It was ok.

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

gideonstorms

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2018

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

overall an ok cruise but I regretted that I did not take harmony instead so we would have water slides and more kids focused environment. Pros: - The food in windjammer marketplace was excellent in terms of taste and variety - the shows were excellent. - The destinations were excellent. Cons: - I only ate at the the Main Dinning twice and the food was not good and variety was limited. - Seating at the shows was not managed well so even if you had a reservations, you may end up standing because no seat were available if you got there 0-15 before the show. - The ship lacked slides for kids. - The smokers were a problem for me since I did not know where they were located and had to avoid them as I learned more about their designated location. - I felt the Oasis was just OK ship not the best I have been on compared to other ships from Royal and other competitors. - The interior cabin was too small for four. I am sure why they felt it was for four. It was doable but annoying.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Only ate at windjammer marketplace which was excellent. I disliked main dinning - the service was good but food was subpar,

Windjammer Cafe

5 out of 5

awesome eats

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The pools were good but no water slides

Entertainment

4 out of 5

all the shows were very good.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

My Daughter did not like the experience in 9-11 kids club. The activities were not interesting to her and she felt the kids that attended were rude. The teen experience was better for my son.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The majority of the staff are excellent

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Felt old already for a new ship. Lots of things need to updated, refreshed or replaced (flowrider, rugs, bathrooms, etc).

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

The cabin was small and just ok.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

no excursion but the port worked for us.

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

labadee was excellent. did not like having to pay for the water park and water slide. most things priced too high.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Bamboo beach vip excursion was excellent. The food was ok but made for tourist taste and did not include the true local flavor.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

playa mir was awesome and a good time.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

5 Comments

davest 6 years ago

In were going on it again in April of this year.

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davest 6 years ago

Research research research. And Anyone who knows world Caribbean's knows the only wore a slider on the newest ships on the Oasis class. And the Oasis is 8 years old and I was on it in 2010 when it 1st came out. Is a beautiful ship and it still is.

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eling 6 years ago

Sorry to hear- We were on Oasis last month, and found everything above my expectations Main dining room food and staff -only amazing Windjammer was also excellent

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yammie10256 6 years ago

So sorry you didn’t like it. We cruise in June. Went last August. We ate dinner every night in the MDR. Loved the food, service and table mates. Our crew would get us in and out if we had a show to attend. We usually ate breakfast and lunch in Windjammer. Lived it. We always arrived to our shows quite early. We knew 15 minutes before show the empty seats were offered to non reservations. Always was able to secure a good seat. Yes smoking is a problem until you see where the smoking areas are but can be avoided. As far as water slides we didn’t miss them since we don’t do them anyway. I guess you need to investigate which cruise lines and ships have water slides if that is all your kids want to do.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Sound a little disappointed in the ship. 🤔

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