thehungrymuppet

We are sailing on Oasis on November 3, coming up! We found out two days ago that we won our Royal Up bid and we are now in a Sky Class Grand Suite!! (First time on Oasis and first time in a suite. So excited!)

We currently have a boarding time of 11 AM, which we got around a month ago, well before getting the suite. We received a concierge email today that one of our Sky Class perks is getting on the ship up to an hour earlier than our scheduled boarding time, if the cruise terminal is open. I am skeptical we can get on the ship at 10… but if we can get more cruise time, I’d love it! Mimosas in the solarium at 10:30 sounds delightful 

So have you done this? Is 10 am too early to get on a ship? We also don’t want to be waiting at the terminal for an hour.

FWIW this is the first Oasis sailing out of Miami since reopening (Oasis was previously sailing out of Bayonne) so they will not need to clear passengers off the ship or turn rooms around from a prior cruise.

We are departing on Oasis on a 4-night cruise out of Miami in just SIX DAYS, and I am sooo excited!

We found out today that we won our Royal Up bid and will be staying in a one-bedroom Grand Suite, so we get to go to Coastal Kitchen! 

We had originally booked 150 Central Park for our specialty dining night. But I read some reviews that CK is the best restaurant on board. And since we have such a short cruise, I want to get hopefully more than once to try out CK.

So would you cancel 150CP to go to CK an extra night? 

Edited to add: this is our first time cruising on Oasis (or any Oasis class ship), first time in a suite, and first time doing any specialty dining.

I am sailing on Oasis in November, yay!

We have the drink package, and my husband is a big sake guy. And I’ve heard Izumi has some of the best drinks on the ship. But on our one prior cruise, on Navigator, we tried Izumi Sushi (for food, not drinks) and it was just… okay. (We’ve got an amazing Japanese izakaya restaurant local to us, so I think most restaurant Japanese food pales in comparison.)

My question is this: can we make a reservation (or even try to do a walk-up) at Izumi Sushi for just drinks? Or is that frowned upon, since we will be taking up a reservation (and a table) that could be used by folks eating a meal there?

I am so sorry for your loss, but I am glad that you are taking this cruise to honor her memory and I hope it is special for you. 

My husband and I will be on this cruise too, in an OV balcony, to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. We are looking forward to it.

Enjoying the trip report! I have a 4-day Oasis cruise leaving in early November and I am ready to go NOW, lol.

If you run into any interesting/fun drinks, I’d love to see them! It’ll be our first time on the deluxe drink package, and I need to know what to try

31 minutes ago, Matt said:

Yes. You can always cancel and rebook if price drops later.

Are excursions the same, or are you locked in after you buy it? Thanks!

1 hour ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

I have this sailing as part of the roll call!  There are a few of us on the November 3 Oasis!!

Awesome! It will be my second cruise ever. My husband and I are excited to sail on a big (and newer/newly amplified) ship like the Oasis because we both have restrictive work schedules so a 7+ day cruise is out of the question. It seems like the Oasis is generally available only for the longer cruises. Needless to say, we’re looking forward to it.

Not sure if this is a “good” price or not, but we’re booked for a 4-day cruise on the Oasis starting November 3. The deluxe drink package started at $71pp/day and, as of this morning, is at $62. We cancelled our package and rebooked at the lower price. (We’re buying it even if it’s not a good price—we can definitely put away 6+ drinks a day on vacation! Don’t judge us )