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Item: Oasis of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: MtyMini

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

MtyMini

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2019

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8244

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This ship is our new favorite. We were VERY worried about sailing in such a large ship. We never felt crowded with so many options for things to do or beautiful place to relax and enjoy the ocean. The ship is clean and well maintained. The staff and customer service is outstanding. The food and cocktails are fantastic.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick & easy embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Breakfast in Solarium & Johnny Rockets was great. Customer service from Wait staff was top notch. Lunch at Chops, Park Cafe, Johnny Rockets was great, service was top notch. Dinner in Coastal Kitchen and MDR. Again great food and top notch service.

Dazzles

5 out of 5

Fun bar with great dance music.

Solarium Bistro

5 out of 5

Great place to grab breakfast and lunch. Easy to find a table and wait staffservice was outstanding.

Coastal Kitchen

5 out of 5

Coastal on the Oasis was my favorite place to eat. Great service in a relaxed atmosphere.

Café Promenade

5 out of 5

Great place for a quick breakfast, lunch or snack!

Johnny Rockets

5 out of 5

Great breakfast and lunch venue. Wait staff was fantastic!

Boardwalk Dog House

4 out of 5

Food was great if you like hot dogs or Sausage.

Park Cafe

5 out of 5

Great food & waitstaff

Solarium Bar

5 out of 5

Quick, easy to access service.

Sorrento's Pizza

5 out of 5

Pizza was better here than on most RCI ships

Globe and Atlas Pub

5 out of 5

Great location to have a drink out of the sun.

Chop's Grille

5 out of 5

Lunch at Chops was fantastic!

Champagne Bar

5 out of 5

Great service, nice atmosphere.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Love the track in the 5th floor. Zip line was short but fun. Great put out golf. Pools were supervised and well maintained.

Solarium

5 out of 5

Spent most of at Sea Days in the solarium. Seats were easily available, waitstaff and bar were always accessible.

Picture This

5 out of 5

Great customer service, easy to use, convenient way to view and order photos.

Jogging Track

5 out of 5

Love that the track is situated all the way around the ship and has fun signs along the entire track.

Center Ice Rink

5 out of 5

Great show. Be careful to look for obstructions of viewing the ice when choosing a seat.

Guest Services and Explorations!

5 out of 5

Great customer service in the Oasis.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Aqua, ice and Come Fly away Shows were fantastic! Musicians were great, especially in Central Park. Opening comedian was Ok but headliner was great. Cats is outdated and needs to be replaced.

Theater

5 out of 5

Nice venue with great customer service.

AquaTheater

5 out of 5

Impressive show and even more impressive seeing it during the day and realizing how high up the divers are.

On Air Club

5 out of 5

Fun karaoke bar!

Comedy Live

4 out of 5

Open act was ok. Headliner was great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Best service out 14 cruises. Loved the Trellis bar (Ramesh aka Maurice) in Central Park. Maitre d (Yasar) and wait staff in Coastal Kitchen were outstanding. The entire staff on this ship was friendly and motivated.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship is very well designed. Never felt crowded. Common areas are clean and well maintained. Time for new carpeting.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean, well maintained Junior suite with extended balcony gave us plenty of room. Huge walk in closet. Decent sized bathroom with a lot of storage. Mini fridge, several drawers and shelves for storage.

Ship tip

Do your homework on tips and tricks before boarding the Oasis for viewing spots, food to try, etc.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Getting from Orlando Airport was a pain. Fun little town. Lots of great dining options and shops. Will avoid departing from this port in the future if at all possible.

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Nice port to unwind. Food provided was good. Alcohol choices are pared down on this RCI Island however service was great. Wear water shoes as it is rocky.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Least favorite of all ports that we have visited in 14 cruises. We only get off the ship here if we want to grab something in the secured port stores.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

We took a taxi to Paradise beach. This is an inexpensive beach day with great food, drinks and service.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We were off the ship and at our shuttle pick up spot by 7:30am

2 Comments

nekocrouton 5 years ago

Yeah, same here. Was on the Oasis back in 2015, my second cruise ever, and that was the cruise that made me fall in love with cruising. I’m glad to see that the Oasis still has that magic and charm. ❤️

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Budguy372 5 years ago

Loved this ship when we were on it. Good to see it hasn’t lost its charm.

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