Oasis of the Seas Review

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tinkertoy9000
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Nov 2010
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

We booked this cruise in 2008, well over two years in advance and before there were any reviews of the ship. But we were not worried because as Diamond members of Royal's Crown and Anchor Society we have been on many Royal Caribbean cruises and ships. We made our own air arrangements to Miami International Airport and then booked transfers with Royal Caribbean. The airline changed our flight and departure time but the Royal Caribbean representative was waiting and looking for us when our flight finally arrived about 30 minutes late. After we retrieved our luggage our wait for the transfer bus was about 15 minutes. The ride to the pier in Port Everglades/Ft Lauderdale was about 45 minutes and we arrived about 10:20 AM.. The bus driver handed over our luggage to the cruise line porters for transfer to the ship.

The terminal at Pier 18 that Royal Caribbean constructed for the Oasis and Allure is perfect to handle a large number of people. There were multiple security stations to screen carry-on bags, same types as at the airports. The terminal has more check-in windows than you find at many major airports and these are divided by cruise ship floor with a couple windows for each floor and separate lines for Suites, Diamond Plus/Diamond, and Platinum Crown and Anchor Society guests. It was early, about 10:45 AM, when we arrived for check-in but there was no wait at any check-in windows and it took us all of about 5 minutes.

There were four stations for boarding photos if you want them and so that process was very quick. The waiting area is on the second floor and there were two escalators and two elevators. There is a waiting area for each category of guests; Suites, Diamond Plus, Diamond, Platinum, and other guests. If you arrive before boarding starts as we did, boarding is by category with suites going first, then Diamond Plus, Diamond, Platinum, and other guests. There are two gangways for all to use and 2 or 3 Sea Pass scanner kiosks for each gangway. For us boarding was delayed until about 11:30 due to a Coast Guard inspection in progress but when it started it was very quick. Lunch was ready but our cabin was not ready until 1:00PM. After lunch and a quick walk around some of the ship we headed to our cabin. There was no announcement at 1:00 PM that they were ready, we just went along with a bunch more passengers through the door to our cabin. The cabin steward came by a few minutes later, introduced himself, and left a business card with his name and phone number.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

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