I have read many reviews on this site that have provided my family and me with much useful information that has added to our cruising experience. I hope to be able to provide some useful information that will help others with their choice of cruise and add to their experiences as well. As most of you reading this review already know, the capacity of this ship is over 6000 passengers. Therefore, there will likely be many different opinions regarding the experience. Those opinions will be influenced by many things, including specific interactions with people, choice of stateroom, particular table location and many, many other tangible and intangible things. I hope to give a balanced, honest, and open minded review, along with some helpful hints to help you enjoy your cruise, should you choose to sail on Oasis.

First, a bit about us. We are in our mid 40s and were traveling on this cruise with our 5 year old daughter. This was our 12th cruise. If we have any pre existing "bias" it would be that in general, Celebrity is our favorite cruise line for its food, service, accommodations and amenities, while still being a relaxed and family friendly (especially during the summer) cruise line. Having said that, we have sailed on (and enjoyed) Princess, Disney, and RCCL previously, so we have some basis for comparison.

We sailed on Oasis for one singe reason: To experience the ship. Since we enjoy cruising in general, we really thought we had to travel on this ship. We knew it would be huge. We knew there would be around 6000 other passengers on board. We anticipated that as such, there would be certain compromises (as with anything.) Overall, our experience was in line with our expectations, and exceeded them in certain aspects. Below are some details and suggestions: Read more