Oasis October 1- An Adventure!

[jcruise3883]

We had a great time on our first RC cruise. Arrived at PC around 10:40 after staying at the Radisson (country inns and suites had been the first reservation but they were closed due to the hurricane). Drop off and parking were easy. Chose to park at the port to avoid shuttle hassle upon return as we had about a 10 hour road trip ahead. Check-in was a breeze and on the ship around 11:30. Rooms were shut off so went to the pool deck for a beverage and a snack. We don't drink enough to do a drink package- but the buy 4 beers and get 5 deal is not too bad, especially when they put an extra beer in! Luggage was at the room by 2. Muster station was in the theater and they showed an action style video that kind of covered everything for the drill. Sail away was cloudy and rained a little but we didn't worry about it- we're on a cruise!

 

 

Captain Pier (yes, really) said that he would go quick and to the outside of the Bahamas to avoid the storm mess that was covering FLA at the time. Seas were rough- ship moved a bunch. Monday arose to a medical evacuation to Nassau- Captain said that they tried to get helicopter but seas were too rough and there were no Coast Guard ships to transfer to so we needed to port. We pulled in next to another Oasis class ship (i think the Allure?). Heard talk that they had never been in the same port at the same time before- not sure about that but it sounds cool. They pulled an ambulance into the ship and soon departed- I never heard what happened to the patient but hoped for a good outcome. This diversion meant that our Labadee day would be cut too short so we skipped that and continued with the plan for Jamaica on Wednesday. we had scheduled the falls and beach day excursion but it was cancelled before the cruise and we never got around to booking anything else so we just shopped around the Port and spent time at Magaritaville.

[Woobstr112G]

Looking forward to hearing more about your voyage.....:):):)

 

Bob

[jcruise3883]

the port of Falmouth, at least inside the gate, was nice. Check the taxi stand for fares to the Falls- $150 US for 4- don't know if that's a good deal or not but I had wondered. After sailing, Captain said that they had tried to work out a stop at Grand Cayman but since it's a tender port that it wouldn't work. Later the announcement was that soon to be Hurricane Nate would be near Cozumel during our planned stop, so... Cozumel was canceled and we added Labadee back to the schedule for Thursday. Captain said we would do full speed to ensure a full day at Labadee. Lesson learned here: bayside beach is nice and sandy, oceanside is very rocky! Friends did the zip line said it was great fun. Captain tried to add Nassau as a port but they were booked, and Puerto Rico was not an option so we did an extra sea day. Comedians used conversations from the Captain as fodder for the acts- it was funny because it was true!

 

Onboard- The Aquatheater Show is not to be missed! Closer to Cirque de Solei than typical cruise entertainment, "come fly with me" was also pretty good. We skipped "Cats". Ice show is entertaining. Comedians were good.

 

Dinners in the Main Dining Room were pretty good- service was excellent, very attentive and a nice pace. Our table of eleven received comp champagne and cheese or snack plates most nights. We ate there every night. I was less impressed with breakfast and lunch buffets. The park cafe thing was ok.

[jcruise3883]

We also did the Galley Tour and Brunch $35- informative and interesting to see, but tough to understand the Speakers due to accents. The meal that followed was excellent- our group all did the Surf and Turf. Lots of champagne! I had a total of 4 lobster tails this day (including Formal night) and turned down any more. Good Day!

 

Casino- members of our group hit bigger slot jackpots of 1100, 250, 600, 500 and 300 dollars. Some of them even managed to keep a little of that. The machines they won on during the first 2 days were turned off the next day and gone the following day- i guessed that they probably went overboard. I played craps and blackjack all week for a wash. Bad news is that even $10 BJ is paying 6/5 so didn't spend much time there. There was a lady beside the craps table in the smoking section that hit a slot jackpot for $11,761- a good night for her!

 

I tried both the Flowriders (one stand up, one boogie board)- they are a blast! Never got around to the rock climbing walls or the zip line, but there is always next time!

 

We did self debarkation to get an earlier start- left the room just before 7 and had the car packed at 7:30- would have been quicker but Customs was a little slow getting started, but can't complain with that.

 

This was our first RC Cruise (all previous cruises were Carnival), and most likely not the last. We are trying a NCL cruise next. Since we generally have a specific time frame that is dictated to us that we can do vacations in, we look for varying itineraries.

 

I have found these boards to be good sources of information from people that have been there before, so helpfully this can help others with a little insight.

[easyboy]

Glad you had a great time! Appreciate the feedback.

 

 

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[kruise runner]

Hi Cruiser

Enjoyed you review very much. Like you we have cruised other lines Carnival , etc . This will be our 2nd on R.C.I 1st on OASIS of SEA. So glad you had an enjoyable cruise. Thanks for info on the ship.:D

Just waiting to cruise

kruise runner:cool: