twangster Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Posted December 9, 2019 11 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Is it a mousse type dessert? And Hubby wants to know where the Mac n Cheese pics are? They wouldn't let me bring an emotional support moose. Eh? You prefer Kraft dinner? WAAAYTOOO, CarlaB, KristiZ and 2 others 5 Quote
Boston Babe Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 Gorgeous pictures! How did you manage on most to take without any people? RCCL should use your photos for a brochure! Just beautiful! Pookie 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Posted December 9, 2019 El Loco Fresh is new to Oasis of the Seas. This appears to a closely resemble El Loco Fresh on Symphony. Handwashing stations. Like other El Loco Fresh in the fleet there are a selection of premade options. A tortilla press right in the restaurant. Toppings. El Loco Fresh is always a popular spot and it's pretty much impossible to get photos absent of any guests. A freestyle drink machine is found around the corner convenient for anyone on the sports deck. Skigoofy, Mike P, SweetPea and 8 others 10 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Posted December 9, 2019 Playmakers. Like Symphony this is outdoors on the boardwalk. The "Owner's Box" within Playmakers is available on a reservation basis. Cost on this sailing was $100 per hour. Menu Expanded draft beer choices. With additional sports content on ships with a Playmakers they have expanded the NFL football broadcasts. In the past only two games were shown based on what was available with the standard channel lineup. ellcee, The Cruise Junkie, CruiserNic and 12 others 14 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 The FlowRiders received some TLC in the amplification. I know these are a popular attraction so here are some FlowRider pictures. Pookie, Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404 and 10 others 10 2 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 The Music Hall. First on an Oasis class this concept came over from some of the Quantum class ships. It occupies the space of the former Dazzles nightclub. Downstairs bar. SpeedNoodles, SweetPea, CruiserNic and 6 others 9 Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 The Music Hall has two levels. While generally a smaller Music Hall compared to her Quantum class cousins I find the acoustics better. Side alcoves contain some group seating. The upper rear section has additional seating, a pool table and a bar. The second level of the Music Hall has its own entrance from the aft elevator lobby on deck 9. JohnK6404, RWDW1204, Skigoofy and 8 others 11 Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 The Music Hall in action... We were fortunate to have the band Phoenix on one of these cruises. They played on the 50th birthday cruise. Theatrical smoke for dramatic effect. Lovetocruise2002, Skigoofy, CruiserNic and 11 others 14 Quote
YOLO Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 Nice pictures. So it looks like the new Music Hall is just a spiffed up Dazzles. I was hoping for more... Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 Just now, YOLO said: Nice pictures. So it looks like the new Music Hall is just a spiffed up Dazzles. I was hoping for more... The reality is they couldn't physically expand the space. The aft elevators of the ship can't be moved so they couldn't go deeper. To the sides are also areas that couldn't be consumed. Going higher wouldn't accomplish anything and would be major structural work. Consequently the basic Dazzles space was what they had to work with. YOLO 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 I actually think the new Music Hall is waaay better than the old Dazzles. Granted, it is smaller than the one on Anthem but I really enjoyed it. I'm so glad that the O classes will now regularly be getting some Cover/Tribute Bands. I agree with Twangster that the acoustics in this space are better than those in the Q class Music Hall. YOLO, twangster, heffy2 and 1 other 4 Quote
YOLO Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 @twangster What band is that in your picture? The guitarist looks like Stacy Pedrick of The Fools. Quote
twangster Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Posted December 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, YOLO said: @twangster What band is that in your picture? The guitarist looks like Stacy Pedrick of The Fools. Phoenix from Las Vegas http://phoenixclassicrockband.com/ YOLO 1 Quote
YOLO Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 5 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I actually think the new Music Hall is waaay better than the old Dazzles. Granted, it is smaller than the one on Anthem but I really enjoyed it. I'm so glad that the O classes will now regularly be getting some Cover/Tribute Bands. I agree with Twangster that the acoustics in this space are better than those in the Q class Music Hall. Thanks for the sound quality report. I am looking forward to our next Oasis cruise, although sadly we don't have one booked at the moment. Ceil and I love to see tribute bands. We are members at the https://www.stadiumtheatre.com/ and at the beginning of each season we buy over 100 tickets for us and friends. Recently I missed the opportunity to see the http://www.u2lavation.com/ band at the Stadium Theater and was bummed. But they were actually performing on our past October Anthem cruise! They were awesome. They played two nights in the Music Hall and once in 270. They made my cruise. I love the Music Hall!!! twangster 1 Quote
heffy2 Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 Beautiful pictures as always, thank you so much! twangster 1 Quote
RWDW1204 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Posted December 11, 2019 20 hours ago, YOLO said: @twangster What band is that in your picture? The guitarist looks like Stacy Pedrick of The Fools. Looks very similar. YOLO 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 The new Diamond Club located on deck 4. The brand new lounge is fresh with modern decor. It's actually a really nice venue. The club includes two workstations and a printer. The new Oasis doesn't currently have an internet lounge or computer area in any public place on the ship. For Diamond and above members this will be the place to print those boarding passes. Water is available throughout the day. The popular specialty coffee maker is available in the new lounge. Like Harmony and Symphony, the Diamond Concierge has their desk near the entrance. The Cruise Junkie, Guy Gadwa, Lovetocruise2002 and 7 others 9 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 The Arcade. I didn't visit the arcade on my last Oasis sailing so I can't say what if anything was done here but it appears to be clean and fresh. Guy Gadwa, JohnK6404, Lovetocruise2002 and 4 others 6 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 The reason I ventured into the arcade above was to find my