Live 🛳️💦⛱️🏝️ Oasis of the Seas B2B 4/9 - 4/23 2023 🏖️🛳️

[depplep]

The Velasquez is the one we usually get. We love Vintages.

[Denversail]

Good morning from Costa Maya, how are already at day 6? It seems like I blinked and this weeks cruise is almost over. 
 

Last night was a really late night and a losing one. Still way below budget so nothing to cry about. I had a lot of fun losing my money. The dealers on this ship know how to have a good time.

 

I lasted longer than my Apple Watch. After 22 hours and over 1,000 steps she puttered out. Not sure I’ve ever outlasted my watch in one day or logged that many steps.

 

Today’s plan is to mostly stay on the ship. I do plan to get off the ship and do some shopping. I might also get something to eat on the pier. I’ll be taking a lot of pictures of the port area which I plan to post today.

 

Norwegian Dawn is showing off her ass. 

[Denversail]

So I said steps but obviously I walked more than 1,000 steps.  I meant my move circle. I just woke up and my brain is still groggy. 🤪

[Denversail]

Got off the ship for a little bit to look around the port area. Tons of stuff to do right off the ship. They have a pool area, massages, bars, tons of shops. It is really hoppin. Fun for families and/or folks that want to party. 
 

it is pretty hot out there.they do have a tram running to take you to the end of the pier.

 

I did chat with a guy that is on the Dawn. He said the ship, food, and crew are horrible. Yikes 😮

[Denversail]

I’m a little burnt out on the pizza so I decided to head to the boardwalk and try the doghouse. I got the bratwurst which was good. They need to work on the buns.

 

A few other random pics of the ship.

[Denversail]

Bahama Papa. It is some kind of banana drink.

[Denversail]

I was going to try the Abyss slide but chickened out when I saw him explaining how to control the mat. I’m sure I’ll find the liquid courage in the next week. 
 

I finally made it to sports area. Looks like fun. Flow riders were going. 
 

The bbq place looks good but it seems like they could have made the area smaller. El Loco Fresh seems smaller but a lot busier. I walked through around 1:30 and the line was long but when I came through again an hour later there was no wait.

 

Random comments:

 

Toilets: the only place I’ve noticed having problems in on deck 4. They’ve addressed it quickly each time. All the public restrooms I’ve been in have been clean except when I went into one of the single restrooms. I can’t remember the deck but it wasn’t clean. 
 

Crowds: I’ve stood in line at Sorrentos a few times. Even when it has been long I haven’t waited more than two minutes. I’ve walked directly to my table every night so no issues there. Like I said Loco Fresh seems popular and a line forms but I haven’t eaten there. I haven’t waited more than a minute or two for bar service all week. I don’t know the passenger count this week but it seems the same to me as any other cruise. I haven’t had issues getting elevators. 
 

Rude people: I’ve only encountered maybe 3 rude people the entire trip. The few times I’ve seen kids not displaying manners their parents have corrected them. The kids I’ve encountered by themselves have been very well behaved.

 

Weed: I’ve only smelt it once. It was in the evening in the pool deck. I haven’t typically been out there in the evenings so not sure if this was repeated nightly. 
 

 

 

[Scottdalfonso]

People RAVE about the bbq place. I think it's a little bigger because it's also a venue,they have live music in there most days. And El loco fresh is busy because it's the free option up there. I tried a burrito and some rice and both were very good. I plan on making sure I try bbq next time

[Denversail]

Quick tip: if you are wanting to play pool and playmakers is busy just head to the music hall. It has a hidden pool table on the second level that 95% of the passengers don’t know about. 
 

I took the pool table one upside down. Oh well too lazy to go back 🙃

[OCSC Mike]

Nice pics and random thoughts, Denver.

 

Looking forward to trying El Loco Fresh on Wonder in June. Really wish it was on Indy for our 11 nights between July and October instead of Fish N Ships (which had no free items at the time).

[dpostman]

4 minutes ago, Denversail said:

Quick tip: if you are wanting to play pool and playmakers is busy just head to the music hall. It has a hidden pool table on the second level that 95% of the passengers don’t know about. 

 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up.  I remember on Anthem, the Music Hall also had Pool Tables that were pretty much left alone.  It was a great quiet spot with a nice view in the afternoons.

