Nice but a little disappointed

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

KatieSessoms

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2015

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8644

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I set sail for a Thanksgiving cruise aboard Oasis. This was our 6th cruise and 2nd with RCI. My disappointment is mostly with how infrequently you see the ocean. This was the only cruise I've taken where I felt like I was in a mall rather than a ship. They do a lovely job and the service and room were excellent so I can't really fault RCI. My review has more to do with preferences.

I like the Freedom and Voyager class ships better due to layout. I was not happy with the movie screen being in the AquaTheater - it was rarely used by anyone. I also didn't like that on Oasis the jogging track is on deck 5 (I think) behind the life boats. I prefer it to be at the top of the ship where you can enjoy the ocean views. I am thankful we had a balcony so I had a view as well as a quiet place to read or have breakfast.

I recommend Oasis only for active families with kids since this is not what I'd consider romantic for a couple. Again, due to preferences. Oasis is too large and doesn't feel enough like you're at sea to me so I will stick to the smaller ships or Disney Cruise Line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food at Chops and 150 Central Park was ho hum but the service was impeccable. Giovanni's had both great food and service. The main dining room and room service were good. I will commend RCI for improving their room service menu as well.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I know it will be hard to believe but we are in our mid-30's and we had a difficult time finding activities that interested us. I played Bingo (and won a free cruise) but aside from the nightly shows I was disinterested. Not normally an issue for me.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Oasis was clean and well kept. I prefer the design on their smaller ships so I won't knock the rating for a personal preference.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was excellent. We normally do a balcony but would now prefer to stay in JS or above. The walk in closet and extra space really made a difference. We were on the hump so our balcony was rather large with a bistro table and 2 chairs plus 2 sun loungers. VERY, VERY nice.

Ship tip

Make all of your evening show reservations as soon as booking them is available, usually 90 days before sailing. Also, do not miss the Quest!

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

7 Comments

meghad23 8 years ago

Wait you actually won the free cruise bingo?!?!?! I don't think I ever knew or met someone... I can understand the view of not feeling like you are at sea, others have said that, but again it comes with the size of the ship... I'm looking forward to her in September!

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mrsmungin 8 years ago

*sea

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mrsmungin 8 years ago

The look on my face when you said you couldn't see the ship but had a balcony 😒😒😒. I appreciate the review though.

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als777jo 8 years ago

I'm going the week after Thanksgiving next year and am super excited to try a gigantic ship. walk off all the food I plan on eating lol

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renate44 8 years ago

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pennyderrick 8 years ago

I was on the same cruise and loved it, as big as the ship was there were places you could go for some quiet time like the park or the adult area at the front. Even on the pool deck. I don't understand? You could see the beautiful ocean from pool deck, front adult area, Windjammer. ..there were many places to go and sit and watch the beautiful sea....

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got2havespark 8 years ago

I appreciate all of the reviews. But not being rude merely curious if you didn't realize how huge this ship was going to be prior to booking the cruise? Because I'm going next month and love the ocean as well and made sure to book a balcony because of that fact. But I am prepared that it's not going to be like the Voyager class that I've sailed on numerous times as well as the Disney ships. Because I've been stalking the ship and noticed that it looks like a resort or mall at sea.

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