Rather be golfing

I went through the same thing 3 months ago. I had 2 prepaid Amex gift cards that I had received as gifts and were both valued at $100 and they were at first denied by Amex when I went to charge the full amount towards my final payment. I called the cc and they said there is an automatic 20% held back on any restaurants, hotels or travel an that it would take 3-7 days to get that hold released. So I ended up charging $80 on each card which left me a balance of $20. Well the balance did not get released till after 30 days which was ridiculous. I ended up using it later for gas. Moral of my story - don't use prepaid cards even if they were received as gifts for anything travel or restaurant related. At least mine was a small figure, good luck..

We were there 2 years ago, It is a short 10 minute walk from the pier and we felt safe walking there. We had booked ahead through a reputable vendor and had no problems at the gate (about $75 a person). They said that you could not bring in any outside drinks or snacks but they did not check any bags and a lot of people had brought in water and snacks. It was not very crowded and the place was fine for us (it can not compare to Atlantis though). Our only bad part was that my daughter cut her foot on one of the suction drains in the lazy river and trying to get a bandage was very frustrating. She left a trail of blood drops all through the waterpark and into the lobby. The infinity pool at the top was relaxing and had a great view of the harbor and the ships which were in port. We would go back again.

Just double check to make sure that the Oasis is an Ocean View Balcony since they also list their Boardwalk and Central Park balconies in that category. Lots of times the O/V is considerably more expensive.

Looks like everyone is getting a refund: https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-refunds-guests-after-huge-mistake/96352

Thanks for posting since I will be on in a few weeks. Can I just ask which shows you booked once on board, where did you book them once on board and if you had any problem booking any of them (ie: sold out)? Thanks