 

dp

[Scottdalfonso]

THIS is my big secret I tell people. We stayed right down the hall from the Music hall 2nd floor, and that was our nightly hangout. Never crowded, could watch the music, besides lime and coconut, this was the bar we spent the most time at. My son could even play pool late into the night without actually bothering anyone (when adults wanted to play he was aware enough to let them get a game in)

[Denversail]

Regarding the app…

 

I noticed it never updated my calendar to my changed dinner reservations. I did really like that you could see the dining and bars that are currently open. This was really handy. I wish they would add in the ship activities like the slides, zipline, casino, etc. I’ve found it to be a pain trying to figure out when these are open.

[Denversail]

Chocolate martini. Dessert in a glass. I only got this because I’m starving. I tried stopping by the diamond lounge thinking I could get a snack. Even though they had appetizers out they had them roped off. My dinner time is in 20 minutes. I guess those apps are for folks with a later dinner time. 🤷‍♀️

 

Anyways the martini was super yummy.

Edited April 14, 2023 by Denversail

[julies5280]

Sis - what is the abyss slide?  I am sure you will do great.....just go for it

[Denversail]

6 minutes ago, julies5280 said:

Sis - what is the abyss slide?  I am sure you will do great.....just go for it

maybe reading this will get you back on a cruise ship sometime in the next decade. 😁

 

It is a dry slide. You get in a bag that you steer. It is enclosed. It takes you from deck 15 down to deck 6. I will try it by the end of my trip. I think I’ll even get on the flow rider again before this trip is done. Hopefully no embarrassing video this time. 🤣

Edited April 14, 2023 by Denversail

[julies5280]

2 minutes ago, Denversail said:

maybe reading this will get you back on a cruise ship sometime in the next decade. 😁

 

It is a dry slide. You get in a bag that you steer. It is enclosed. It takes you from deck 15 down to deck 6. I will try it by the end of my trip. I think I’ll even get on the flow rider again before this trip is done. Hopefully no embarrassing video this time. 🤣

Benefit of being by yourself - no video of you on the flowrider

[ScubaCat3]

51 minutes ago, Denversail said:

Regarding the app…

 

I noticed it never updated my calendar to my changed dinner reservations. I did really like that you could see the dining and bars that are currently open. This was really handy. I wish they would add in the ship activities like the slides, zipline, casino, etc. I’ve found it to be a pain trying to figure out when these are open.

@Denversail
The information you want is located under the ship icon. Select the ship at the top of the app. The main part of the page shows deck maps but below that you will see eight options. I found the casino schedule under the “Entertain” icon and the Ultimate Abyss Slide was listed under “Activities/Venues” (not under “Rides & Slides” where I expected it to be).

[Engineroom Snipe]

5 hours ago, Denversail said:

Got off the ship for a little bit to look around the port area. Tons of stuff to do right off the ship. They have a pool area, massages, bars, tons of shops. It is really hoppin. Fun for families and/or folks that want to party. 
 

it is pretty hot out there.they do have a tram running to take you to the end of the pier.

 

I did chat with a guy that is on the Dawn. He said the ship, food, and crew are horrible. Yikes 😮

 

I LOVE the Nemo fish display. "As Disney says cease and desist any references to copyrighted material" and they respond, "This fish has been around LONG before Disney Copyrights.."

 

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. May I post a review as good as yours.

[Denversail]

Dinner is being served and I’m ready for it tonight. First is the onion tart. I also had shrimp cocktail (served on lettuce for clarification from the pic the other day.).

[Denversail]

So I already took the lobster out of the shell before the pic. I thought it was large and it was really tasty. I was confused that it came out with rice. I could have sworn the menu said it was served with a baked potato.

[Denversail]

I also got the chicken Marsala which was decent.

[depplep]

WOW, could they spare the broccoli????

[Denversail]

It is early afternoon on our last day of week 1. This has been such an enjoyable week. It just flew by so I’m happy to have another week. Today is a sea day and although I slept the morning away I’m anxious to enjoy some of the activities. I spent most of the day on the ship yesterday but the activities were limited due to it being a port day.

 

I checked out the dance club last night. They were having it in studio b and the dance floor was packed. I was shocked I knew the songs. My favorite so far has been the guy in the pub (I don’t know his name). He is really good and really gets the crowd going. I’ll be stopping there tonight again. Good times.

 

 

[Denversail]

So I was awake earlier and around 7 am I decided to check out park cafe for breakfast. I was not really a fan and ended up just grabbing a couple cups of fruit.