twangster

Thanks - great pics.   Was looking for pics like those.

The Arcade.
I didn't visit the arcade on my last Oasis sailing so I can't say what if anything was done here but it appears to be clean and fresh.

The new Diamond Club located on deck 4.

The brand new lounge is fresh with modern decor.  It's actually a really nice venue.





The club includes two workstations and a printer.  The new Oasis doesn't currently have an internet lounge or computer area in any public place on the ship.  For Diamond and above members this will be the place to print those boarding passes. 


Water is available throughout the day.

The popular specialty coffee maker is available in the new lounge.

Like Harmony and Symphony, the Diamond Concierge has their desk near the entrance. 

Let's start with boarding.  The Crown of Miami or Terminal A is itself worthy of some pictures.
I've been fortunate to experience the suite lounge in the Crown of Miami.



Free wifi:

Some food and beverages are available.

The egg sandwich was just about perfect since I had skipped the hotel's $26 buffet breakfast.

The biggest "problem" is that the ship begins to board so quickly that you don't tend to have a lot of time to experience the new terminal.

One thing to get out of the way.  The general decor of Oasis was not updated in all places.  Hallways, elevator lobbies, many cabins were not changed to use the newer decor that Harmony and Symphony have.  



 I can understand why.  The decor goes beyond carpet.  Floor tile, wall panels, the color of doors, the wood panels and marble elements would all need to be changed to adopt and match the Harmony and Symphony decor.  That would be a massive change that would take a lot of effort and expense. 
My cabin was not updated.  However that's okay with me.  There's nothing wrong with my cabin and replacing the cabinets, wall panels, carpet and curtains would be a huge undertaking for what purpose?  My cabin is fine.   

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.

That'll be sorted out by schools going back.  As soon as the first school kid dies and the lawyers get involved we'll get our first glimpse at how this plays out in court.  
Schools are at greater risk because each local school board is responsible to figure it out.  The CDC doesn't review each local school board's plan.  The argument will be that the district didn't do enough or their protocols were wrong.  
The cruise lines will benefit to a degree in that the CDC will be reviewing their protocols.  If they aren't up to CDC requirements they'll be rejected.  If the CDC blesses the plan and protocols all a cruise line has to do is prove they followed the plan approved by the CDC.   Unless they fail to follow the plan they should have reduced legal exposure because it was good enough for the very tough and unfair to the industry CDC.  

The CDC did publish requirements.  Royal and most other lines ignored them or didn't follow them claiming ignorance.  "Oops, we'll do it right next time" was Royal's response when busted.  
The CDC has been interacting with cruise lines this whole time.  Just because it hasn't played out in the media on a daily basis for all of us to follow doesn't mean it hasn't been happening. 
One cruise line took time to read and follow the CDC requirements.  They submitted a response to the CDC and they were approved to sail.  That's one ship out of hundreds.  Other cruise companies haven't tried to submit plans or respond to the CDC.  That's on the cruise lines but that does not equate to the CDC saying nothing for 4 months.    

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

Freedom class is a stretched version of Voyager class, Voyager Plus is more like it.  
The extra section midship affords another pool on the pool deck and more space on the Promenade so there is a dedicated Sorrento's pizza on Indy plus more cabins on Indy so more people on Indy.  Other than that the layout of the ships is nearly identical (minus the extra section in the middle that Indy has).
Some of the minor difference include things different water slides, Skypad on Indy, a different Playmakers location.  Some of the specialty dining options are different between ships.  Navigator received her amplification well after Indy so it was more transformational.  Navigator has the resort style pool upgrade.
The truth is both are great ships.  For me Voyager class is a favorite.  They are large ships but not mega size (at one time they were the largest cruise ships in the world).  Of the amplifications that have been completed the one Navigator received was the most impactful in my opinion.  They learned a lot with each prior amplification and they knocked it out of the park on Navigator.  Plus the ice skating show on Navigator starts with drones and drones are cool so there is that too.  

I've done that back and forth and over analyzing ships so I get it.  
Truth is your family would have an awesome cruise on either ship, leaving the other ship for the next awesome cruise adventure.  

He is allowed to cruise with you again now that you are a family guy?

The CDC did publish requirements.  Royal and most other lines ignored them or didn't follow them claiming ignorance.  "Oops, we'll do it right next time" was Royal's response when busted.  
The CDC has been interacting with cruise lines this whole time.  Just because it hasn't played out in the media on a daily basis for all of us to follow doesn't mean it hasn't been happening. 
One cruise line took time to read and follow the CDC requirements.  They submitted a response to the CDC and they were approved to sail.  That's one ship out of hundreds.  Other cruise companies haven't tried to submit plans or respond to the CDC.  That's on the cruise lines but that does not equate to the CDC saying nothing for 4 months.    

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

The CDC did publish requirements.  Royal and most other lines ignored them or didn't follow them claiming ignorance.  "Oops, we'll do it right next time" was Royal's response when busted.  
The CDC has been interacting with cruise lines this whole time.  Just because it hasn't played out in the media on a daily basis for all of us to follow doesn't mean it hasn't been happening. 
One cruise line took time to read and follow the CDC requirements.  They submitted a response to the CDC and they were approved to sail.  That's one ship out of hundreds.  Other cruise companies haven't tried to submit plans or respond to the CDC.  That's on the cruise lines but that does not equate to the CDC saying nothing for 4 months.    

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.

The CDC did publish requirements.  Royal and most other lines ignored them or didn't follow them claiming ignorance.  "Oops, we'll do it right next time" was Royal's response when busted.  
The CDC has been interacting with cruise lines this whole time.  Just because it hasn't played out in the media on a daily basis for all of us to follow doesn't mean it hasn't been happening. 
One cruise line took time to read and follow the CDC requirements.  They submitted a response to the CDC and they were approved to sail.  That's one ship out of hundreds.  Other cruise companies haven't tried to submit plans or respond to the CDC.  That's on the cruise lines but that does not equate to the CDC saying nothing for 4 months.    

Perhap this is an example of why Canada has better control over the pandemic.  

I don't think the CDC has been unfair. 
When you take the politics out of the equation the science supports restricting many activities including cruising.  The CDC does not have direct oversight over all of them, the CDC can only provide guidance for things controlled at the state level.  If states don't follow the CDC guidance that's within the rights for states to choose to do so, right or wrong will be determined in the history books.  The CDC does have the ability to influence cruise ships.  
While I wish this wasn't the case the CDC is right to prevent cruising at this time.    Without the ban, cruises would sail, there would be spread and deaths that occur and the media would have a field day all but putting the last nail in the industry coffin.  Right now the CDC is saving the cruise lines from themselves and the inevitable outcome if they were to sail today.  
Other regions have managed to better contain community spread.  As a result some cruising is beginning in a very limited fashion.  The US isn't there yet.  It will be at some point.  When it gets there the work that cruise lines and the CDC are doing right now will allow us to be prepared for that moment.  It won't be cruising like it was, not for several years.  
The CDC isn't to blame for the ban, Americans are. The CDC is just the messenger delivering a message we don't like.  Don't shoot the messenger.   We The People put us where we are with respect to cruising.  We The People can get us to a happy place where cruising can begin in a limited fashion.  Politicians will never agree and people who have a political agenda will make it political but at the the end of the day it's We The People that will ultimately move us to a better place.