Great Ship, too many children

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

dex216

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2020

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11632

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The Oasis upgrade is very nice. We were surprised at the abundance of children on a January cruise. Don't get me wrong I enjoy children but not on my vacation. Children were everywhere in the Bars, Solarium( which is suppose to be 16 and older) not enforced on Oasis. It was a great cruise anyway. Still enjoy riding Royal.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was ok in MDR, and Windjammer. Giovanna's was excellent both food and service. Sportsman's good wings.

Solarium Bistro

2 out of 5

Food was good, But children in this area daily, which is suppose to be 16 years of age and older. Very disappointed with Adult areas with children running around.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Solarium was good, except children were in the area and dining area daily. I hope RCCL goes back to posting a staff at Bistro to insure Adults only.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows are good

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

All the staff were excellent, Hopeton room steward was excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Make over was nice, except they removed the TV from the casino bar.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

JS was great,

Ship tip

Be prepared alot of children both supervised and un supervised.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5

Worst port we cruise out of due to traffic at the port.

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Been their few times, its a nice beach.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

2 out of 5

Stayed abord, been their prior

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Good shopping for gifts to bring home for others.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

smooth

Traveler Photos

9 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

I normally try to book my cruise when kids are in school. That being said, i will never book another Christmas Cruise

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suesnake 4 years ago

Different areas of country have school breaks at different times. Jan and feb is a big time for school breaks

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed. You would have thought by the middle Jan the kids would have been back to school. We try to cruise during school as my husband walks with a cane and not steady on his feet.

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Cruiseracer 4 years ago

Nice review by the way!

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Cruiseracer 4 years ago

I like kids too, but I don't think we should have to ask to have kids chased out, their parents should be watching them, and staff aware they don't belong in the adult areas. On our cruise they were climbing on top of the day bedz

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kknorr0320 4 years ago

The Solarium clearly has signs saying 16 and up. The exception is the Solarium Bistro, which allows children. Children aren't supposed to be lounging or hanging out in the Solarium and staff will say something if you mention it to them.

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portofrome 4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

Glad that you could enjoy your cruise!

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jstubblefield 4 years ago

It’s a common misconception that the solarium area is 16+. Actually it’s only the pool and hot tubs. Also children are allowed in inclement weather.

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