Vacationtime Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 My daughters and I are sailing on the Oasis the week of December 19th. This is our first cruise and we are so excited, but I'm overwhelmed as well . I have so many questions ... Can someone explain the embarkment process? Our check-in time is at 2 pm, but I'm not sure what check-in entails. Are we able to board before that and then go check-in or do you check-in before you are allowed to board? Just trying to figure out what time to be at the port and what our first day will look like. I'm curious about the teen activities. Is it weird for a teen to go alone without a friend or family member? Do they do ice breaking activities or are they just on their own? It would be cool for my teenager to make friends, but I also don't want to subject her to awkwardness. We are supposed to get a $200 on-board credit (we booked through a travel agent). When is that normally available and what can it be used for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkaczano Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 We cruised Oasis with our 13 and 15 year old boys in September. Check in time means the time you are supposed to arrive at the port. If you are in a suite, you generally can arrive 1 hour earlier. There are conflicting reports of others who arrived early and were let in. Others were made to wait. When you get to port, there will be porters who will take your luggage and deliver it to outside your stateroom door. It might be quite a bit later, so pack any valuables and anything you might need in a carry on. If your suitcases aren’t too big or bulky, you may want to carry them on with you. At the port, you will go through a line similar to TSA at an airport. Along the way, you will be asked to see your boarding pass, passport or license, Covid vaccine certificate and negative test. Possibly multiple times. At the end of the line, you will meet with a final person who will “check you in”. After that you walk through and up the boarding tunnel and onto the boat. Once on the boat, you will want to make any reservations through your cruise planner for specialty meals or shows. Ice show and aqua show are great. Cats, in my opinion, was missable. On the first night, there is a teen meet and greet - usually at 7. My kids didn’t go as we were at dinner and still managed to make friends and have fun. Note - they did not go together and probably pretended not to know each other). It would be awkward for you to go in with your teen. I did walk the 13 year old to the door first day in case I had to sign something, but it wasn’t needed. I also watched the teen flowrider as it was outside. There is an adult “compass” that you will usually have left in your room. Make sure to also get the teen version. Our room steward left it for us, but YMMV. Teens had a mix of planned activities (teen climb, teen flowrider, etc) as well as open time in Social 298 where they hung out and played pool. your OBC should be available when you check in. It can be used for drinks, snacks, etc by anyone in your stateroom with charging privileges. Usually the teens went to get sorrentos (free) but bottles of water, ice cream at Sugar Beach, and the arcade all cost money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Vacationtime said: My daughters and I are sailing on the Oasis the week of December 19th. This is our first cruise and we are so excited, but I'm overwhelmed as well . I have so many questions ... Can someone explain the embarkment process? Our check-in time is at 2 pm, but I'm not sure what check-in entails. Are we able to board before that and then go check-in or do you check-in before you are allowed to board? Just trying to figure out what time to be at the port and what our first day will look like. I'm curious about the teen activities. Is it weird for a teen to go alone without a friend or family member? Do they do ice breaking activities or are they just on their own? It would be cool for my teenager to make friends, but I also don't want to subject her to awkwardness. We are supposed to get a $200 on-board credit (we booked through a travel agent). When is that normally available and what can it be used for? My 15 year old was on Oasis a few weeks ago. I highly recommend going to the 7pm meet up - They will have a few ice breakers and this is really where the kids meet up and form groups. It is not weird to go alone - there will be plenty of kids in the same situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Vacationtime said: My daughters and I are sailing on the Oasis the week of December 19th. This is our first cruise and we are so excited, but I'm overwhelmed as well . I have so many questions ... Can someone explain the embarkment process? Our check-in time is at 2 pm, but I'm not sure what check-in entails. Are we able to board before that and then go check-in or do you check-in before you are allowed to board? Just trying to figure out what time to be at the port and what our first day will look like. I'm curious about the teen activities. Is it weird for a teen to go alone without a friend or family member? Do they do ice breaking activities or are they just on their own? It would be cool for my teenager to make friends, but I also don't want to subject her to awkwardness. We are supposed to get a $200 on-board credit (we booked through a travel agent). When is that normally available and what can it be used for? Check in takes place then you board... That time of day your cabin should be "ready". Your "Keys/ sea passes" will be right by the door.... Teen clubs are the best in the industry. My natural daughter and Fiance's kids have all thoroughly loved the clubs and stayed till the wee hour not wanting to leave every nght. They really know how to draw the teens from ther shells and make them all stars! The on board credit can be used like cash on board. Games, casino, shopping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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