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I take pictures of everything so it will definitely be a visual blog...?
 

I take pictures of everything so it will definitely be a visual blog...?
 

Received our Genie questionnaire today! 60 days out,  excitement is a brewing...next step Genie roulette...who will it be? ?

Received our Genie questionnaire today! 60 days out,  excitement is a brewing...next step Genie roulette...who will it be? ?

Received our Genie questionnaire today! 60 days out,  excitement is a brewing...next step Genie roulette...who will it be? ?

Maybe to mop the floor? ???

However, on a positive note, we just got back from seeing Phoenix, and I cannot say enough GOOD things about that show. They were really good.  I would go back and see them again in a minute.  I am not as impressed with the Music Hall on Oasis as I was with the one on Anthem, but they did the best they could with the space they had.  It’s a sight more useful now than it was as Dazzles.
Also, a huge bit of news, Dan and I finally met the Twangbot.  He seemed very real.  Almost human-like.  A very advanced bot, indeed.  He sat with us at the concert.  It was quite an honor for us.??

Maybe to mop the floor? ???

Dinner tonite at 150 Central Park. Joyce took a pic for us 

So we did the BBQ. It was good but not great. For ship’s BBQ it was decent. The mac’n cheese was awful.  They use some kind of cheese whiz or something.  Yuck.  The nanner puddin’ thing was ok. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t do it again.
I had the pulled pork and Dan had the brisket.  Ashley is right-the brisket wasn’t presauced. 
 
Ones thing’s for sure - they don’t skimp on the portions. It doesn’t look it from the pictures but those sandwiches are huge !
 
Having it delivered to the room was sweet !

I'm glad to see they didn't refresh this area and move the bar to be like Harmony or Symphony.  

I’m thinking the carpet in the ant colony cabins hasn’t been replaced.  My cabin is fine but doesn’t look like it’s been updated. No complaints.  

More lowdown on refurbishments.  Joyce is so wonderful. I’m in love with her already.  She assured me that the drapes ARE new.  She said that all carpeting on the ship was replaced.  
 
Sabrina, JUST for you !  Joyce is going to take pix in 8330 for us. This is one of the suites she is Genie for, this cruise.
 In case anyone was wondering, there is a LOT of bleed over noise from the sail away deck party into our suite.  It’s WAAAY louder than anything in the ATS...even with the doors closed and locked.  It’s early so not a problem right now.  Later, it would be a definite problem. 

Ok. Back in the room after muster drill. Resuming room recon

Front door and dining table  it seats 7 comfortably.  8 in a pinch, maybe.



Wet bar. First time ever !

Complimentary drinks.  They just kept coming and bringing more and more. 

Door to the second bathroom on the table.  Second closet

Second vanity/dressing area

Inside the second bathroom

Shower in second bathroom 

Potty in #2.  Wait....that didn’t sound like what I meant to say 



Couch  Duh 

Winders

More winders

The balcony is the one aspect where this suite falls short  it is TINY compared to most SC suites.  Oh you’re looking for a giant balcony, this suite is not for you

Hot <damn> tub !   Right now it’s inop.  Said something about the drain plug.  They came to replace it once and it didn’t fit.  Hopefully they’ll get it fixed soon 

View looking forward on the balcony.  The pool deck.  There is no view at all (except superstructure) looking aft

Our drapes keep getting “stuck”so they are working on them

Here are a few articles on Mario...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/opinion/cruise-caribbean-retirement.html
https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-1-cruise-passenger-super-mario-records-8000th-cruise-point/
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/10/23/life-sea-interview-royal-caribbeans-top-cruiser-super-mario
https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-05-06/this-man-has-been-living-on-cruise-ships-for-twenty-years
 

Dan schmoozing with Super Mario


 
He told Dan he will be on Oasis for a couple of months.  His office sign has been relocated from the pool deck on NAV to the pool deck on Oasis

Next is a suite recon. Sabrina, it is my unprofessional opinion that the only thing that has been refreshed in this suite is the mattress and MAYBE the carpeting. I know for sure the drapes are not new. There’s a possibility the couch/sleeper bed might be new. 
 

