We were surprised at the number of people that sailed on the Oasis of the Seas and the ship did not seem crowded. Embarkation at Port Canaveral was very easy. Royal Caribbean has this down pat and we were on board in no time. The only real problems we had at we boarded and headed to the Windjammer Marketplace, was the number of people trying to get lunch on the first day. After that there was plenty of time to get food. No long wait or lines. We traveled with family and for some of the family members, this was there first cruise. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and will be cruising again. As for disembarkation, again, Royal Caribbean has this down pat. We were off the ship before 9am and it went smoothly. Even though we thought that sailing on this big of a ship would be uncomfortable, we found that we had a great time with the number of people on board. All of the crew were friendly and accommodating. They went out of there way to ensure that we had a great time on board.