Oasis of the Seas

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 73

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Oasis of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 16, 2017

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6216

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Everything about the Oasis of the Seas and our cruise was wonderful! The ship was beautiful and there was so much to do. The staff was great and so engaging, they made sure everyone had fun. They offered an awesome kids program that our 12 year old enjoyed and looked forward to going to everyday. We choose the 3 day specialty dining package and all of the restaurants were good, but next time I will take advantage of eating in more of the restaurants that are considered "complimentary" as the food was pretty good in those areas too. There were some things that were not that great but most were. I recommend eating breakfast in the dining room, they had the best banana pancakes and a good buffet. The dining room is also a good option for lunch. If you don't feel like dressing up for dinner, the Windjammer had good dinner choices. You could get the same things the dining rooms were serving but in a more casual setting. On one of the formal nights they have lobster in the main dining rooms but it's also served in the Windjammer. You can eat breakfast at Johnny Rockets for free but lunch/dinner is $6.95 which is not bad. We did not purchase the drink package since we would not drink the amount it would cost for the package, however around the 3 day they offered a drink card that you could purchase for $79 for 10 drinks. This was more our speed so my husband and I each had 5 drinks on different days that was perfect. I would purchase this option the next time as well. Just wait a couple of days and it will be offered. The complimentary lemonade was great!!! One thing we did not like was the smell of the pizza at Sorento's. I know this may seem like nothing, but for some reason this smell made us feel sick. Because of the smell, I could not bring myself to eat it. My husband said it tasted ok but it was not true Italian pizza they advertise it to be. The shows we saw were great and we even got to see a recent movie in 3-D in the theater with our daughter. The Vroom internet service worked with no issues. I did not have to have this but my husband is addicted to his phone so it was a must for him. I used it to post pictures of our vacation and to text my husband on the ship if were apart looking for each other. There were a lot of families with walkie talkies on the ship which I guess is a good way to keep up with everyone. Overall our trip was great and we really had a good time, so much so that we booked our next cruise during this one. Looking forward to the next one!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Balcony room is well worth it. Would like to have a curtain to seperate the king bed from the pull out bed especially when kid(s) are traveling with you. The rooms were very clean and very quite. Can not hear the people on either side of you.

Ship tip

Plan as much as you can with the cruise planner before your vacation. It will make everything so much easier.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Took tour with Captain Black who was great! No pressure to buy anything but he took us to several local spots and you could purchase things if you wanted to. We bought teas, spices, rum cake and jewelry.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Go to the Havensight and eat at The Smoking Rooster. Best food and drinks. Nolan was our bartender and waiter and was awesome!! Also bought diamonds in St. Thomas at Jewel House. Kabeer and his staff were very friendly. Very good deals on beautiful diamonds!

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
Once you get off the water taxi, beware of the locals trying to get you buy stuff. It was pretty overwhelming. Also don't get suckered in to the "scratch off's" saying you won free gifts. They take you to hear about something like a timeshare but they say it's not a timeshare.
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6 Comments

Lillygirl    7 years ago

CruiseGirl4Life

Thank you! And I agree, if anyone had a bad time that is sad. I find it very hard to have such a terrible time on this cruise (ship). There could be people or things that could get a little annoying, but it's all in how you choose to react. I hope you enjoy your back-to-back cruises!! That sounds so good right now and I just got back! I am already to leave for my next one booked in 2018...who knows, may try to get another one in before then! Have fun!

Lillygirl    7 years ago

mattward, yes we did enjoy the ship! And I am glad that we were not the only ones who thought that smell was horrible! LOL! Like I said, it's minor compared to all the other great things the ship has to offer. But it would be great if they could somehow figure out make it smell more appealing. 

CruiseGirl4Life    7 years ago

Excellent review!  Paying all that money to have a bad time ... that's just sad. Can not wait to do my back-to-back cruises with RCCL. 

Lillygirl    7 years ago

ahowell54

There was a deal going on when we booked our next cruise. It was 1-2-Free, so we received 2 nights free on our next cruise and we also received $300 in onboard credits that we could use right away on the current cruise or wait to use on the next one. We are waiting to use them on the next cruise since it was‚ the day before this past cruise ended. The good thing is that if there are any other deals going on before the next cruise we can also take advantage of those as well. Another perk‚ about booking onboard is that the deposit was only $100, so there is time to plan and pay the balance.‚ 

mattward    7 years ago

Great review. I am glad you enjoyed the ship. I totally agree about the Sorrento's smell. It is horrible!

ahowell54    7 years ago

Did you feel you got a deal by booking your next cruise while on board?

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