Dressing table (and bathtub reflection) in MBR

Closets next to dressing table 
 

Same closets, open

Closets/ drawers on the other side of the dressing table 

Opened

One more set of closets

Inside

Star Class laundry bag.  Sorry it’s upside down !   This is one of the great under-advertised joys of SC.  You can send your laundry out every day !  I already have 2 bags full from Brilliance even though I sent our out once on Brilliance 

Ginormous bathtub

His and hers sinks

Each sink area has its own outlets for electric razors.  Wish they gave power outlets the same priority !

 Beautiful walk-in shower 




Door to the potty

Potty and bidet !  Yippee !!




Coming down from the bathroom into the bedroom

 


You can see that the privacy shades are up.  They come up from the bottom and this is as far up as they go.   When we got to the suite it was as hot as h, e, double hockey sticks in here.  I think they like to “present” the suite with all the drapes open but that heats up the room like a broiler.  First thing I did was close every drape and shade and turn the AC down to “quick freeze”.  


Outlet situation on both sides of the bed.  Still wholly inadequate. 

 
That’s it for the bedroom/bathroom areas.  It’s almost muster drill time so I will  come back later with the Living room area

So we’re finally here !  Yeah !
Embarkation was awesome. Only epic fail was in getting the taxi driver to drop us at the right place. We are 1 for 5 on this issue. Not sure why we have such a hard time getting to the SC banner (so far only successful at Port Liberty) but we schlepped our bags down to the purple banner and made contact with the SC kiosk. Of course, we had to fight off numerous porters trying to take our bags but we trekked forward until we reached our destination.  
 

Then we had to fight off the SC greeter who also insisted that we surrender our bags but our will was great and our mission clear-our bags are staying WITH US !
So once we cleared the greeting area our next challenge was Security.  Dan wasn’t particularly pleased when he realized he was going to have to pick up all of the bags and place them on the security conveyor himself (the price you pay for keeping your bags WITH YOU.).
I thought I had captured the bags going through the scanner but I guess I didn’t.  They did, however, all make it through successfully and our next stop was up the elevator to the Suites waiting area.

 

 

 

 

 
That luggage cart would become very important in about 5 minutes.

 

The moment we walked into the Suites waiting area, they announced that boarding was beginning.  We had to wait for Joyce, but it was no more than 5 minutes and I spotted her.  We met and she summoned a ship’s porter to help us with our bags.  So for those who wondered how it works (to keep your bags with you rather than having the porters bring them), here it is in action  

 

 
They loaded up the luggage cart and on we went, straight through boarding to our suite (Grand Panoramic Suite 1758).  There are no stairs on this suite so I had the porter just drop the bags inside but if we had been in a Loft suite, I would have asked him to take them upstairs.
I really, really like Joyce.  She is funny and has an infectious smile.  Look what she did for us before we even got to our room !  It is on our Suite door.
❤️❤️

Dan claims he never wants to leave the suite.  It is, in fact, the nicest room we’ve ever had.

You're writing is hilarious!  Thanks so much for a great review. I'm really looking forward to your Oasis cruise as we're on January 26th in Star Class also. Will be great to hear about new venues and the group of Genies on board. Wishing you an awesome cruise!!

Thanks so much for taking us all with you!  I love your style and humor.  You've provided so much valuable info this week and I really thank you. We will be there in Star Class on January 26th.   Glad you had a great cruise!!

My daughter and I ordered collapsible silicone straws that come in a tiny holder with a carabiner and a cleaning brush...will we actually use them?  Time will tell?

My daughter and I ordered collapsible silicone straws that come in a tiny holder with a carabiner and a cleaning brush...will we actually use them?  Time will tell?

Great blog!  Wonderful sense of humor!  Awesome writing!  etc, etc...blah, blah, blah.
Now get my ship back to Miami so I can board her tomorrow.  

OMG, legit laughing so loudly at this search history that my dogs are side eyeing me!

Just a hop, skip, and a jump (in an elevator) down a floor...(what??!? My mom has hip and knee issues and I didn't want her to have to go alone) down to Deck 15 for more meat.

Well, don't mind if I do.

The menu is a wee more involved at dinner.


It's Genie dinner hour and 3 out of 4 are up here trying it for the first time.  Names protected for anonymity and because I can't remember their names..plus wouldn't want to overexcite @Lovetocruise2002.