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Oasis November 28, 2021 Star Class


AlmondFarmer

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We have a A1 2 bedroom Aqua theater for my wife, twin boys (turning 7 on sailing) and 5 year old daughter. Also joining is my sister in law and her 18 month old son. There are 3 other families in Sky class suites and two sets of grandparents in Junior suites.

I booked this suite the day it released back in November 2019 while on board Navigator. 
We are flying direct to Miami from San Francisco. I splurged on first class seats since we had lots of American credits from cancelled cruise flights. 
Staying near Miami airport the night before cruise then using hotel shuttle to ship (if times are bad we will use other transportation)

Got an over water cabana for Coco Cay. With current protocols we are required to purchase Royal excursions to take kids off ship in other ports. Because of this rule I purchased a mainland excursion to ruins in Cozumel. (We usually do an island beach club on our own) In Roatan we will go to Sol y Mar for beach time. No plans currently for Costa Maya. The port pass apiary I have read others have done has not been available in cruise planner.

Received Genie email from Shane. Gave him a list for dining times and places for each night. I hope that there will be flexibility to make changes if necessary. 

Made beer and wine requests for our room. I travel with a Yeti bag which I prefer over the cowboy cold fridges in Royal Caribbean rooms. I asked for 2019 vintage Coors Light (high snowfall in Colorado Rockies that year provides a hint of pine) If this is unavailable I’ll settle for 2021 vintage. 
Also asked Shane for an in suite ice cream party the afternoon of my twins birthday for all the kids in group.

Doing COVID tests locally before heading to airport. Plan to do two in attempt to reduce potential sample problems.

Listing this post in “Live Blog” section. No promises on quantity or quality of posts during sailing. Will certainly post a reflection on experience and answer questions once back home.

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Took Uber from our hotel near airport to Terminal A. Arrived at 10:00. Found Star Class area and porter tagged our bags, put them on a cart and the bags are staying with us.

Next my three children will get Covid tests once terminal opens at 10:30am. Fingers crossed.

Getting excited and thirsty. Was sure nice seeing the ship. 

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Cozumel-

took ferry to mainland ED2BA1A9-CC9A-4062-9D32-71E729829EDF.thumb.jpeg.e7f0671d02ff63c30b964fb350371ebe.jpegturned into vomit comet. Both of my boys lost their pancakes, butter hardly melted.D1EEA0A2-2710-4EF6-896B-1AF10C7981F0.thumb.jpeg.72a29e2b19c77fd37c92a9df554e017d.jpegwent to Coba pyramidAB571473-6D5B-400F-BA64-765EE231DFB9.thumb.jpeg.f5ebec29ffb8ad3ccdf4204fa164bbdf.jpeglong walk, my daughter called an Uber.031809F4-6A1E-4D5E-BC53-0D173755C317.thumb.jpeg.858ccbbbe16df896789d9e01752acf39.jpegwent to a Cenote. Lots of fun. Cave best part.1E7ED1D6-5560-4184-A00B-A15902C1719D.thumb.jpeg.db97882b951f8c77909a9b2b56a7c749.jpegtook kids to Playmakers to once back on ship. Taught my twins that three points define a plane.

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9 hours ago, AlmondFarmer said:

Cozumel-

took ferry to mainland ED2BA1A9-CC9A-4062-9D32-71E729829EDF.thumb.jpeg.e7f0671d02ff63c30b964fb350371ebe.jpegturned into vomit comet. Both of my boys lost their pancakes, butter hardly melted.D1EEA0A2-2710-4EF6-896B-1AF10C7981F0.thumb.jpeg.72a29e2b19c77fd37c92a9df554e017d.jpegwent to Coba pyramidAB571473-6D5B-400F-BA64-765EE231DFB9.thumb.jpeg.f5ebec29ffb8ad3ccdf4204fa164bbdf.jpeglong walk, my daughter called an Uber.031809F4-6A1E-4D5E-BC53-0D173755C317.thumb.jpeg.858ccbbbe16df896789d9e01752acf39.jpegwent to a Cenote. Lots of fun. Cave best part.1E7ED1D6-5560-4184-A00B-A15902C1719D.thumb.jpeg.db97882b951f8c77909a9b2b56a7c749.jpegtook kids to Playmakers to once back on ship. Taught my twins that three points define a plane.

The ferries are an interesting experience in rough water.  

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Costa Maya- did port pass aviary. Excursion to begin at 9am. Asked genie to change our time to 11am which he did. This allowed my kids to get up and ready without being rushed. We enjoyed the aviary. Kids swam in pool while their mom shopped.EC71084D-7A88-4EC1-BECA-95C280244CB6.thumb.jpeg.b3ba70813d43f7a732661bad7bef2f9d.jpegafternoon beer delivery. Pre game before chefs table tonight.04A97EBA-0873-4029-941B-34274E9560EA.thumb.jpeg.b15b658d609c12ae8bebc39191371e3a.jpeg

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Debarkation was very easy with Genie. We had an 8:00am breakfast at costal kitchen. Then went back to room and hung out till 9:15. We then met genie near guest services where he escorted us off the ship. Took an Uber to Miami airport. Crazy long security lines. We have a 1:40pm flight so no stress. Shorter than expected layover in Dallas due to flight time changes. Fingers crossed my family and bags all make it to Sacramento this evening.

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Recap-

Some quick disclaimers influencing recap: first sailing post Covid, first time Star Class, many times in suites, third time on Oasis class, first time on Oasis

Overall this was the best sailing I have been on. Once the stress of getting to ship and passing testing was complete, everything was amazing.  We loved Star class and recommend to anyone willing to pay for it. The genie concept is awesome. The have authority to do lots of things which make the trip more enjoyable. Oasis sailed at 65% capacity and so the value of a genie will be even higher when capacities increase. We had about 5 hours of direct interaction with genie during sailing, very little correspondence prior and genie spent an unknown amount of time behind the scenes putting everything together for us. We really loved the deck 8 two bedroom aquatheater room. It allowed my three kids to have their own room and provide a spacious home base for our group. We didn’t mind the walk to midship and being on Central Park deck is convenient for restaurants. Only complaint was noise the one night aqua show was done at 10:30pm. All other showing were loud but we were awake. Didn’t go to Cats, too long for kids.

Having drinks and snacks delivered to room daily was very enjoyable. As was escort off ship on port days. 
Overwater cabana was awesome and made for an perfect day.

My wife and I will be on Symphony in 6 weeks with three other couples enjoying the 4 bedroom Villa. I will likely share some details on this blog. 

I will effort to answer question folks may have.

Thank you for following along.

P.S. I gained 13 pounds despite 500 burpees and pull-ups spread out over the week. Luckily I have already lost 9 of these pounds in 3 days. I think the change of salt and alcohol intake caused water retention. 

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46 minutes ago, sammy79 said:

Great report!  So I should start starving myself for our March,22 SC cruise on wonder?

Without knowing your age or fitness level, I suggest moving each morning for 30 minutes at a pace that elevates your heart rate periodically to 80% of max and generates a decent sweat. 
This helped me get out the toxins from the previous day and set my metabolism for the higher than normal food intake. 
 I’m not drinking any alcohol until Christmas. I consumed 14-18 drinks a day (mostly beer) which is my normal consumption for a month. 
It was a very fun but unhealthy week for me, despite the daily exercise regiment.

 

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