MarioSteve Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 Dear Matt, My wife and I decided to celebrate our 50th anniversary as a Star Class passengers on Oasis of the Seas based upon what we learned from you and your Royal Caribbean blog on YouTube. We thank you and your blog for a wonderful cruise. Based upon your advice: We scoured recent Cruise Compasses for Oasis of the Seas. When our Royal Genie, Derrick Martis (who made our cruise magical), contacted us prior to the cruise, we texted him a list of what we wanted to do. Upon boarding, Derrick presented us with a full schedule (date, time and location) of everything we asked for. Unfortunately the Aqua Show was cancelled because of a hydraulic leak. We checked in (including the health questionnaire) online and got to the ship at our scheduled boarding time so boarding was a snap. We went directly to our muster station. This entire process, curb to cabin, took less than 30 minutes. Also, we bought yellow highlighter, the plastic luggage tags and metal hooks. The luggage tags and highlighter were really helpful, however you should know that suite 1701 on Oasis of the Seas has wallpaper on drywall so the metal hooks don’t stick. It was pretty funny going from surface to surface trying to find non existent metal for the hooks and repeatedly watching them fall to the floor. Starting night 1 we went to the Trellis bar in Central Park to enjoy the beautiful view, the Blue Hawaiians (Trellis bar special) and a musician playing Spanish music on an acoustic guitar. Having the Ultimate Drink package allowed us to find quiet spots around the ship for a drink rather than the hubbub of most of the bars. Likewise, the Ultimate Dining package allowed us to eat all our meals in specialty restaurants. Believe it or not, we never made it into the Windjammer (first time in 8 cruises). There was no need. The Royal Genie made sure we had all our desired food, drinks and snacks in our cabin. We saw Cats, the broadway musical, on board. The performers were excellent with wonderful voices and energy. The best show was the Ice show where the colors and pageantry were show stopping but the physicality of the performers stole the show. This one comic skater kept smashing into the fence to stop his momentum. Then he would jump into the stands and sit in a woman’s lap or kiss her hands; all unexpected and very funny. There was even a mind blowing demonstration of sand art that left the crowd in awe. Oasis of the Seas was our 8th Royal Caribbean cruise and our best. We were able to take advantage of everything on board the ship because we knew what to ask for. Thank you!! Harmony in June (40 days to go). MarioSteve Mike.s, KristiZ, Linda R and 26 others 18 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 Whew. Open letters usually aren't complementary. baltodave, HeWhoWaits, WAAAYTOOO and 10 others 4 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 What room did you book? Lots of Star Class options on Oasis; curious which one you went with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babsy47 Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 I always enjoy CATS. My own view is that if you go in knowing it is more just a song and dance review than any kind of story with a coherent narrative, it is a lot of fun. Perhaps folks get frustrated trying to find a story when it is more about vocal and dance performance in interesting costumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltodave Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Great Post! While I've never taken advantage of "Star Class" (most of our rooms have been "ocean view"), I always learn so much from Matt's Youtube videos as well as his posts and the message board here. This is true even though we've been on 10 cruises and are hitting "Diamond" with our next cruise. It seems I'm always learning something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Who’s this Matt guy you speak of? HBCcruiser and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 So glad to hear the info here on this site helped you! MarioSteve, WAYNO, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 22 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Whew. Open letters usually aren't complementary. Right!? Not what I was expecting, but glad it was a great trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSteve Posted May 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 Thank you all for your comments. We were on Oasis in cabin 1701. Mario Steve SweetPea, WAAAYTOOO and rjweber3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSteve Posted May 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 7:47 AM, baltodave said: Great Post! While I've never taken advantage of "Star Class" (most of our rooms have been "ocean view"), I always learn so much from Matt's Youtube videos as well as his posts and the message board here. This is true even though we've been on 10 cruises and are hitting "Diamond" with our next cruise. It seems I'm always learning something here. Congrats on hitting Diamond! Enjoy the free drinks and food! After our Icon cruise next February (our 11th on RCC) we will be 16 points short of Diamond Plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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