FrannyK

Thanks so much for your efforts Radio. We sail Oasis the end of October, our first time on Oasis class. It's also our first time sailing as Diamond. Following your posts intently!! Question: Is there a sauna or steam room onboard that is no upcharge?

Also wanted to add that we have early seating in the dining room. The late seating is just too late for us and we read about long lines/waits for MTD (which we normally do). Still, I feel 5:30 is a bit too early,

On most week long cruises we go to a specialty restaurant once or twice. We've always been satisfied with the dining room and in fact have met many new friends dining there. But in July we sailed Celebrity Summit out of Bayonne, and we found the dining room food and service just average or not so great. We are sailing on Oasis out of Bayonne in October and I'm not reading many good comments about the main dining room. Our booking came with one specialty dining night. Now, with all the unfavorable dining room reviews, I am considering booking the 3 night dining package in addition to the one night we already have. It's $102 a person (without taxes/gratuities) which I thought wasn't a bad deal. Maybe we only need the Chops Plus One which is $84 per person but not as good a deal. And is four specialty nights on a 7-night cruise too much food? Which would you choose? This is our first time on this class ship.

I have the 3 night dining package. Is the charcuterie an extra charge?

What does this mean?

Thanks. This is great info.

Thanks for posting this! I had no idea if it were a person or a machine...so now I'm informed.

I will definitely do that. Thanks so much

We finally have reached Diamond status and will finally be able to check out the Diamond Lounge on Oasis in October. I'm pretty excited about that 🙂 What time is this lounge open? I've read there is "specialty" coffee available: is this available all day? What does "specialty" mean exactly? I've read there is continental breakfast: I assume this means nothing hot/no eggs? Read there are appetizers: what time is this? I really like that the 4 drinks are loaded on your sea pass to be used anywhere on the ship each day. Are there any other Diamond benefits we should take advantage of on Oasis? Thank you!

Looks like $101 per person right now for me. Not sure whether to pull the trigger or not.

Thanks for any guidance. We are taking a 7-night Oasis cruise in October. First time on this class ship. These are things I'm wondering about: Is there a place onboard where my DH could enjoy a cigar? Are there any no-charge steam rooms or sauna's onboard? Are there any laundry specials on board? What restaurant has the earliest breakfast (besides room service)? Is there much shade in the solarium? The pictures look pretty sunny.

What is a good price for the 3-night dining package? Taking a 7-night Oasis cruise and thought it might be worth purchasing since there are so many specialty restaurants on board. Just not sure what a decent price is.

Good to know. I will keep watching the price then… I can always cancel and rebook.

Thanks so much everyone. Random, I just checked and the price was $20.99 for surf/stream so I grabbed it. Good to know what's a deal or not!

Wondering how much basic wifi and streaming wifi packages are on RCI right now. Is there a Diamond Discount? Considering a 7-night cruise on Oasis.

Thank you so much JsMom!! SO helpful!! Sailing tomorrow 🙂 So, just to confirm my thoughts, we have the basic wifi but we are Elite so we get 90 minutes of free PREMIUM wifi?

It's going to be a big crowd with 2 or 3 ships in port. This is our first time on Celebrity, and to Bermuda for that matter, so I guess we won't notice the difference, just a new experience. We are looking forward to a smaller ship for a change.

We are with you on this cruise. A stress test indeed! Hope there IS reduced capacity though.

If this is true, they are great alternatives.

I have the same question. Anyone?

Perfect. Thank you both so much for your detailed review! Your time and generosity is a gift to all of us! It helped us so much planning this cruise!

Really good idea. Thanks

Thanks so much for this info.

I am not seeing anyplace online to be able to upgrade from AI to stream for our cruise leaving 7/17. It only allows me to buy the full basic package or the full stream package. No "upgrade"

Thanks so much for the review. Really appreciate it. Happy you had a nice evening.