Oasis Eastern Caribbean Course

[Hobiecat01]

I am a bit puzzled by the actual course the the Oasis will be traveling on the Eastern Caribbean itinerary. The ports are St. Thomas, St. Maartin, Nassau. But by what course?

 

I see the RCCL website has a mapped course to the east of Cuba and Haiti/DR... what we all know as the traditional Eastern Caribbean course down through the Bahamas. But I also keep seeing course maps leaving Ft. Lauderdale traveling west around the southern side of Cuba and Haiti/DR arriving in St. Thomas, St. Maartin and returning to Nassau on the traditional Atlantic course. DW would greatly prefer the around Cuba course since the waters are much more calm in the Caribbean itself (and the sunsets... just gorgeous). I have not plotted out the actual number of nautical miles via each course but I could see both courses being viable depending on the speed of the ship. Any comments? Just wondering...

 

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Sea ya!

Ron and Lee

Canton, Ga

RCCL Platinum Member

Previous Cruises

Carnival Mardis Gras - 3 Day Bahamas - April 1982

Carnival Destiny - 7 Days Western Carib. - April 1998

Princess Grand Princess - 7 Days Eastern Carib. - April 1999

Princess Sea Princess - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2000

Princess Grand Princess - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2001

RCCL Navigator of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2003

RCCL Mariner of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - April 2005

RCCL Freedom of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - 6/18 - 6/25/2006

RCCL Liberty of the Seas - 7 Days Eastern Carib. - 7/19 - 7/26/08

Planned Cruises

Something in 2009 - just have not decided yet

RCCL Oasis of the Seas - April 17, 2010

The BIG One - Southeast Asia 14 day - 2011

[tazdeb]

I wouldn't go by the little map on the web site. I think they will take the course that will allow them to go as slow (economically) as possible and still stay on schedule. I don't think going west to go east meets this criteria.