Not an autism friendly cruise

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5
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Oasis of the Seas

7 Night Perfect Day Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 25, 2022

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14192

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

1. No expedited line for two children with autism in our group of 11 people. 2. No internet service 2 days despite having paid over $500; Rolandi, employee from Vroom said he could not help me over the phone because he had a guest in front of him, when I went downstairs to speak to him he proceeded to answer the phone and tend to a guest on the phone. 3. Refrigerator did not cool enough to keep my daughter drinks cold. 4. Booked a bed in Coco Cay for the two children with special needs and was told that it was in a secluded area of Coco Cay and that the rest of us could not go onto that area unless we bought two more beds at the price of $300 each. What a rip off 5. Had a shudder on my balcony start to make a loud banging noise at 2 am and 20 minutes later 4 people including 2 security guards took an hour to try and resolve it (ultimately they put a towel to try and stop the banging); as a result my child with autism was unable to go to sleep, we missed our excursion boat the next day, and the entire purpose for the cruise was for my daughter to have a dolphin encounter. Horrible experience! Edmund and Cecilia "Shore Excursion Specialists" were completely insensitive to the fact that we had to children with autism in our group. Blue Lagoon employee Reno Williams simply said there was nothing that could be done. 6. All shows were booked on the app as soon as we got on the boat and those that weren't booked were cancelled. Overall: Horrible expensive vacation!

Embarkation

2 out of 5
No expedited line despite having requested it in advance

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was pretty much the same everywhere; the service however was incredible.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
didn't really find any

Entertainment

1 out of 5
most were cancelled and or sold out on day 1

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
thought it was fun but serious behavior problems afterwards

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
poor all around; had a shudder on my balcony start to make a loud banging noise at 2 am and 20 minutes later 4 people including 2 security guards took an hour to try and resolve it (ultimately they put a towel to try and stop the banging); as a result my child with autism was unable to go to sleep, we missed our excursion boat the next day, and the entire purpose for the cruise was for my daughter to have a dolphin encounter. Horrible experience

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
broken shudder making loud noise; refrigerator was not cold, had to put drinks in friends refrigerator.

Ship tip

Don't go on it.

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Had a shudder on my balcony start to make a loud banging noise at 2 am and 20 minutes later 4 people including 2 security guards took an hour to try and resolve it (ultimately they put a towel to try and stop the banging); as a result my child with autism was unable to go to sleep, we missed our excursion boat the next day, and the entire purpose for the cruise was for my daughter to have a dolphin encounter. Horrible experience! Edmund and Cecilia "Shore Excursion Specialists" were completely insensitive to the fact that we had to children with autism in our group. Blue Lagoon employee Reno Williams simply said there was nothing that could be done.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
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7 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Yikes 😳 sorry

sunme    2 years ago

Thank you for your review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry 😢

maryred    2 years ago

If travel was arrange throught the Spectrum at Seas offices (Autism Care division) then your first complaint should start with that company. They would be the travel professional in charge of securing any special circumstance needs for your party like priority boarding, and explaining restrictions on excursions and beach rentals.

javawoody    2 years ago

Interesting

CruiselineAdmin    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your review with us! If you would like to share your thought with Royal, here is direct contact info: Phone: 866-562-7625 Website: royalcaribbean.com Email: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/contactUsOnline.do Social Media: For the most part, the Twitter feed is promotional rather than customer service-driven. However, the line tends to respond to posts on Facebook. Twitter and Facebook.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks.

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