wingman2014

AFT ! only way to cruise :cool:

I did end up changing to 8168 :)

You will love 8168 very little vibration ,awesome views !! very private :D

Wingman - Thanks for all the info.

 

You mentioned a $20 ride to your car. Where were you parked?

 

Thanks, M

We stayed at the fairfield inn tampa by the Hard rock casino. We paid for a

park and cruise but we disembarked so early the hotel shuttle was not

running yet.

Look for the Sunshine Skyway bridge about 2 hours after you leave the pier.

YES, don't forget (like we did) we were having such a good time we forgot.

We walked back into our cabin just after we had gone under, still got some nice pictures. (aft cabin )

I like that view :). You can just see to the side there. Thanks for the picture. One more question. Is there any overhang there?

Some,maybe haft covered. Still lots of sun ! :)

We were on Brilliance (8168) last week ,very nice balcony it wraps around some but you can't see up the side of the ship. Its a very nice balcony !!

Can you hear it at times yes , Is it noisy ... no

Was formal night day 2 in key west or day 3 at sea? I am going on a similar itinerary soon.

I believe it was day 3 , We did not go to any formal dinner but a lot of people did.

Deck 8 is the best deck!

 

You should grab 8168 as it is the best balcony cabin on the aft.

 

8172, 8170, and 8672 are OK too if you want to be in the center.

Just had 8168 very nice !

I believe it's only one extra point every time you select it.:)

1 point = 2 LBS:eek:

Thank you for your review! We board Saturday for the same itinerary. This will be our first time to not go to the dining room. I'm glad to hear you had a good experience doing the same.

We had great weather ! Hope you do as well ! We walked through the dinning room one time ( by mistake ) Windjammer was always from good

to very good . We like it because we can stay as long as we like or hurry

and move on to something else :) Room service was good as well.

Have been in 11327 and our friends were next door in 11325 we liked the location had a great view of the water and could watch the Aqua Show from the Balcony. We found it a bit noisy during show times but it did not really bother us.

Room 11327 the bed was by the wardrobe room 11325 the bed was by the window.

Which is a better bed location ?? we have cabin 9329 , I think would be

bed by window ?

I read the other day about a 10 drink card you could purchase for $78 or

so , is that a normal thing and if so can you purchase another later in the

cruise if wanted ??

What cabin did you have ? We have a boardwalk balcony in January 2017

We booked Oasis 9329 boardwalk balcony ,any info or pics ? THANKS !!

Hi there, found this thread about oasis of the seas cabin 9329. We have just

booked this cabin for Jan 2017 anyone have any further info, pics etc..

Thanks !!

Wingman2014, thanks for the review and pics ! We were on the Brilliance in October for 20 days and our cabin attendant on deck 8 was Arthur Doctor. He was amazing, even with our changing cabins on a b2b. Any chance it's the same fellow?? If so, we'll go say hello to him when we're back on the ship next month. Thanks !

Yes ! that's our doctor , he was great and just a inside secret

(he likes chocolate) we brought him back a big chocolate bar when we were in

Cozumel. Tell him TIM and KIM said hello ,

thank you !!

We were on Brilliance this past December, and pretty much agree with your assessment.:)

Thanks BOB ! We had a great time ! We're going to try Oasis, Board walk Balcony cabin 12321. Have you ever had a BW Balcony ? We heard it could be

loud at times ( not worried about that ). I think we should be able to see part of the aqua theater and some ocean views .

we had great weather !

cabin 8168

We're just getting unpacked from our five night BOS to Key west and Cozumel.

When we left North Carolina the temp. was in the twenty's and at the end of our 10 hour drive sunny Florida was near 80 degrees !

We arrived at the port and was on the ship in less than a half HR.

Embarkation A+

Windjammer was a madhouse so we tried out our drink package ( worked really well ) bartenders seamed fine with the drink packed with or without a tip, most of the time we would tip extra. Sometimes we would have to sign

a slip and most of the time no slip. We both got the premium drink package

and will get it again.

package and bartenders, grade A

Rooms were ready about 1:30 we had cabin 8168 corner AFT . Very nice cabin we didn't mind the walk. I'm going to try and post some

pictures . cabin grade A

We only ate at windjammer, park cafe and had room service twice.

Were not foodies, or like going to a 3 hour dinner. I would have to give the food an overall B+

The crew seemed to be in good spirits, and like any business, some better than others. Our room attendant was ARTHUR , He was very nice and took great care of us. crew overall an A

We went to the casino every night it was fun but without a doubt the tightest

casino we've ever been in.

Casino grade C

This was our first time to Key west, what a great place to visit ! We ate at

Sloppy Joe's and walked from store to store. we have been to Cozumel before

so we knew what to expect there . We walked around the port area and

walked some outside the port area.

We didn't go to any of the shows but the live music and ship atmosphere was

always very good! always some kind of event going on.

We carried our luggage off the ship at 7:10 and were thru customs by 7:30 and after a $20 cab ride we were back at our car by 8:15.

disembark grade A

Overall we had a great time and would go again ! but next for us is Oasis and

some new ports.

Overall cruise grade A

Were sailing Jan 8th 2017 , We booked cabin 12321 BW balcony , it's five cabins from the end. I think we

should be able to see the aqua theater from there and some ocean view's.

Any pictures would be great, also does anyone know what the room layout is ?

bed by closet or by the balcony ?? I've heard arguments both ways, I think I

would rather have more room by the balcony.

Were going on Oasis for the for the first time , whats the better option boardwalk balcony or central park ?

Thanks for the help !

Just off Brilliance , we had the premium package

Everything we ordered was covered . Frozen cocktails

Gentlemen jack , etc ... Definitely worth it for us.

Bartenders had no issue with it , extra tip or not.

Just off brilliance this morning , driving home right now .

We had a great time ! Ship is in good condition

Crew seamed happy , Food was very good ( all windjammer) and room service .

And both pool tables were working !!! [emoji1]

(Not very well) but it was fun

Overall we had a blast and are booked for February 2017

Tim