Overall excellent cruise; however Royal Carribean needs to start addressing the rudeness of certain passengers, pushing, cutting in lines, taking seats and not eating or drinking in common areas. There may have been an issue with staffing as it did seem the Main Dining Room was short staff and if fact the Windjammer was a much better option.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Was concerned due to only one parking area available for Bayonne Cruise Port ($175); but the experience was much better than anticipated. Very easy embarking and very easy disembarking.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The food in the Windjammer was actually much better than the Main Dining Room. In Main Dininig room the soup was warm at best and one night we actually thought we had meat that was left over and refrigerated due to the taste (sent it back). Make sure to find out when the Windjammer is doing their chocolate desert night!!
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Pools were crowed due to fantastic weather; but bearable. Hot tubs were another story....way overcrowded even in the adult area. Zip line crew was fantastic as was the crew on the Abyss; however the guy in the fitness center was rude and insulting (as a result only went one day)....after he commented "just gave free strectch class, no its time to start paying".
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Actually could have been more as some nights there was little to do. Those that were are top notch and worth seeing...ice show, diving show at Aqua Theater, CATS (Broadway Production), and Phoenix when they were in the Royal Theater.
Children's Programs
Sailed as a couple only
Service and Staff
4 out of 5
Overall the service was excellent. The only reason for the four stars is that I thought the dining room was understaffed and on one night actually had a crew member in a T-Shirt helping out.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Although every attempt was made to keep the commn areas clean; there was a large number of "guests" who seemed to consistently trash the coffee and "hot water" areas of the promenade cafes. Problem seemed not to be addressed by RC and no attempt was made to control crowd in areas that were taking up tables and chairs playing games...after the second day there was no hot water available at ANY of the stations and if you wanted a cup of tea you had to ask for hot water.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Perfect!
Ship tip
Oasis is a very large ship; be prepared for a large crowd, often rude and pushy (especially in common areas).
Easy embarkation and disembarkation...use machines along side parking garage to pay for parking when exiting the terminal made getting out of the parking lot easier.
Very short stay...nothing to do around port..was told Jetty Park(closest to beach) now charges admission and need to take a cab to get there...tower was closed due to renovations...if you have time and want to spend the money on a cab..maybe Coco Beach...but we did not have enough time.
PERFECT DAY! Weather was great, snorkeling not so good. We walked around until we found the beach we liked and spent most of the day there. Nice assortment of lunch items and small straw market.
Much, Much better than I thought and probably the easiest on any cruise we have been on! RC provided a great buffet breakfast (early) and we carried our luggage off early.
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