We are a family group of 12 and while we have all cruised separately, this was our 2nd cruise together. We booked the cruise in February 2011 and were full of excitement and anticipation to sail on one of the world's largest cruise ships. 2 Flowriders! Zip Line! Aquatheater! Entertainment Options! We were stoked and while the Oasis certainly delivered on some aspects, there were other areas where we fell the ship really fell short.
As others have mentioned, embarkation was a breeze. RC has done an excellent job of making this a very efficient process! We arrived at the port at 11 and were onboard by 11:30. Checking in took a bit longer than usual because we were in 5 rooms, and some were suites and some were not, but it was fast nonetheless.
The kids were excited to hit up Sorrento's as their first food on board and I was determined to avoid the Windjammer for the week, so I readily complied. First disappointment - they've made Sorrento's smaller (i.e. only round tables, no booths and not so easy to pull round tables together) and they no longer have the olive bar/antipasto options or the delicious almond cookies. In addition, the pizza seems to have changed - it wasn't as good. However, we were on board and we were hungry so it worked.
Great room - plenty of space for 4, beautiful bathroom, close to elevators.