and waffles to order. We had dinner every night but two nights in the main dining room. We had no complaints with the food or the service. Ricco and Paul were our waiter and assistant waiter and did a fantastic job. The food in the main dining room was wonderful and several times we had a second entree just to taste it. They were very accommodating and I can't say enough for the fine service. We were told that all the crew for this ship was "hand picked" from the best workers on their other ships. I can see why (after only 9 voyages for this ship)everything was working so well. Our room was not overly large for an ocean view balcony room. But it was laid out well. The closet is not in the hallway where it interferes with someone opening the bathroom door or the stateroom door. Smart move putting it away from this area. Suitcases fit under the beds. The cabin steward "cat" was excellent. We didn't order room service so I can't comment on that. The shows on the ship were wonderful. The Aqua Theater show was great, as was the "Frozen in Time" show. My mother and friend saw 'Come Fly with Me" and "Hairspray" and liked both very much. At first I didn't like the idea of having to reserve shows and specialty restaurants ahead of time. But with so many people on the ship I can see why this is necessary. People don't always show up even after they have reserved so there are usually some seats available. We ate at the Seafood Shack one night and my mother said her dinner was very good. Her friend also said his dinner was very good, of grilled Cajun fish. My husband and I got the fried fish basket for two, but I was not wild about it. It was too hard of a coating on the outside and it was tough to chew and I have my own teeth too!! It didn't have much taste either. The Key Lime pie was great and Mom got a banana split which was huge! My husband and I ate at the specialty restaurant "Chops" and the atmosphere as well as the food was superb. The service was also A+. The Solarium was a nice escape, especially at night, with the calming music and the nice ambiance there. My mother had a nice cabin overlooking Central Park. Central Park was my favorite area of the ship. It's just beautiful and at night it's even more beautiful. There was a man playing guitar out there in the evening and it was just wonderful. The plants are beautiful too and it's hard to describe Central Park to someone who hasn't been on the ship. You have to see it for yourself. Magnificent! Boardwalk is more lively with the carousel and the shops and the Aqua Theater. Keep this in mind when booking a cabin in this area as it may be a bit loud. We never felt like we were crowded at all on this ship and there were 5600 passengers on the ship. There are many seats everywhere. If you travel with someone who has trouble walking or can't walk too far, there is always somewhere to sit. My mother had no problem finding places to sit. I only had 3 small gripes on the cruise. You can email from your cabin but when I went to send the mail, I could find no "send" button. I tried everything and to no avail. I went down to Guest Relations and asked them if anyone else was having this same problem. They said, "yes, we've had many complaints and we are sending a ticket to tech support about it." The Internet areas on the ship were obviously an after thought. They have a small and I mean small room on 3 decks. Deck 7 is one deck that when you get off the elevators in the front of the ship you will see a small sign printed from a computer printer with an arrow directing you to the Internet room. 5 small PCs are in there. This is what you have to use if you can't email from your TV in your room. This needs to be addressed. The second thing is there are times when soot shoots out of the stacks and gets on EVERYTHING up on the sports deck as well as the Boardwalk area. My husband was by the Flow rider and he said fist size pieces of soot were all over. People were covering their drinks and some actually sat down and got their pants full of soot like my mother and her friend outside the Seafood Shack in the Boardwalk area. This doesn't happen all the time but I think when we leave a port. So keep this in mind. The other thing is the Windjammer Cafe is closed at night. If you want some coffee or something, you will have to go on the promenade deck to get it. We saw many people going to the Windjammer around 9pm or so to find it closed. We had a nice trip on the Oasis and it's a beautiful ship. I think some will find it too big, but if you don't like huge ships then don't book a cruise on one and then complain it's too big! It's a floating city really. Perfect for someone who says, "I get seasick when I'm on a ship." We felt very little movement if any on this ship and if you didn't have a ocean view cabin then you would not even know you were on the high seas. We loved this ship and the service we had and would go again in a heartbeat.