Oasis of the Seas Review
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My Brother, Mother, and I just returned this past Saturday (5/29) from a great week aboard the Oasis of the Seas. Having cruised with RCCL 5 times in the past (including 2 on Freedom), we are use to being on big ships. However, Oasis really took our breath away......it was like turning a skyscraper on its side and floating it in the ocean!! With 5400 passengers on board, the most amazing thing about it is that you rarely ever see 85% of these people at any given time.
Embarkation at Port Everglades was a breeze thanks to the new state-of-the-art terminal which was built specifically for Oasis (and Allure when it sails in November), and we were on the ship within 30 minutes of arrival.
After dropping off our luggage in our room, we headed up to Windjammer Marketplace to grab some lunch.....only to encounter a mob of people (this was the only time we dealt with 98% of the passengers in one place). A recent review of this ship mentioned that there was standing room only in the Windjammer, and we certainly could ditto that statement!!! The seating area is smaller than Freedom's (why was that???), and we spent 30 minutes waiting for an unoccupied table.
Cabin Review
Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Our cabin was smaller than we expected....definitely more narrow. Normally the bed is by the balcony, and the couch is by the bathroom, but this was reversed, and it caused the middle of the room to be quite crowded. The closet is usually across from the bathroom, but it was on the side of the bathroom....smaller than it should have been with the upper rack too close to the ceiling (made it difficult for hanging) and the lower rack too close to the upper rack (clothes on the upper rack were crashing into the lower rack). One of the drawers literally fell apart when I opened it (not good for a new ship!!). Balcony was OK, and location was quiet......although they seemed to be constantly maintaining the side of the ship directly below us.