Long Review Oasis of the Seas March 1-8 Family Vacation/Proposal - Aquatheater Suite

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After dinner we went up to the Viking Crown Lounge. This is such a beautiful venue and so under utilized. It was virtually empty. I was able to take some nice pictures of the pools at night from here.

 

 

 

 

 

Well that brings Day 5 to a close. Tomorrow we are in Cozumel. Stay tuned for the Dolphin Swim and Manatee Encounter!

[Artemis908]

So enjoying your review! We are going on Oasis in January so I am "taking notes". :) When you mentioned reservations opened early? How early? When did you book specialty dining and shows?

 

And just out of curiosity, when you met with the coordinator how did they work with your son on how to propose? Did it really seem worth the additional cost? What was all included?

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So enjoying your review! We are going on Oasis in January so I am "taking notes". :) When you mentioned reservations opened early? How early? When did you book specialty dining and shows?

 

And just out of curiosity, when you met with the coordinator how did they work with your son on how to propose? Did it really seem worth the additional cost? What was all included?

 

I think they opened up about 3 months before. We met wiith the coordinator on the ship the first day of the criuise. We worked with royal romance for about 3 months before. It was definitely worth it because we had a very elaborate event planned. I was very pleased with the outcome. It included a coordinator before and on cruise. Breakfast in bed on day of choice with champagne. Rose and chocolate covered strawberries. Photographer for an hour. And of course set up and coordination of event. Ours included the towel animal zoo and set up of bed of roses, the champage and of course ring set up on stuffed lambs. I also ordered the cake for chops dinner that the coordinator then helped arrange. In our case i could not have pulled it off without royal romance.

[Retiredprofessor]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this great review. We just got off of Independence on Saturday and while on board booked Oasis for April 2015, along with Explorer in July and October. She is our favorite and will be sorry to see her leave. But we look forward to Oasis just for the sheer magnitude of her offerings. Your review is increasing our excitement. Did you go to the Diamond Lounge at all? The CL looked very nice.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to do this great review. We just got off of Independence on Saturday and while on board booked Oasis for April 2015, along with Explorer in July and October. She is our favorite and will be sorry to see her leave. But we look forward to Oasis just for the sheer magnitude of her offerings. Your review is increasing our excitement. Did you go to the Diamond Lounge at all? The CL looked very nice.

 

Glad you are enjoying the review. We did not get to the diamond lounge. Sorry. Too much to do so little time. You will love oasis!

[Poorplaya]

Still hooked on this review, i keep checking back in throughout the day to see if there are updates. Thank you again for the awesome info and pictures!!!

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So I woke up to this!

 

What a wonderful start to the day. As previously mentioned Serenade of the Seas met us again in Cozumel. Hey cousin Chris, how ya doin?

 

There were also two twin Carnival ships in port that day.

 

Rob and Amanda went to Chanakanaab for the Dolphin swim and manatee interaction.

 

Dolphin Swim

 

 

 

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So I woke up to this!

 

What a wonderful start to the day. As previously mentioned Serenade of the Seas met us again in Cozumel. Hey cousin Chris, how ya doin?

 

There were also two twin Carnival ships in port that day.

 

Rob and Amanda went to Chanakanaab for the Dolphin swim and manatee interaction.

 

Dolphin Swim

 

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Rob got his hair braided, LOL

 

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Welcome to the Boardwalk

 

 

 

You walk through the doors and here you encounter the courosel at sea!

Amazing and enchanting.

 

 

And here we are. You would think with almost 6000 passengers you would never get a chance to ride, but it was never crowded that I saw.

Seafood Shack

So tonight we decided to try something different from the banquet food of the dining room or the “fancy” places in central park. It was relatively early and the place was empty. Actually I think it was empty most of the time. A shame since the food was quite good. Maybe it is the small charge, or just too many food options on this ship. I was glad we tried it.

 

Inside

 

 

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They started us out with warm corn chips and salsa

I had coconut shrimp and sweet potato fries. Yummy!

Tom had hot wings, you can see them in the back.

While we were having dinner Rob and Amanda happened to pass by. So I ran to get a picture with the famous balloon man!

And with Amanda too!

After dinner we had a little shower. It was interesting sitting in an open air restaurant in the middle of a ship and watching the rain.

After dinner we headed out.

Tomorrow is the last sea day and I will post more pictures of the boardwalk at night and Johnny Rockets. I will also post some other pictures around the ship.

[At Sea 4Ever]

Was the seafood shack food equivalent to a place on the boardwalk at home?

