meadowlander

As of this week, Quest is back on Wonder according to tweet by cruise director Mike.

Certainly not at South Beach, which has a basketball court, or at Breezy Bay which had volleyball courts & other games. Not at Oasis lagoon poll either.

South Beach is not for 'crew only', it is the only area on Coco Cay that crew members can visit & they get their by walking from the ship as they are not allowed to use any of the trams. I also disagree with your statement that the water at South Beach is quite treachery and has a steep drop off 2 feet in (from another post). Yes, as one goes further out from the shore line it does get deeper but I would not classify it as steep. It also gets shallower past that deeper area as I found out when I swam towards the swim bar. Having Snack Shack (the only food venue) on South Beach is a positive, imo. Having the bar at the opposite end of the tram stop was the biggest inconvenience for me.

You have it exactly correct. First time I sailed out of MCT, the traffic at the light to turn left failed to move for too many light changes that we exited the vehicle and walked to the terminal. Next trip to MCT we used 10th Ave., no traffic issues.

14 days on Oasis in October. I used my vouchers on coffee only from Cafe Promenade, and I got the majority of my beverages there. I had much OBC the first week and I was tipping via receipt, which I asked for so as to tip. One barista at CP told me besides the 4 baristas at CP , tips were shared with those at Starbucks and Park Cafe totaling 11. The barista serving me received 9 cents out of my tip after divided 11 ways. After his comment, I tipped using cash. Of the 4 baristas at CP, I never saw 1 of them in my 14 days. The one who made the comment, I saw with much too much frequency. He took care of me, not the ones at the Starbucks kiosk which I never frequented. I appreciated his service & his comment and however he wanted to share the cash I gave him was fine with me.

Nice to see Royal is learning.

Did Royal explain to passengers what was happening or did they lead the passengers by the nose off Anthem without stating why? Wouldn't be the first time.

Diamond drink vouchers cannot be used at stand alone Starbucks kiosks.

2 posters who recently sailed Oasis have responded cans of Coke Zero are available which is what you asked. You did not ask if the cans of Coke Zero were seen. I didn't always 'see' cans of Coke Zero but I always got a can of Coke Zero when asked except in the WJ at lunch. You can use your diamond drink vouchers for other cans of soda as well. Because cans are not seen does not mean they are not available. Diamond drink vouchers were also good for Vitality Cafe shakes and Johnny Rockets shakes.

I was on the same October 16 Oasis sailing as you were and the ship did not sail right by her. The back of the statue is visible from the ship while it is docked at Cape Liberty. If that is your definition of sailing right by her, it is wrong and misleading especially to the OP who is not from this country and was asking if they might experience sailing by the statue which is an impressive sight. You drove from New Hampshire, which is north of the statue, and you ended your driving in Bayonne which is south of the statue. There is more accuracy and honesty in saying you drove by the statue, despite never having seen it from the route you took than saying you have "sailed right by the Statue of Liberty" on every of your departures from Bayonne. Hopefully the OP knows the correct answer to their question from all the helpful responses.

On Oasis 10/9 & 10/16. Only venue I had trouble getting a can of Coke Zero was the Windjammer at lunch. Everywhere else I asked had it in stock.

Now that you sailed from Bayonne and did not go past the SoL, realize how fortunate you were and recognize that cruises from Bayonne that divert to the statue are the exception not the rule. 13 cruises from Bayonne and 15 by years end, still only once did we go by the statue.

Playmakers showed Penn State vs Michigan on the 16th & Ohio State vs Iowa last Saturday. I saw part of 1 of those games in my cabin broadcast on Royal's Prime One channel (channel 16?). The Navy & Tennessee games were on ESPN channels.

I believe it was members of the Hamilton family whose seats were being saved by the Royal employee.

I second South Beach. It is the first tram stop. Snack Shack and restroom located close to the tram stop. The bar is located at the other end of the beach near the towel station.

There was a tram from the ship directly to the beach club in December 2021, I know because I got on it by mistake. I was on Oasis the past 2 weeks with calls at Coco Cay. There did not appear to be a tram specifically for the beach club. The island trams stopped there but no express service from the ship. Was told that due to heavy rain storms the day prior, there was no tram service from the ship to the island.

In this case it is obvious who is to blame...the cruise line!😆

Benny, outstanding photos of the ice show. As to the first 4 rows being reserved D+, Key, etc, I was told the same on October 14. The attendant removed the rope, I proceeded to one of those 4 rows. He then told me that those seats were reserved despite the first 8 being unoccupied. This was the employee telling me this not a seat saver. I reminded him of the no reserve policy, he repeated his statement. I sat in another row. Soon after the announcement was made of no reserving of seats, the employee did not look in my direction. I'll just say the employee who told me those seats were reserved was well rewarded by the parent/grandparent of the late arriving family members. Beware! 😃

I thought you were traveling on a Sunday but it is a Friday morning. A 10 am weekday flight would cause stress for me despite the airport being about 10 miles from Cape Liberty. Just got off Oasis on Sunday, definitely do self assist and have a pre arranged ride. I used taxi service from Cape Liberty December 2021 and it was not well organized. Some cruisers who were waiting 30 minutes were still waiting when the taxi I used departed. After facial recognition, exit the terminal to the left then walk right to the car services pick up zone. There are overhead hanging numbers to identify your location. If you do use taxi, you must walk to zone 10 then cross 2 crosswalks to the taxi pick up area.

Agreed. While I could have and did drive more than 9 hours in the 70's & 80's, I would not attempt nor enjoy anything more than 6 hours in a car today. My suggestion was if they do make it to Jersey. Too many drivers spend the night pre cruise in the Newark area whereas Parsippany is a much better choice imo.

Received my Enchantment block earned in March on October 11 while I was on Oasis. Luckily a neighbor took them inside her house.

Exactly, nor is it the responsibility of posters to provide such expertise. The limit of $800 is printed on the departure sheet that every cabin gets. A simple inquiry of guest services would have been the course of action I would have taken, then again I consider myself responsible. On the 16th consecutive cruisers were held in the terminal for maybe 10-15 minutes as opposed to immediately reboarding. Eventually a group of about 6 came out from the same corridor exiting guests had used. Someone at the front of the consecutive cruiser line yelled out, 'get a watch', which was well received by the line. After another couple came through that corridor, only then were consecutive cruisers allowed back on board. I know. I was there!

Exited Oasis on Sunday. Surprised to see 6 different sports stations, included among them ESPN ESPNU ESPN SEC Sky Sports. The Fox Saturday noon kickoff Big 10 games were also shown.

Multiple Sunday games, Monday & Thursday night games were shown on Oasis the past 2 weeks.

Cardinals-Saints game was broadcast last week on Oasis.