Oasis of the Seas Review

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WOW - But, Really?

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Sail Date: Oct 2013

First an overview followed by key bullet points at the end. This is our 7th cruise.. and 1st on Oasis. Arrived night prior to sailing, stayed at Hyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port.. worked out great w/their comp. airport pick up... nice, clean property and rooms, great staff and comp breakfast. Hotel had an onsite transportation company that assisted us with our transportation to the port (small fee). Along with our luggage (1 just dedicated to shoes :-) , we took our allocated 1 bottle per wine each and didn't bother smuggling on extra alcohol. As noted in all other reviews... checking in was a breeze... friendly staff and it was maybe 10 minutes, if that, and we were on the ship and ready to have a week of fun! The ship is truly amazing... The décor is very tasteful and tranquil. The unique areas - Central Park, Promenade, and Boardwalk were awesome (with Central Park the fav).. we stayed on the same level as Central Park and how nice it was to walk down the hall in the morning, be in a park setting and enjoy coffee! We had a balcony room which was perfect..the bed was comfortable, the bathroom was orderly and lots of nooks and crannies (small shower.. but all good), there was plenty of storage, closet space and safe (which held our Ipad, wallets and passports). Big part of cruising is enjoying other guests, entertainment, food and drinks. We are huge foodies and I'm sorry to say, but the cuisine on the Oasis was was just ok. Alicia, our server in main dining, was superb. First time we've had early seating and the only memorable item was.. Baked Alaska. We've had the pleasure of dining at some of the nicest restaurants in the US and thought we would try Chops (read many positive reviews) and unfortunately our experience was pathetic... our waiter Auhuan(?) was uncomfortable in his own skin, unseasoned, mumbled and pushed bottled wine purchase to high hell.. after telling him no a few times, he placed 2 bottles on our table and I explained I had a Frank Family & Caymus Cab in my room and was leaning towards a gin & tonic .. he then rolled his eyes at my husband and continued to push the wine. The entire experience at Chops was disappointing from service, appetizers, entrees = poor. Entertainment was great - the highlights were the Ice & Comedy Shows.

The ports were nice.. we've been to Nassau twice before so we just stayed on the boat and explored (heard from others it was pretty junkie), St. Thomas - little run down and looking back - we should've explored the beaches/ St. Maarten was quaint and beautiful. In St. Maarten, we walked from the pier to beach.. shopped and spent remainder of time at the beach...in the water, drinking cold beer and talking with others - great day!

Disembarkation: a joke and I'll tell you why. The "Really" part within the title line was... RC oversold to too large of a private group this particular week which sorry to say, created a very unpleasant experience for everyone else. OmniLife (pyramid-distribution operation selling vitamin supplements +) headquartered in Guadalajara, booked 1,300+ multi-occupancy rooms as their incentive trip for team members from Ecuador, Peru, Mexico ++ . We love meeting people on vacation but we were surrounded by 1,300++ rude, non-English speaking individuals that created a mob-like mentality (down to hoarding, pushing, unhygienic behavior (I won't disgust you with what we saw and had to live thru) + +. Even the Comedians had a field day poking fun at what the non-Omni Life guests were subjected too. Many complained to the RC staff that was sympathetic but at the end of the day - it's down to selling every room and seeing the all mighty dollar/profit. Unfortunately what RC does not realize is, they sold out at the expense of the other guests. Omni Life even flaunted their own canned drinks, while all other guests were not allowed to bring theirs on. As we mentioned to the RC staff, we guestimate about 3% (if that) of the entire OmniLife group would ever vacation with them again on their own dime and because of that, they spoiled the experience for everyone else.

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Explained room above. Love the balcony, ocean view rooms.. you can enjoy the scenery + and hear the waves. A plus is having room service and enjoying breakfast or treats on the balcony while taking in the view! WOWSIE!

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