Oasis of the Seas Review
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When we booked on the Oasis of the Seas and found out the ship was near full occupancy, I was a little nervous since I'm not much of a fan of crowds, but like several reviews state, it often doesn't feel like there is 6000+ passengers. Make no mistake, there are times, such as meal times, or the horrific first couple hours onboard when no one is allowed to go to their cabins yet, that it doesn't feel like 6000+, it feels like 10000+. Once people spread out and settle in, there was always a place to sit, and even on sea days, I found a deserted deck on several occasions. The sun deck at the very front of the ship, a deck below the solarium was almost always deserted since you really had to look for the way onto it. No one ever wandered on to that deck by accident, since you have to go inside, down the interior stairs, and walk a ways down the cabin halls to find the crappy single glass door out onto the deck. It was awesome.
There is tons of chairs at the pools, though they were very close together. There was not room to put your drink on the ground beside you, much less walk between the chairs, which meant you had to crawl on to the lounger from the bottom before settling in elbow to elbow with your new best mates beside you. If you didn't want to sit right by the pool, there was way more space and more comfortable options.
The ship itself is amazing, with so much to do. It truly is a destination on it's own. I didn't have much interest in our western Caribbean itinerary, so planned on enjoying having the ship to myself on port days. It was a little disappointing to find most of the activities closed on the days in port. There was still quite a few people that stayed on board, but most everything was shut down. An argument could be made that it would be wasteful to run the flow rider surf machines for only a few people, though I still think there would have been a crowd, but the rock climbing walls? One staff member could man that. The mini golf? No staff watched it anyways, but they locked up all the balls and clubs. The casino even. You're not going to take my money from me on port days? Weird.