I don't believe there is access on any Oasis class ship on deck 7 to cross from one side to the other. The huge Boardwalk sign blocks crossing from one side to the other, only deck 7 is blocked.
Windjammer has dinner at 5:30 and Solarium Bistro opens at 6. Both have very good dinner offerings. WJ just walk in any time and the Bistro sometimes needs reservations. We always miss at least one MDR dinner and hit the Windjammer or Bistro. Or do a early specialty.
My statement was about how to not stand in line to book, paying full price and getting it taken care of before boarding. However if you are looking for a hack to the system then do this.
Go into the cruise planner pick your three restaurants , pick your days and times and pay full price. Go back into the cruise planner and purchase the three night package and pay the discount price. Once onboard go to guest services and let them know you purchased the three night package and would like to use that for your reservation keeping the same time and days. They will issue you a fully refundable OBC for the full price you paid. Many on cruise critic have done this in the past and we also have done it several times. We usually just pick one for a full price if there is a specific time and day we want. You can book cruise planner dinner reservations a year or more in advance.
We have done one Eastbound TA and the weather was cold, windy or rainy and rough seas. We have done five Westbound TA'S and all have been shorts and t shirts everyday after leaving the Med. All have been Barcelona or Rome to FLL.
These parties start at around $ 30/40 per guest per hour. Base party has limited types of alcohol drinks and usually pizza and wings. Something in 270 for 100+ would start at $4000 per hour.
Four or more nice sit down restaurants in the hotel and at least 3 or four in the village there are one or two that are only for resort guests. Just Google Atlantis Resort Bahamas and there is a very large list of places in the resort and in the village on the resorts website.
Great video, we have done 5 Westbound TA'S and all have been just like your video. After leaving the Med it has always been shorts and T Shirts every day. Oasis Class TA'S are fantastic, super bonus when 1500 kids are not there. ,
We pack on the light side and take the same amount of clothes for a 5 night cruise or a 15 night with a few days of pre cruise sightseeing. On embarkation day we do the laundry bag supplied by the ship and give it the cabin steward. We make use of the dry cleaning offered by the ship, it is about the same as dry cleaning at home. Most things come back the next day. The bag in the cabin holds a lot of stuff. A few dollars for cleaning is far better than over packing. If you have never used the fill to the brim laundry bag just be aware it seems as though they steam clean at 1000 degrees...