Big Ship - Small Crowd Accommodations

Item: Oasis of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: mkwalker64

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

mkwalker64

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Perfect Day Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 02, 2023

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10717

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This ship is definitely geared towards the family cruiser (activities, rides, restaurants). It was "too much" ship for me (and to think they are building larger ships). Not saying I did not like the ship, but if you are looking to "chillax," this may not be the ship to choose.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There were several activities scheduled BUT due to the cold weather most people were inside, therefore ALL the events were PACKED - could not enjoy them. The cruise should have planned for such a thing and PERHAPS moved some of them to a venue that could accommodate the larger crowd. Ex. Adult "Zen" coloring had so many people, there were not enough seating, they ran out of pencils PLUS they were not prepared - most of the pencils weren't sharpened - about time the "host" arrived with a sharpener, the 30 MINUTE event was over.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The Aqua 80s was awesome - too bad original reservation was changed to a time of an EXISTING reservation (why would they do that?). I would think that when a Broadway show is chosen for a cruise, that it would be uplifting and/or interactive (making people want to clap and/or sing along). Cats is NOT a good choice. Many people left during the show - my friends thought it was boring and did not understand the storyline.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

There was some shoddy repair work I saw

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The double bed was "separated" to singles, but space between them was less than 12 inches - better floor planning needed

Ship tip

The best part of the ship, in my opinion, was the Adult Only Solarium

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5

This port should be expanded to provide more transportation access. It is too close to NYC to not have buses and/or transport to a bus/train for NYC and/or Newark Airport. A couple's transportation fell through when returning, and was quoted $150 to get a ride to Manhattan. Fortunately/unfortunately we squeezed them into our vehicle to assist them.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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sstephan13 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing my wife also does not like the larger ships

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your comments

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry you were disappointed but glad you found some good things.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago

Thank you for your review. Sounds like a smaller cruise ship maybe a better experience in the future.

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