COVID Waiting to Happen

Item: Oasis of the Seas
Rating: 3.4
Author: rach272el

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

rach272el

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Perfect Day Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 25, 2022

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12624

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Masks should have been encouraged more while on the ship. Myself/husband and friends were diagnosed with COVID the day after we stepped off the ship. We called Royal Caribbean just to let them know and mostly all I received was that R/C couldn't do anything since we had disembarked from the ship. Also, I was told that we signed a waiver meaning it was ok for us to catch COVID since we signed a waiver.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It went smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Windjammer food was not as plentiful. Main dining rooms were good however, it seems like it was short on staff.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Masks wearing was not encouraged enough leaving COVID exposure to be high.

Children's Programs

I didn't bring any children onboard.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you wear your mask at all times due to being exposed to COVID since mask wearing is not a high priority on the ship.

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Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

4 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Ok.

13 Comments

KittKatt23 2 years ago

The Covid strain is weakening as time goes on. Basically take responsibility for yourself and do what you feel is necessary for your own health and safety. Masks should be a personal choice along with vaccines at this point. The cruise ship isn’t responsible. When you travel it is at your own risk.

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woody20 2 years ago

I love these people that are afraid of covid, go through airports and on planes, cruise ship, ports of call, then get covid and blame everyone else because they caught it. If you believe a mask works, you should wear it and in your thinking you should be protected. So why worry about everyone else and what they are wearing? If you have a mask you shouldn’t be protected. If you don’t agree, then don’t cruise!

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loriad28 2 years ago

For those afraid of COVID, please stay home where you are safe. It makes for less lines for me and my family when we cruise.

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sunme 2 years ago

Thank you for your review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry you became ill. The waiver was that you accepted the risk you might catch Covid, not that it was okay. Appreciate your feedback.

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emmieluvscruzin 2 years ago

I was on the Allure a few weeks ago and I also got covid 3 days after I returned. There were over 6,000 passengers and it was crowded everywhere we went. Unfortunately thats the chance you take cruising.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Covid is relatively common in most places now, including cruise ships. It’s going to be with us forever, so we have to get used to it, just like the seasonal flu. The CDC just remove the recommendation for wearing masks at hospitals and nursing homes for most locations.

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TXatsea 2 years ago

I heard someone tested positive for Covid after going to Walmart last week.

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CVCruiser 2 years ago

Masks wont stop covid virus anyway.. lol. It wont even stop dust particles, much less virus particles. 🙄

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javawoody 2 years ago

Covid is a risk you can catch it anywhere. Crowded tour busses and airplanes are a higher risk

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javawoody 2 years ago

Covid is a risk you can catch it anywhere. Crowded tour busses and airplanes are a higher risk

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Sounds like they should not be cruising. Catching Covid is a distinct possibility on a cruise (or any large gathering of strangers) and one should not blame the ship. We had three cruises, two 7 day and a 16 day (really a B2B) with no issues, but our 4th or 5th (B2B) we caught Covid and did not know it until the airport testing. Oh well, Oct 1, Celebrity Solstice, here we come!!!!!

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Coco Cay and Nassau were wonderful!!

Best cruise ever!!!