Oasis Tips instead of a review

[cvasto]

I just got off the Oasis and feel like posting a review would be redundant as there are many reviews out there. Instead I wanted to give some tips and tricks we found that could hopefully pass along to other cruisers. If you have a tip or trick that I missed, please add to this post. Thanks!

 

1. If you go to park cafe and ask, they will give you bags of lays product potato chips. I noticed the chips changed daily, and sometimes they had two types of chips. But if you ask, they will give you as many as you would like. Fun way to keep a surprise snack in the cabin for our kids.

2. When entering the Windjammer, I found that walking past all the food, to the back tables by the sports deck, make a right and go around the bend. There is a whole second section of food with mostly everything being the same (I noticed a carving section missing one lunch). This was a way to get food without a crowd.

3. Our room was across the boat from the kids club. This left me multiple routes to get there. After testing each and every floor, we found it was significantly faster to go to deck 5 and walk across the promenade to get to the opposite side of the boat. Whenever I needed to get somewhere fast, deck 5 was always the fastest.

4. Bonus USB port. If you need another place to charge your phone in your room (the 3 prong thing in our room was a mess. The two outside prongs always fell out but the middle worked fine), use the TV! On the right side of the TV there is a USB port. You can plug your usb portion of your charge in there and charge your phone that way. Worked all cruise long for us.

5. Bonus tip: If you like garlic on your pizza like I do, Bring a container of granulated garlic or garlic salt with you on board. I feel like this is the one thing that Sorrento's is missing!

 

Looking forward to reading any other tips you guys end up having. Happy cruising every one. 

Edited July 4, 2022 by cvasto

[flamingos]

I love those chips!  Sometimes you just need a normal snack.  🙂

[OCSC Mike]

24 minutes ago, flamingos said:

I love those chips!  Sometimes you just need a normal snack.  🙂

 

Yep, we always have a few bags in the cabin... sitting next to the big ziploc I bring to keep my RC cookies in. 😁 Sure they have them all over the ship but sometimes you don't want to leave the room.

[Illbcruzn4life]

My tip for Oasis is to make good use of your time by skipping cats. I’m on Oasis for the 3rd time October 23 and I certainly won’t attend unless I need a nap . 🙂

[CruiszBug]

My experience with the chips was they were gone by day 2, lol! When I asked what happened the crew members say some people take as many as 10 bags! So either a large family or they are stocking up for the week! Bummer! I love the little yellow bags of the classic Lays!

[Stuart Suss]

In the main dining room:

 

1. Ask  your waiter to identify the chilled soup of the day.

2. Ask for "savory bites," a kaiser roll with poppy seeds. However, the roll is the size of a cherry tomato.

[Another_Critic]

15 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

My tip for Oasis is to make good use of your time by skipping cats. I’m on Oasis for the 3rd time October 23 and I certainly won’t attend unless I need a nap . 🙂

A cat nap.  😸

[CntPAcruiser]

On 7/4/2022 at 12:12 AM, Stuart Suss said:

In the main dining room:

 

1. Ask  your waiter to identify the chilled soup of the day.

2. Ask for "savory bites," a kaiser roll with poppy seeds. However, the roll is the size of a cherry tomato.

 

We absolutely love savory bites and always ask for them at dinner. 

They still have a chilled soup, even though they're not usually on the menu?

[Jenjer]

Has any resent cruisers seen the chilled fruit soups? 

[sddsddean]

On 7/4/2022 at 2:06 AM, cvasto said:

3. Our room was across the boat from the kids club. This left me multiple routes to get there. After testing each and every floor, we found it was significantly faster to go to deck 5 and walk across the promenade to get to the opposite side of the boat. Whenever I needed to get somewhere fast, deck 5 was always the fastest.

 

 

Pedant alert!!!

 

Its a ship!! As the old saying goes, you can put a boat on a ship...you can't put a ship on a boat.

 

Simon

 

 

[OCSC Mike]

9 minutes ago, Jenjer said:

Has any resent cruisers seen the chilled fruit soups? 

 

I saw one or two in the WJ on Harmony 5/29. Didn't notice any on the MDR or CK menu.

[HicksRA]

On 7/3/2022 at 8:54 PM, Illbcruzn4life said:

My tip for Oasis is to make good use of your time by skipping cats. I’m on Oasis for the 3rd time October 23 and I certainly won’t attend unless I need a nap . 🙂

My exact thoughts relative to Hairspray on Symphony….