way into the teen club, Social 298. Out of respect I waited until turn around day so as to avoid running into any teens or interfering with the use of their space. Honestly it took me a couple of laps around deck 15 aft to find the entrance. Maybe that's a sign of my age but I eventually came across this mysterious door in the back of the arcade. They had the various monitors off so you don't get the full effect. Social 298 has its own outdoor space on the aft near the sports deck area. The outdoor space for Social 298 is in the middle between port and starboard near where you can sit and look over the boardwalk to the left in this picture. From the starboard side: It looks like a nice space to hangout but before I say anymore and cause eyerolls across the nation I'll quit here. JohnK6404, JLMoran, IRMO12HD and 5 others 7 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 Adventure Ocean. In the interest of full disclosure my kids are all grown up so my so these pictures are the extent of my awareness or knowledge of Adventure Ocean. Down the hall to the right is AO Babies, ages 6 - 36 months. On the other side of the hall is AO Junior, ages 3-5. The AO Theater The play area around the corner had a number of workers adding some new items so I took this picture around the areas where they were working. Down the hall is the workshop and hangout areas. Hangout first for ages 6-12. Workshop area. JLMoran, JohnK6404, Lovetocruise2002 and 2 others 5 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 Music Hall update: Week 1 - Phoenix, classic rock cover band Week 2 - Resurrection, Journey tribute band Week 3 - Pandora's Box, Aerosmith tribute band JohnK6404, Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran and 3 others 5 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Posted December 15, 2019 A huge change for Oasis of the Seas is the addition of the Perfect Storm water slides. The entrance and stairs for all three slides is on deck 15 port side. The slides are a lot of fun and they've been open even on port days when there are no lines and you can slide and slide again. MaryS, Lovetocruise2002, spiralqueen and 12 others 15 Quote
FionaMG Posted December 17, 2019 Report Posted December 17, 2019 Great pics, as always. Thanks for sharing. Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 Looking beyond the water slides the pool deck has also been transformed. New hot tubs located on the deck 16 sun deck. New casitas on the deck 16 sundeck. The Lime and Coconut concept first introduced on Navigator has been brought over to Oasis. When I first saw saw this theme on Navigator it was truly transformational. On Oasis it is equally transformational but in a different way. On Navigator the Lime and Coconut area is condensed and you see the effect in one area. On Oasis the pool and sundeck decks are so much larger the effect is distributed across this larger area so you feel the impact of the Lime and Coconut theme around the whole deck but in more subtle ways compared to Navigator. Around the pool deck the new color palette can be found even in small details like the edge of the tables. Skigoofy, DDaley, SweetPea and 3 others 6 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 The new "beach" pool is pretty attractive. The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran, JohnK6404 and 2 others 5 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 Still plenty of hot tubs around the pool deck. Naturally the cantilever infinity hot tubs remain and are as gorgeous as they have always been. bossdog421, Guy Gadwa, SweetPea and 3 others 6 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 Early morning or near sunset the pool and sundecks remains a great place to take it all in. JLMoran, Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404 and 5 others 7 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 The transformation is especially evident at night as the pool deck explodes into color. The pools are ringed with color changing lighting that continually rotates through the color spectrum. Guy Gadwa, Lovetocruise2002, LewieE and 8 others 10 1 Quote
CruisinUpinLife Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 @twangster photos are always a sure way to brighten your day! And make you wish you were on the ship. KristiZ, twangster and Fairlynew 3 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 Twangster, did the noise issue on Oasis return after we disemarked or did they leave those speakers disconnected ? I was just wondering if they removed the speakers just to get us off their back or if they were really interested in solving the problem. Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Twangster, did the noise issue on Oasis return after we disemarked or did they leave those speakers disconnected ? I was just wondering if they removed the speakers just to get us off their back or if they were really interested in solving the problem. Great question. New CD so who knows what he might do. I'll try to remember to check it out. Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 SplashAway Bay This appears to be a big hit with the kids. Where was this sort of thing when I was a kid? No diapers, swim diapers or not 100% potty trained. Swim vests are available near SplashAway Bay. JohnK6404, JLMoran, Skigoofy and 2 others 5 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 The Baby Splash Zone area is located behind the main SplashAway Bay area. Swim diapers are allowed in this separate area. SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran and 2 others 5 Quote
Boston Babe Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 Always such a pleasure looking at your photos @twangster, you bring everything alive and help us dream we were there! twangster 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 New touchscreen control panels in the elevators On port days a "Gangway" button is added. SweetPea, JLMoran, LewieE and 6 others 9 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 The new Oasis Dunes. SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002, LewieE and 5 others 8 Quote
rjac Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, twangster said: This appears to be a big hit with the kids. Where was this sort of thing when I was a kid What.....your parents didn't tell you about this? twangster 1 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 Windjammer. I can't forget about the Windjammer! Like all ships that have been amplified Oasis received the latest Windjammer decor and hand washing stations. Lovetocruise2002, Guy Gadwa, SweetPea and 2 others 5 Quote
twangster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Posted December 19, 2019 Honorable mention to the Rising Tide Bar. I can't remember if it always had high tops or not but it is otherwise unchanged including the water features that remain below it. Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran, SweetPea and 2 others 5 Quote
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