Oasis of the Seas Review

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millem3
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2013
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Traveled with children

We were celebrating our last family summer vacation before our son goes off the college in August. We asked our two kids what they wanted to do and they said go on a Caribbean Cruise and we want to go on that large ship (Oasis) we saw in port when we cruised 3 years ago. So Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas it is.

The embarkation process was seamless. We stayed at Rennaisance, and took the shuttle to port for $6 per person. We arrived at port about 11 and we were on board a little after 11:30. Rooms weren't ready until 1:00. I brought one carryon aboard which had swimsuits and change of clothes for all. Our luggage didn't get to our room until about 8PM. We headed for lunch as soon as we got on board and beat much of the croud aboard (since a few days before we received an email that said don't come to the port before 12:30.

The fitness center was incredible. I was able to work out 4 of the days of our cruise. I believe this helped me only put on 4.5 lbs. during the cruise vs. an average of 10 lbs per person on average for Oasis we were told. It was great to see many of the cast members of Hairspray and the diving show working out at the Fitness Center. They were very friendly to talk to.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Due to price drop after we had made final payment, we were upgraded from two interior rooms to two ocean view rooms with balconies. They were both on 7 (one on starboard side and other on port side)in the aft (back). The balconies were much enjoyed, so much so that I doubt we could book another interior room going forward. My wife & I had one room and our kids had the other which gave us both a little bit of privacy. There was plenty of storage for our stuff. It was nice the luggage all fit under the bed. The only complaint about the room was the safe. Didn't work one time and maintenance had to come to reset (they were there within 5 mins). Stopped working again about 3 days later and then didn't trust it any longer.

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