Kirsten

What's the differences between each of the Oasis class ships?

I have encountered several fake service dogs on my last couple of cruises.
When I helped my friend last summer with his restaurant, I would get several people who would try to cite the ADA as a reason to allow their dog in and how they will sue us. Every true service dog has the vest on indicating it is indeed a service dog, nor do they bak, run from the owner or try to eat food. 

Not a service animal. Fluffy needs to stay home. If you can't leave the animal then you don't need to be cruising. 
I was a working dog handler in the military and have worked with the service animals for the blind and my mother currently volunteers with the Paws for Passengers at the Reno Airport.
I am in healthcare now and I can't even count the number of times patients have asked me to write letters for them to take their animals with them. I have said no everytime.
I know what it takes to have to need these very specialized animals and to have to them trained. Service animals cost thousands of dollars in training and everyone that wants to take Fluffy with them to the store, Dr's office, to dinner, on the plane, or on a cruise, diminishes the real service animals and does a disservice to the disabled that truly need them.

Emotional support animals are not service animals and are not protected under the ADA like a service animal is.  My wife kicks them out of her restaurant all the time.  Generally it is easy to tell the difference, like the time an 'Emotional Support' dog nipped at a passing customer.
Service dogs won't do anything but lay under the table in silence. 
You are permitted to ask specific questions about the claimed service dog.
 
https://adata.org/guide/service-animals-and-emotional-support-animals#:~:text=Emotional support animals%2C comfort animals,not considered service animals either.

I agree with Wayno in the sense that, yes service animals are well protected and despite what people say there is no registry or database of service animals. Unfortunately, people tend to take advantage of that and claim their dog is an emotional support animal. Companies can only ask if it's  service dog and what service they perform - they can't ask for proof of the disability or a training certificate - so someone who is falsely using "emotional support animal" can say it's for anxiety and there is no standing for the cruise line to debate that.
Alas, it makes it tough for people who do really need service animals.
 
all that to say..hopefully the pups in this case were at bare minimum well trained and using only the designated potty section and not causing distress to any other passengers

We are hoping she comes to NJ!!
 

That is usually something that comes available when you are MUCH closer to your sailing date. Give it another month or two….bare minimum 

I think your cruise is too far out

Once Starlink is completely installed, a price hike is quite possible. 
https://www.thestreet.com/travel/carnivals-princess-hike-prices-royal-caribbean-may-follow

Any RC ship that you are currently on is always 1000% better than not being on any RC ship at all. 

My worst ship is the one I don't have scheduled yet. I like them all!

I guess one way to compare if the kids sail free is "working" is to put the ages of the kids as 13.  You should then get the "full price", as kids sail free is only for 12 and under.

Not all cruises qualify for kids sail free 

Balconies in general start on deck 6 on this class.  
Deck 6 has more obstructed compared to the deck 7 obstructed cabins.  The obstructed cabins on deck 6 & 7 are the same price so compared to deck 6, deck 7 is much better.
Keep in mind both are advertised as "obstructed" so take them for what they are - a way to get a balcony cabin ar a lower price with the trade off of accepting some obstruction.  These are not sold to unsuspecting cruisers, anyone booking an obstructing cabin should expect... an obstruction.  There are a few spots on deck 6 & 7 that are not obstructed by the vast majority of deck 6 & 7 balcony cabins are obstructed.  Once your look at deck 8 only then are there no obstructed balconies on this class.  
Here are some pics from a deck 7 obstructed balcony on a sister ship.







The reason to book deck 6 or 7 is save money knowing there will be obstruction.  If this sort of obstruction exceeds your desires then look to balcony cabins on deck 8 or above that typically book at a slightly higher cost compared to deck 6 & 7.

The library is a great quite place with a large table.  It is upstairs of the 270.

I'll be on this one; it will be our second time on Anthem.  Looking forward to it!

Thanks for the info!  We were platinum on our last cruise (made platinum on the cruise prior to it) and didn't receive pins.  I might inquire about it since I think my kids would like to have them on their lanyards.

Platinum, which is the next level after gold. You should  get one for every level after Gold and it is supposed to be delivered to your stateroom on embarkation day of the next cruise after reaching the level.
So if you take a cruise that pushes you from one level to the next you shouldn't get it there (I say shouldn't because my mom and I got our Emerald pins on our Emerald qualifying cruise which we both knew was weird but I think they were just getting it out of the way) but it should be in your room on the next cruise you take after those points are added.
Of course, with everything going on its been noted that the pins don't always make it to the rooms.

My wife has them attached to the lanyard she uses for her SeaPass. Mine are in a drawer or three somewhere at home.

Guilty here.  We and our cruising friends always have ours on because we attached them to our lanyards.  We aren't arrogant about our status but we have earned that status and enjoy the perks.  We have witnessed people who make sure that everyone knows that they are diamond or whatever (this was back in 2014) and they were jerks about it. I don't mind seeing people wear their status pins or not but we do enjoy wearing ours.

My in-laws are very into status. They constantly brag about being D+ and are super impressed when they meet Pinnacle members. So I like to wear my Platinum pin when we go to the MDR with them so that I can wow them. 😂😂😂

I like having them. They're fun, small round shiny things. Just made Diamond (but should be getting the pins on the next cruise).
The mom and I wore our Platinum and Emerald pins on our lanyards with our sea pass. More to mark it as our Royal Caribbean Lanyard than anything else I think.
TBH if I ever make pinnacle not sure I'd wear the bar just cuz it's bulky unlike the small round pins that can be easily placed anywhere.
But in response to OP...it has nothing to do with "ooh I'm special look at me." I like things I have and I like to wear them regardless if anyone else notices them or not.

I hear everyone wears their pins on the nudist cruises

I'm sure I'm not alone but we have always taken our kids out of school for family vacations.  We feel that as long as long as they maintain strong grades that family time along with different cultural experience is just as much importance as time in school.  We will actually be on Oasis next August and it will be one of the first cruises we've taken in a long time that school will be out for summer break.

We sometimes wonder...If this was posted by a real cruiser or someone just wanting to slam a cruise line or ship...Their only post and why post something like this and not come back to answer any questions?