travellingtannis

Just after the post-covid return to sail, my two teens and I bid on Royal Up (I always just book a cheap Int Gty) and were assigned the ultra spacious ocean view room on Oasis, exactly as you are describing, just above the bridge instead of below. It was a total hidden gem! We loved all the space to spread out, and watching the view of the helipad in front, as well as the views while sailing and coming into ports. Two somewhat negatives. My son and I feel motion sickness more easily than my daughter, and both of us at some point took a gravol before bed, as you do feel the motion somewhat more up there at the front. On our sailing, it wasn't anything that actually made us feel sick, but that is a note if any of you may be more sensitive. The second is that you will not sleep in on days in port! There is quite a lot of noise and rumbling (like, your bed will shake rumbling) in the morning when the ship is anchoring. Again, this was pretty minor for us and we are always up and out early on port days. However, I would happily bid for those cabins again for the space and view! Hope that helps.

We hired a local driver name Randy James (I'm a single mom, two teens) and he was fantastic, and very reasonably priced! His phone number for contact is 1 869 669 7561. He did tell me that his maximum is 12, if that pertains to you at all. We went to Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Romney Manor and Caribelle Batik, for a drive up Timothy Hill, a stop at a beach club for a swim and snorkel, and he dropped us on request at a local restaurant within walking distance of the port to try some delicious and authentic cuisine. He is a veritable walking encyclopedia of knowledge of the history and nature of the island, quiet spoken and very friendly and I would hire him again if we ever returned. I'm certain he could arrange your day with any activities you had in mind.

I also have a noon boarding time, but was hoping to show up a bit early. How long did you have to wait in lines or at the terminal before boarding? It also sounds as though you did My Time Dining, we have 6:45pm times booked each night - did you experience long wait times or lines? @KellsBells71 Thanks again, getting so excited!

Thank you @KellsBells71! We leave on a similar itinerary March 26th on Voyager from San Juan, so I really appreciate this summary. Also, we are in a room practically next to where you were, and I am also worried about the noise from the promenade, elevator and stairs, but less so now! Glad you had a wonderful vacation, thanks again!

Would love a review when you are back, I sail March 26 on this same ship/itinerary!

Thank you, @Harper and @Rackham, mine still is not showing for either cruise even if I use the URL hack and type in packages (just says "Amazing experiences coming soon", so I am currently on hold to see if it is possible they are available!

Has anybody with just ONE adult in a room been able to see this or book it? Curious...I don't see on either of my upcoming sailings, but one is in two weeks, and the other not until next February.

I don't want to be the downer here, but Johny Rockets is no longer on Voyager since it's amplification...

I'll be on this one, hoping that they have smoothed out some of the logistics since January. Very excited for an entire week of new ports!

Just a note - I have pre-paid for my kids through the Cruise Planner, and even though they had NO purchase ability on their SeaPass cards (no onboard expense account), the arcade is the one place they don't actually control or monitor that, and it drives me crazy! So they can spend more than you load on their card, and they will never know it unless they are constantly checking their balance, or until you see that charge appear on your account! I think this will happen whether you pre-purchase, or purchase onboard, so just be aware and let them know their limits. A call to onboard customer service ended up clearing the additional amounts spent, but it was time consuming and such a hassle. The offer onboard always seems to be the same as the Cruise Planner sales (for any age), so I think you can wait until you board. The reason I pre-purchased one time was because our CDN dollar was at a decent exchange rate, and it would have cost me more by waiting. The arcade is small, and honestly even just $25 per child is plenty enough for them to play a few times, then move on to the zillion other things to do onboard!

And as @SpeedNoodlessaid, the airport security lines are brutal and disorganized, we were there as early as possible after our last cruise and it took 2 hours just to crawl through security...luckily we had an early afternoon flight, we barely made it even for that!

When I was on Oasis last February, we were facing the city and needed to turn around before leaving

On the website, there is no listed age restriction for Ice skating, and because I'm on Voyager in March I've been looking at our options too, and the website shows that for Laser Tag, RESTRICTIONS 5 years old 40" minimum I don't think Voyager has a zipline, I thought that was only on Oasis class (but I could definitely be incorrect about that). https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/voyager-of-the-seas/things-to-do

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One other option you may want to consider is a Canadian credit card that has NO foreign transaction fees, for me this has been a HUGE savings as we travel as often as possible out of country. I think they are rare, but I've used the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card for years and love it! That way, the USD amount you owe onboard will be charged to your card with just the straight exchange for the day, no added fees.