loki007

We have been to Labadee twice and absolutely love it. Its one of our favorite stops. We are beach people. The water is warm and clear, its always easy to find a chair. The only upgrade I can think of is food.

The MDR can be a lot of fun if you have a larger party ( 2 families). When by ourselves (family of 4) we like to hit the specialty restaurants.

Oasis of the Seas in 2017. Eastern Caribbean itinerary. We had 12 people (all family) and just had a great time. Highlight was chartering a boat in St Thomas for the day, snorkeling with sea turtles and then lunch on St John. All cruises are awesome but this one was the best.

already on the pool deck with an Ultimate Mai Tai!

we did Dunn River falls privately and it was great. We hired a private driver who picked us up at the port, took us to the falls (before all the cruise ship guests arrived), and then to lunch at Scotchies which was awesome. I always do excursions privately to stay away from the crowds.

we also stay at the Residence Inn. I've rented a car before (I believe its hertz that has a location in the parking lot of the Residence inn for easy drop off). Last time i Ubered from the Airport. Family of 4 in an Uber XL was $100. Very convenient.

definitely buying once this hits bottom (which i think is when they start sailing again). It'll take a couple years to get back near $100 so don't put any cash in it you cant live without.

agree...nothing better.

Adventure

I'd take the 125% RC is giving.

there is no bad part of the ship. I've been in forward cabins, mid ship, aft, high, low, all ocean view balconies are great.

Now that Oasis has been amplified there will be minor differences in Symphony, Harmony, and Oasis. Allure has not been amplified yet so no waterslides, abyss, sportsbar. Still a great ship though.

i have a cruise booked on Oasis in December and can already buy the dining and drink packages. Log into the cruise planner everyday for a couple of weeks and see how the price fluctuates. You'll quickly see what the lowest price is going to be. Whether it says 50% off or 20% off onboard prices doesn't mean anything. just watch the per day price to get the best deal.

as long as the booking is 1 adult and 1 child in each room (which I assume it is) and you check in that way the ship won't know or care who actually sleeps in the rooms. Head to guest services once on the ship to get extra keys for the rooms if needed.

I work in the hospital industry and have been engulfed in coronavirus preparedness for the past 2 weeks. As long as you're healthy I personally would go. In the US alone this season the Flu has hospitalized 350,000 and is blamed for 20,000 deaths. The flu is much more prevalent than Coronavirus and no one is cancelling anything because of it.

I've done this before. Guest services on the ship will give you extra key cards for your rooms.

we love the key. If you are buying the internet anyways might as well get the key. The priority boarding, Chops Grille lunch on embarkation day, and priority disembarkation are worth the $. I have a teen who definitely gets the value out of the key times at the flowrider.

if you are familiar with a Beef on Weck you will be disappointed. I am from buffalo and also read about this sandwich. Huge disappointment compared to what I can get at a gas station here at home.

i always stay at the residence inn. Its 2 minutes from the cruise terminal and has a shuttle. Nice pool area to start your vacay

i was on oasis last month. took uber from residence inn port canaveral to the terminal at 10:30am no problems. cost was less than hotel shuttle

Agree with Matt, any Oasis class ship would be great. We have teens and usually get connected ocean view balcony staterooms. We just got off of allure and actually had 1 Oceanview balcony and 1 Boardwalk balcony across the hall. The kids loved the boardwalk balcony and its quite a bit cheaper (and came with free soda package for each kid).

San Juan, St Maarten, Labadee is the best itinerary. I just got off of Allure and visited these ports. With teenagers I think you should definitely stick to an Oasis class ship (Symphony, Harmony, Oasis, Allure)