Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk Balcony staterooms are great!

View from my Boardwalk Balcony Stateroom on Oasis of the Seas
View from my Boardwalk Balcony Stateroom on Oasis of the Seas
Zipline at the Oasis of the Seas
Zipline at the Oasis of the Seas

Monday – Day 3 on Oasis of the Seas

On the third day, I still could not believe how beautiful our view was from our stateroom on the Boardwalk. Located on the 10th floor, the full boardwalk was in view, if we looked towards the Aquatheater the large theater area and ocean were in plain view. If we looked up, the people using the zip-line were zooming by!

The various activities viewable from our room was great. On the photo to the left, you can see the rock climbing wall. And like I mentioned earlier, the zip line was fun to watch from our balcony.

TIP: for those wanting to use the zip line, don’t wait until the last several days of the trip, the demand is high and you need to register to reserve a time. My wife waited until the 5th day and they told her the only time left was on the last night when we were going to be in Nassau. So she didn’t get a chance to go on it, best thing to do is sign up the first or second day of the cruise.

That night we were eager to see the aqua show Oasis of the Dreams in the Aquatheater, but it was postponed for the 5th night. The ship was rocking a little too much for the divers, so it was unsafe for them to proceed.

The nights at the ship, especially the boardwalk were very beautiful. The lights make you feel as though you really are on a boardwalk!



As for the rooms, I took a couple of photos of our stateroom. We had the Boardwalk Stateroom with a balcony.  It was very nice with a large flat screen TV, safe, queen bed, desk, refrigerator, couch, lots of closet space and of course the restroom. Having the balcony with the two chairs also made the stateroom feel more “roomy”.

Be sure to check out my tips to pack for your cruise. There are a few things I found useful for making my trip safer, more comfortable and of course more enjoyable!

Oasis of the Seas boardwalk at the night
Oasis of the Seas boardwalk at the night
Oasis of the Seas boardwalk at the night
Oasis of the Seas boardwalk at night
Oasis of the Sease Boardwalk Balcony picture
Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk Balcony picture
Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk Balcony picture
Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk Balcony

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Oasis of the Seas size comparison to other cruise ships.

Oasis of the Seas size comparison
Oasis of the Seas size comparison

A quick update on the size of Oasis of the Seas. Each time I got off the ship at the ports as other ships docked nearby I was able to appreciate the size of it! As you can see here on the left as it docked next to a Carnival Cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas towers over it. Not to mention the length of it compared to the Carnival Cruise ship, wow!

At every port we stopped, the passengers of the other ships would gather outside on their ships and watch us arrive. There were hundreds if not thousands of people waiting for Oasis of the Seas arrive and dock next to them. The lights of the flashes could be seen from far away and from all angles as they took pictures of us as we arrived!

Oasis of the seas compared to other ships
Oasis of the Seas compared to other ships

The photo on the right was taken from a distance as we were taking a tour. You can see how much more larger Oasis is compared to the other ships! Some of the other ships docked were the Disney ship, Costa Atlantica, Carnival and one additional ship I don’t recall at the moment. The second largest on there is the Costa Atlantica on the far left, but as you can see it Oasis is significantly larger.

I’ll share more of the trip on Oasis, along with all the activities on board and a few tips I learned to make any voyage on Oasis a little easier!


Pools, food and Hairspray at the Oasis of the Seas!

Hairspray
Hairspray

Sunday – Day 2 on Oasis of the Seas.

After a long nights sleep, which we desperately needed, day two started with breakfast at the the Windjammer Cafe. The view is spectacular and the food is not bad either! Unlike yesterday afternoon, the skies are blue today and the sea is calm.

We played a little miniature golf then headed over to the pools. The pools are nice, but wish they had more, it was a little crowded. The hut tubs/whirlpools are the best and we spent most of our time in one of the larger ones. They hang and overlook the side of the ocean.

It was a black tie event for dinner today so we headed back to get ready. Dinner was ok, sorry no photos of it today, wife became a little nauseous all of a sudden, it was probably due to the movement of the ship, we were beginning to feel it a lot more that evening.

flamingos
flamingos

After losing a few bucks at the Casino, we headed over to see the musical production Hairspray at the Opus Theater, which is huge, holds over 1000 guests. I was really surprised, it was great!

At the end of the night we found a nice surprise in our stateroom, flamingos!


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First day on Oasis of the Seas – glitches, rain, and lots of food!

oasis terminal
oasis terminal

Saturday – Day 1 on Oasis of the Seas.

After an overnight flight on Virgin America we finally arrived at the Ft. Lauderdale and took a taxi to the new terminal built especially for Oasis of the Seas. Like the ship, it was new, clean and smelled like it was built yesterday. All the workers are very friendly but still new to the process, after a few glitches we checked in and were lead to a seating area to await embarkment. Since our flight arrived early we were first in line to enter the ship! It is BIG.

Oasis of the Seas floating bar
Oasis of the Seas floating bar

You enter the promenade deck and its like a Las Vegas’s hotel entrance, grand! They have an old classic car in the center next to the elevating bar. Restaurants and stores are setup throughout the two story Promenade. Our rooms were not going to be ready until 1pm, we had an hour left. So we went up to the Windjammer buffet for lunch on deck 16. Oasis was set to depart at 5pm. Around 4:30pm the skies got dark and a downpour darkened our view. We were at the Solarium at the front of the ship when the storm hit. Oasis made its way out of the Port Everglades in the rain!

Oasis car
Oasis car

Later that night, the skies were clear again and we went for a late night snack at Sorrentos for pizza. We missed our dinner time at 6pm, we took a nap, we were very tired from the flight over. We went back to our room and from our balcony we could see the Oasis water show, we had a very nice view.


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