Fantastic ship, food, and service, entertainment not so much

Item: Oasis of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: StacyFlorida

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

StacyFlorida

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 31, 2016

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7704

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our favorite part of this cruise is the beauty of the ship, the wonderful quality of food, and the exceptional service. What we didn't like about the ship are three primary things: 1.) There is not enough entertainment for everyone on the ship to attend. We didn't reserve anything when we first got on the ship (it was our first time cruising with Royal Caribbean so we did not know this was a necessity) so we were unable to see any shows; 2.) The chairs on the balconies are extremely uncomfortable. I love to sit out on the balcony is silence and read for hours at a time on Sea Days. But, the chair was so uncomfortable that I could only stand it for about 30 minutes at a time. We saw other RC ships that had really nice chairs, and we have been on several Carnival ships with comfortable chairs; 3.) The ship staff did nothing to prohibit people from saving chairs on Sea Days. The entire Solarium area was saved by 8am with people's towels, and many of them wouldn't return for hours at a time. On Carnival, they go around every 30 minutes and gather up towels and belongings to allow other people to have an opportunity to enjoy the area. As a result, there is always plenty of seating and nobody feels the necessity to save seats. RC has a rule that seats cannot be saved for longer than 30 minutes, but it was not enforced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

We were not too impressed with the cabin. Storage area is small, bathroom is super small and kind of dark. Shower is very small. I could hardly raise my hands above my head to wash my hair without my elbows banging into the sides. The beds were not that comfortable. We had two twin beds made into a King, but the blankets were all bunched up in the middle so my husband and I had to sleep really far apart from each other. Balcony chairs were very uncomfortable. We have been on much smaller, less glamorous, less expensive ships (primarily Carnival) with much nicer cabins.