Oasis of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We will not cruise again. Not geared for people over 65. Maybe a river cruise on small boat. Too big, too loud, too much confusion.

My husband bought our family, my son's friend, and my daughters family of four a cruise for Christmas. We were all very excited since this was our first time sailing with Royal Caribbean (our other cruises were all with Carnival) and we had heard that RC was better quality than Carnival. 1) The stateroom: We had four in our room and when we arrived there was only sleeping arrangements for 3. I had called twice before we cruised to ensure that we had a room for 4. We were supplied with a rollaway bed which blocked the balcony and took up much of our room space since it was positioned awkwardly. Very cramped the whole time and frustrating. We spoke with guest services and nothing else was available. The state room also smelled very badly. The bed smelled like vomit (no exaggeration), the bathroom smelled like urine, and the room smelled like smelly shoes/feet. We knew that it would be outdated so I'm not rating it based on that. I could smell the lingering odor of vomit on my clothes after getting out of bed. The chair had stains all over it (including white/crusty stains). 2) For Fee Dining Options: Many of the services on board were offered for a fee. For example, there are more dining options with a fee than there are without a fee. Many of the options without a fee were fast food/greasy food options (hotdogs, pizza, hamburger etc). One can only eat that kind of food so much. Many of these places had very long lines and closed early. We usually had to wait a long time in line and then it was hard to find seating. Carnival had many more options without a fee. 3) Children's Program: We have grandchildren aged 3 and 5 years old that went into the children's program. Their parents signed them up initially. However, we (the grandparents) dropped them off and picked them up several times throughout the cruise. We were never asked (except once) for our identification, sea pass or child's sea pass. The only information we were asked was the room number. Additionally, ALL of counselors never seemed happy and appeared as though the children were an aggravation. Many of the activities that were supposedly scheduled did not happen (example: face painting) and the children were really disappointed. 4) Shore Excursions: We chose a RC shore excursion in Haiti where we rode a boat to an area were the Haitians were supposed to explain their culture. Throughout the entire excursion, instead of focusing on the history, the locals were focused on soliciting the tourist. It was an obvious tourist trap as it was just a little walkway straight up a hill about 300 yards, where every corner you turned was locals asking for more money. Our son was wading in the water and even then the locals met him in a canoe asking for money. This was not our idea of learning their culture and was a very uncomfortable situation. Even the tour guide was pressuring everyone to donate/buy since the locals were poor. We ended up giving money at least 6 times during that excursion.

We like the ship and the staff at the Central park bar were excellent. We don;t like the My Time seating and were disappointed that we had no option to change it.

Best cruise ship we have been on. Best evening entertainment we experienced on a cruise ship.

Overall, we had a wonderful experience on the Oasis of the Seas !!

Considering the fact that the Oasis of the Seas is the largest ship afloat, with the most passengers, it was amazing that, at times, we found ourselves in areas of the ship with no one else in sight. The officers and crew did a fantastic job of organizing so many people and ensuring a fun cruise for everyone.

Great ship, destinations, entertainment, food and service.

Considering the fact that the Oasis of the Seas is the largest ship afloat, with the most passengers, it was amazing that, at times, we found ourselves in areas of the ship with no one else in sight. The officers and crew did a fantastic job of organizing so many people and ensuring a fun cruise for everyone.

Our cruise was amazing as always. We definitely will be returning. Royal Caribbean's is the best!! Hands down.

The staff was awesome. Our server Kristtofer was the best as so was our cabin steward Dean Williams. Bartenders were right on queue they remembered our names and drinks. Sailed with husband and our two 24 and 25 granddaughters. They had a blast!

Think the diamond club needs to stretch their hours for our drinks, when early seating at 515 and then to a show, one doesn’t have any time to stop in. I would love to see drinks available till 930. No time to enjoy the lounge with a drink either. Thank you.

Nice trip wonderful entertainment interesting boat. Disappointing dining - but we are not foodies anyhow.

Excellent. I like everything on this cruise. Thank you

Royal Caribbean tried to make the best out of a bad situation.

If I cruise again, it will not be on such a large ship. Smaller ships are easier to get around and get into venues.

RCCL did a good job of making allowance for the virus and disruption that shortened our cruise.

Was fun, with virus outbreak spoiled the overall experience.

The weather was beautiful and the dinner cuisine was delectable. We had a relaxing, special time regardless of a virus outbreak and only visiting the first port. I appreciated being well informed regarding the situations with disembarking and the virus outbreak.

My son and i are now making a new year's cruise our tradition.

Pretty much enjoyed everything except the Jamaica port of call, the overly packed Windjammer and it's repetitive menu and the fact that there were too many kids on the ship, but it was Christmas week, so this is probably to be expected. Oasis is a nice ship though and we loved Labadee and the other side of the island in Cozumel.