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Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review
7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 06, 2019
Ship: Oasis of the Seas
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
This cruise started out wonderful. Our family group was enjoying drinks, food and entertainment on the ship. We had an amazing time at Labadee! The next morning at breakfast my MIL noticed something was “off”. The salt and pepper was not on the table and they took other communal items off the table (ate in coastal kitchen). She looked at us and said there must be an outbreak. Long story short the Noro Virus was on the ship and making its rounds. Port authorities in Jamaica would not allow us to disembark (rightfully so). Captain and crew edged us on for HOURS (literally) saying they were working with authorities and we would be allowed off the ship soon. 4-5 hours later they stated we would be leaving this port and going to the next. During the night they made the decision to cancel all remaining ports and head back early (best decision). By the time we disembarked, over 500 passengers caught the virus. Royal Caribbean did fully refund the cruise (minus food & drink packages, just prorated). Minus the virus incident, the cruise was amazing.Embarkation
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Ship tip
The crew is on top of everything and ready for whatever comes their way (noro virus ran rampant). Even if what comes their way is bad, they will make sure you have a good time.
Ports of call
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)