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    Oasis of the Seas - Tips | Tricks | Secrets

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Our first time on the Oasis too! We’re looking forward to exploring and using some of these tips. Question...is there a do-it -yourself laundry on board or do you know the price of the laundry service? We’re taking few days before and after and I hate to take enough clothes for 2 weeks! Thanks!

     

     

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    There is no "do it yourself laundry" but you can send things out to be done. It's expensive but I can't remember how much.

     

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    Hahaha. I'm a Pre-Gold Newbie! Whoop de doo!

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    What set Oasis apart from my prior experiences across the cruise industry are as follows:

     

    1. Entertainment was world class. We greatly enjoyed Carnival's entertainment as well, but CATS was performed at a Broadway/West End caliber - all the performers were incredible, and I am especially looking at you, Mr. Mistoffeles! We happily watched the entire, nearly 3 hour performance. Come Fly with Me was close to a Cirque du Soleil experience; and the Aqua show performers (we saw both Oasis of Dreams and Splish Splash) are at international competition levels. Comedians were excellent.

     

    2. Our inside stateroom 10452 was not very large, but very efficiently designed with excellent use of space and it looked nice and modern. We were an inside guarantee so we did not choose location, but this room was right off the forward elevator lobby and could hardly have been better. Very easy for our tween to find her way to and from the room without wandering through a lot of corridors. Easy to get up to the Solarium, pools, and teen club, or down to Central Park, the Royal Promenade and Entertainment Place. It was also quiet in spite of being at a high traffic intersection. Mattress was memory foam with a softer foam topper and very comfortable.

     

    3. Okay let's face it. This ship is stunning. Yes, I liked little old Carnival-Fantasy-Class Sensation very much. BUT WOW. Oasis is not just a notch above that. More like 10 or 20 notches above that. Furthermore, though it's almost 10 years old, it looks contemporary and nearly brand new. Of course it takes a beating from 6000 middle end clients per week and if you are a white glove picky person, you can find signs of wear, the occasional spot on a heavily trodden carpet, an Aqua theater seat whose threads are finally wearing out from years of sun damage and heavy bottoms, mismatched replacement soap dispensers in the public restrooms. The overall effect, however, is beautiful, almost opulent.

     

    4. The Solarium is a really, really well designed adults-only space. Its bistro, which is open to all ages, adds a bit of noise and keeps it from being completely zen, but it includes its own pool, hot tubs (there are plenty of hot tubs on this ship) and lots of loungers. I fell asleep on one of the padded sun beds and had a blissful hour long nap while most of the ship was onshore in Labadee, before heading over there myself.

     

    5. Speaking of Labadee, I was unsure of how I felt about the place in advance, due to political and other concerns, but I now feel that Royal Caribbean's presence may be one of the best things that has happened to Haiti in the last 50 years. In a country that is struggling to prosper, the cruise line has provided employment for a lot of people who seem very grateful as there is little in the way of opportunity in their naturally beautiful but troubled nation. Our local tour guide on the kayak expedition (Albert, pronounced the French way, Al-bear) told us as much and requested that we ask everyone we know to support this cruise line and hopefully choose an itinerary that brings them to Labadee. The cruise line's lease is in effect until sometime around 2050 and already I think the locals worry about what will happen if they leave at that time.

    Glad you enjoyed Oasis! We depart on the 29th and this will be our 3rd cruise and 2nd on RC... so yes.. we are GOLD!![emoji23] Lol! We have not sailed on anything this size so are looking forward to the experience. I too shouldn't be taking time of work right now but after a cancer scare a few years back I am less worried about missing work! Looking forward to a week of sun and spending time with my beautiful wife and daughter! (Maybe not her boyfriend who is joining us too...[emoji6])

     

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