Traveler559

the reason why i ask about oasis is because when i was on quantum

everyone bragged out oasis - compared to how crap quantum was (and trust me - quantum was so bad)

i was hoping that MAYBE just maybe - oasis might be upgraded to something similar to harmony(harmony from what i have seen on the you tube videos)

yes i think that between jan and june will be best for the 15 people - may i ask please - which month, out of those months has the best "non kids" time of year? because i do not wish to compete with brats for the wave rider :P

according to RCI website - harmony of the seas isnt sailing (unless they have not updated their itinerary)

thank you all for your replies

does anyone know why the ship does not do any sailing in feb, march and april?

https://secure.royalcaribbean.com.au/cruises/?dates_maxDate=04%252F30%252F2020&dates_minDate=01%252F01%252F2020&durationCode_6to8=true&shipCode_HM=true

does anyone know if osais of the seas is going to be upgraded to something similar to harmony of the seas between now and then?

@BILLOH

I did not know there was a port in the everglades sir, i will research that...

@deliver42

Thank you but I am Australian and will not be driving.

@alfaeric

yes, im hoping for "more ship for me and less ship for everyone else for the best price" - as im being about 15 friends (we are just going to meet up - no party group thing)

@mattpro

along with the cruise im hoping to tie up a few days at either disney world or univsersal studios - after the trip..

you mentioned first or second week in december - and that is reflected in my research on price - in the first part of the year, is there any good time? as mentioned by someone else late april,

is that cheap?

@milwaukee eight

isnt january snow season in the usa? lots of people escaping the cold?

Thank you sir

i plan on going on "harmony of the seas"

thank you for that information....

thank you - may have to change the time then - i wish to avoid the stormy seas completely

this will be my second cruise with RCI (first one was horrible) - so im going to try and give them one last chance

only because all the people on board my last one said their oasis cruise was absolutely fantatic - so begrudgingly i am going again - its been about 3 years...

from my research the best time to go to is outside of June - October - im thinking of a december cruise

im looking for a cruise where the 15 people i am inviting from around the world can come and we can enjoy each others company but still get lost..

im worried about storms and such - but also of crowds - i was hoping to spend a week going to universal studios and such after the cruise but i am unsure about how long it takes to get from Miami to the theme parks - that why im thinking of a canaveral would be better

When is the best time to travel to the Eastern Caribbean with RCI?

Which is better to leave from Miami or Canaveral?

When is it best to book a holiday with RCI? as early as possible? what about hurricanes and stuff? what happens to my cruise then

@DEIx15x8 and

@swim13

Thank you both for your positive feedback.

It is not exactly rocket science as such, they have all the existing infrastructure in place all they need to do put a boat to do the service...i mean i would be more then happy to play $20 for a on way ticket, and it would be way more direction - right to the ship and it would reduce congestions, especially for long distance travelers.

Do you know what the best thing would be for this?

A ferry from Manhattan - directly to the departing ship dock - so that you do not have to go by car, or by public service - you can catch a ferry directly

of course that is just a pipe dream

I will no longer monitor this thread

and have started a duplicate thread here

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=41030404#post41030404

I will monitor this new thread in the link above from now on.

May I please request that no-one adds to this thread so this last post remains the link to the continuing conversation

Thank you all

Ms Karen

Thank you - I will repost

Should I not move this thread? or should I double post this thread in the royal carribean area

Mr CruiserBruce

Am I able to move the post or will a moderator help me with this?

That is the only thing that is saving me from complete panic - is that the ship will be brand new.

That is fair enough comment, perhaps only knowing a small amount about the ship is not helping either

I cannot even get a night schedule for the ship so that I know what to bring.

Sir or Madam BlueRiband

Thank you for your response.

My apologies, yes 2014-12-01 is my departure date

I booked directly through Royal Carribean

What attracted me to the Quantum was this, "lack of information" the information on the official website (which has a broken menu).

Being brand new to cruising I thought that all the ships had all the same amenities, there was no difference between ship classes, with that said - what really attracted me to the ship was that it will be brand spanking new, and that all the amenities on the oasis class would be on the new ship as well as some extra stuff

I cannot rebook because the flights are already locked in, and accommodation paid for, it would cost me more now to change everything.

Im not saying "Crap crap crap" im just saying - for a brand new ship compared to an old one, it looks, second rate (smaller ship, fewer things to do etc), and I have some serious fears about it...

and I am hoping that someone who has been on Royal carribean could share a light at the end of the tunnel - and hopefully relieve my fears a little..

Mr/Ms 1025Cruise

Thank you for the response, I do not know how to move it to that spot - perhaps an administrator would be able to help me with your suggestion

I placed this thread here simple because I am brand new to he community and - in all essence brand new to cruising and wished to be polite and post in the correct spot.

I will continue to monitor this thread for responses

Dear People,

Petrified is the word I would use at this point in time.

This is my second cruise - my last cruise was about 10+ years ago or more.

The ship that I am traveling on is the "Quantum of the seas" leaving 1st December from NYC

Why am I petrified? I think its going to be completely lowsy :(

when i was doing my initial research for a cruise I came across "oasis class" of ship and that looked really awesome

http://www.royalcaribbean.com.au/findacruise/ships/home.do?cS=NAVBAR

but when i realised that I had booked into the Quantum, I feel i have made a big big mistake..

From what I can tell the quantum is a smaller ship, with only half the facilities, only 1 wave rider, a crappy ball on the end of a crane, no carosel, no board walk, crappy wall projector screens, three squatty pools

I am also fearful that the cruise will charge me extras for stuff like the wave rider, the fake sky diving etc

on top of that it is extremely expensive :( i mean to get from Australia it will cost me an extra $4K(for flights) on top of the $5K(cruise costs) i will be spending on...then they are demanding gratuities, and I got a crap cabin stuck at the back of the ship on a deck....

Would someone please be able to shed a glimmer of hope?

Thanks heaps in advance for responses.

Regards

Traveler

PS sorry if this post sticks of negativity