Thrifty99

Just a couple of tips/ things you may or may not already have packed:
- magnetIc hooks for extra hanging of things. Especially useful to hang wet items in the shower. 
- highlighter for the cruise compass. We like to look at it each night for the next day and highlight things to do. 
- with what is happening in the world, I would pack some of your own hand sanitizer and maybe a small spray can of Lysol.  While there is lots of sanitizer on board you may want a small one to carry with you on excursions.  I’d also pack extra medicine and some laundry tablets in the small chance something happens and your Cruise is delayed in coming home. I will be packing some of these extras for our April Harmony cruise. 

As I can get claustrophobic at times, a balcony is a must for me. If I did not have that issue I’d go with double the cruises to build up to Diamond faster. 
After seeing what happened on the Princess Diamond it would be more difficult to do an inside cabin. Not that I expect a widespread ship quarantine to happen again, but if I became ill and was stuck in my cabin I would want the balcony and fresh air. 

Great news for me! I am in Room 9532 at the end of March.  Looking forward to the cruise.  Thank you for posting this information.

If money is not a concern then Oasis is the ship to take your 2 boys on. So much more of a WOW factor with Oasis. I mentioned cost as not only is the Adventure cheaper but the water park at CocoCay will cost you more $$ too.  While we enjoy CocoCay without spending any extra $$ on the island (we are empty nesters now), it could be hard to take teens there and not pay for the water park  
We have done most of the Oasis class ships and also the Adventure. When our son was a teen and we did Adventure (after having been on Oasis & Allure) he was pretty bored / disappointed.  Luckily we had a last minute great deal on a 2 bedroom suite and he loved that. 

I would take the boys on the bigger ship to a more fun place (CocoCay) for a more memorable trip.  I would not be concerned with the ports being outside the U.S. - they are very safe places to travel. 
 
Remember... whatever you decide it will still be a great cruise. 
 

If money is not a concern then Oasis is the ship to take your 2 boys on. So much more of a WOW factor with Oasis. I mentioned cost as not only is the Adventure cheaper but the water park at CocoCay will cost you more $$ too.  While we enjoy CocoCay without spending any extra $$ on the island (we are empty nesters now), it could be hard to take teens there and not pay for the water park  
We have done most of the Oasis class ships and also the Adventure. When our son was a teen and we did Adventure (after having been on Oasis & Allure) he was pretty bored / disappointed.  Luckily we had a last minute great deal on a 2 bedroom suite and he loved that. 

I would take the boys on the bigger ship to a more fun place (CocoCay) for a more memorable trip.  I would not be concerned with the ports being outside the U.S. - they are very safe places to travel. 
 
Remember... whatever you decide it will still be a great cruise.