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1 hour ago, kontraxed said:

Nice Question! I enjoy the anticipation. I normally book a cruise more than a year in advance. During that time I check out different shore excursions, prices of specialty dining and drink packages, and just chatter about the cruise. I've never been on an Oasis class ship and our next cruise is on the Symphony. I've studied the ship so much I could probably give tours now without having ever seen it. Once on the ship, I like to unpack and know that I wont have to repack until the end of the cruise. I like going to the MDR and Windjammer and leaving without having to pay a check. My wife and I don't go out much so we really enjoy the shows and all the entertainment. We always book a Junior Suite and I love going on our balcony day and night and just looking at the ocean. I think I just talked myself into booking another cruise!

@kontraxed totally agree!  Our first cruise was on Harmony. We booked about 300 days out and every day I would tell my wife how many days we had left. And I can’t tell you how many ship tour videos and vlogs I watched about Harmony. Think I might have drove the wife crazy lol. I think you will love Symphony and the Oasis Class. 

Thought it would be fun to see the different reasons why people choose to cruise. For me, I just love being on a ship out in the middle of nowhere with nothing but water surrounding me. It gives me a sense of freedom and relaxation. For you is it about the ports, the ship, the food?  Look forward to seeing what gets everyone excited about cruising. 

Thanks @mworkman  any particular reason Allure over Oasis?  Allure is still waiting a revamp as well. Would love to do Symphony. @twangster‘s blog is what has me looking Oasis Class again. Was originally considering Brilliance, but think I want the Mega Ship! 

We sailed Harmony this past March and had a blast. Looking to book a YOLO cruise for this January and trying to decide what ship. Going with an Aunt and Uncle who have never cruised before. I’ve read up on the differences between these 2 ships, like no slides on Oasis, etc.  But wondering if I would be let down on Oasis after doing Harmony, or will it still be an amazing time with plenty to do? 

7 hours ago, Neaxan said:

No idea what the h*** Aqua Theater is for. If they can’t run a show in the conditions we had today, they’d need perfectly flat seas to do it. Is the Caribbean sea always completely flat or do they just cancel most of the shows?

I was on Harmony in March and they cancelled all of the shows. Instead they did perform 2 of them during the day while we were docked in one of the ports. Wasn’t quite the same being during the day. 

This blog is making it really hard for me not to book an Oasis Class cruise. Been looking at booking a cruise in January. Was originally going to do Brilliance as it was just going to be 2 couples, us in our 30’s and another in their 50’s. Might be a couple 16 year olds joining now as well so considering Adventure or Oasis. This blog has me wanting to do Symphony. Did Harmony back in March and loved her. Great blog as always Twangster! 

Following along. Have a great cruise!  Trying to see how I can get another cruise in sometime soon. Missing it since our first back in March on Harmony. 

I would say option 3. And that's just because it's the longest. Who doesn't want to cruise for longer

Following. Really looking forward to your blog as I am doing this same cruise in 2019. We are also doing the Denali pre-cruise, would love to know how your sister in law liked that. Happy Cruising! 

I was on the ship March 24-31 this past March. It was a sold out ship, but there was still plenty of room and things to do on the ship. You will have a blast. 

Do you have to be a certain age to have an account?  Was wondering if could start one for my kids?  

Excited to follow along. Was on Harmony a couple months ago and loved it! 

If you have iPhones you can use iMessage by just connecting to the wifi on the ship. Don't have to pay for anything. If you have android you can download the Royal IQ app and pay I believe $7.95/device to be able to text. At least this worked for me on Harmony a couple weeks ago.