This is the 5th consecutive january my wife and I decided to take a cruise to escape Connecticut winter. We usually shop for the lowest price cruise and have chosen Norweigian twice and Carnival twice for our last two cruise. This year we decided to splurge and chose Royal Caribbean's "Oasis Of The Seas" as our ship. Because i think of myself as half cup full instead of a cup half empty kind og guy I will give you the positives first.

We loved the ship itself. It was the most beautiful ship we have been on. We spent our sea afternoons in the Solarium. For us being in our early 50's we enjoyed being out side in the sun away from all the steel drums, reggae bands playing at high decibels, belly flop contests and noisy pool side games. It was quiet in the Solarium and if we wanted to check out all the activities mid ship we could walk out there for an hour. There were also healthier food choices for lunch in the Solarium.

We also cruise the Easter Caribean which I enjoy much more the the Western Caribean. Outside of Cozumel I find the Western Ports what I refer to as poverty ports. Sure the weather is warm and people friendly but I prefer the Eastern Itinery. Read more