 

 

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[Disneyatheartmommy]

Wow!!! Such an awesome trip report! The pictures are absolutely fabulous! I especially love the proposal bed pic. They did an amazing job! Congratulations, rob and Amanda! I'm so jealous cuz you look stunning in your formal gown and bikini! I can't stop reading and have loved looking at the pix! I've been sharing with my hubbie and daughter! I told her that we hope to take pix with the Madagascar penguins! They look like so much fun! I'm about to read on your report march 3rd. By the way, your aqua theater suite is amazing! Dream of being in one some day! We are booked on our 1st Royal Caribbean cruise for the junior suite on Freedom OTS November week out of port Canaveral. We have done two Disney cruises. We wanted to do Oasis or allure but want to visit family in orlando day before cruise and day of disembarking. Next time goal will be oasis or allure! :) (sorry for the babbling. Too much to say!)

[Disneyatheartmommy]

Ok...so I couldn't stop reading your TR and I'm done! Can't wait to read more updates. Such a beautiful family. Live reading about all the details! Thanks for doing this!

[aussielozzie18]

Great review. Congratulations to your son and his girlfriend. RCL did a great job in decorating their room. Lovely that you are spending the engagement together as a family with grandmas as well. Love your formal night outfits.

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Was the seafood shack food equivalent to a place on the boardwalk at home?

 

 

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Hard to say since i only had one thing, but yes i think the shrimp and fries was decent boardwalk quality food. I really enjoyed it. I think it is the extra dollars and not quality that keep this place empty. people gripe about paying extra for stuff on a cruise snd on some levels I agree but I really liked having all these options. I look at it as paying for the development/creative cost of this big girl. I work for a majo pharma and a pill cost a faction of a penny to make but bilions to develop. I think this place is good, the cost is minimal and will visit it again.

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Wow!!! Such an awesome trip report! The pictures are absolutely fabulous! I especially love the proposal bed pic. They did an amazing job! Congratulations, rob and Amanda! I'm so jealous cuz you look stunning in your formal gown and bikini! I can't stop reading and have loved looking at the pix! I've been sharing with my hubbie and daughter! I told her that we hope to take pix with the Madagascar penguins! They look like so much fun! I'm about to read on your report march 3rd. By the way, your aqua theater suite is amazing! Dream of being in one some day! We are booked on our 1st Royal Caribbean cruise for the junior suite on Freedom OTS November week out of port Canaveral. We have done two Disney cruises. We wanted to do Oasis or allure but want to visit family in orlando day before cruise and day of disembarking. Next time goal will be oasis or allure! :) (sorry for the babbling. Too much to say!)

 

Thank you. I appreciate all you kind words. Yes definitely give this big girl a try. So much fun. Just keep it in perspective. The characters are great, it is done very tastefully. And she is BIG. Think of it as a floating city. :cool:

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Great review. Congratulations to your son and his girlfriend. RCL did a great job in decorating their room. Lovely that you are spending the engagement together as a family with grandmas as well. Love your formal night outfits.

 

Thank you. Yes it was nice family time. Having two elderly eccentic grandmas was definitely more challenging than it looks in pictures though. :eek: but i am very grateful we were able to do it this was. :)

[Oasis Of The Seas Expert]

I would love to see them! Taking a 17 yr old in June. Thanks!

 

Here are teen compasses that are actually readable.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=42109698#post42109698

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The last day is always bitter sweet. I know I had a really great time and lots of wonderful memories but it is sad to end. Today we enjoyed the pools and I took some more pictures. This section will consist of a bunch of miscellaneous pictures as well as our dinner at Johnny Rockets.

A walk around

A look down

Sea Day Fun

Fun shows in the Aquatheater

And of course a pool band

And the logo

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The Current Pool. I really wished my son was younger so I could have tried this out.

 

Hanging out by Wipe Out Cafe

 

An Infinity Hot Tub! How Cool is that!

 

Another Boardwalk view

 

And I can't forget the SANDWICH!

 

Bear is having fun too!

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So we decided to keep it casual for the last night. We were all tired, and did not want to fight our way into the dining room with the wheel chairs. Johnny Rockets is great! Lots of food for a very little cost.

 

Outside view

 

 

The Bus!

 

 

It is a happy place!

 

The appetizers

 

Bacon Cheese Fries! No calorie counting for me on this cruise!

 

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So a fitting end to cruise here are some night views

 

The Boardwalk Entrance

 

 

The Carousel at night

 

 

closer view

 

Ice Cream Anyone?

 

Or a yummy drink?

 

A night view of Johnny Rockets