xSAILEDx Oasis of the Seas Dec 14 — Dec 22, 2024 8 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day

[Jolly Ogre]

Ok this was the Option ! from the Freedom sailing that was canceled due to dry dock.

[WAAAYTOOO]

Great choice, I think !

[Jolly Ogre]

That and we saved $1200...W00t!!

[Jolly Ogre]

yay!! we are now under 500 days until sail away.

[Jolly Ogre]

401 days and the Black Friday sales are on.

I had already made my reservations for MTD so that is all set.

Black Friday sales are only saving me 30% so I booked my drink pkg and my excursions. Now just to watch and see if they get any better. I doubt it as last yrs were 40%-50% off, but will have to just wait and see.

[Jolly Ogre]

200 days!!... getting there!

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, Jolly Ogre said:

200 days!!... getting there!

193 for me since I moved back to the original Freedom sailing because I really wanted the itinerary.

And very recently there was a huge price drop on it that let me choose and upgrade to a spacious balcony cabin and still save on the cost of my original OV.

[Jolly Ogre]

If i switched back it would cost me $1200+ more. So I will pass and enjoy an Oasis class ship.

[FionaMG]

5 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

If i switched back it would cost me $1200+ more. So I will pass and enjoy an Oasis class ship.

Don't blame you. You got a cracking deal!

[Jolly Ogre]

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

Don't blame you. You got a cracking deal!

Oh yeah!!  8 night Oasis balcony deck 8 for 2 for $1850.00.

That will never happen again outside a casino comp.

[Jolly Ogre]

115 days to go and entertainment still not available to reserve yet.

[WAAAYTOOO]

11 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

115 days to go and entertainment still not available to reserve yet.

Don't feel bad.  There are only 23 days left until our Utopia cruise and we still don't have any entertainment uploaded yet.

[Jolly Ogre]

13 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Don't feel bad.  There are only 23 days left until our Utopia cruise and we still don't have any entertainment uploaded yet.

That is really poor execution on Royal's part.

I understand not having reservations on the smaller ships but they have to get this ready for the Oasis class and bigger or there will be bedlam at the shows with people trying to hold seats and such. 

[Jolly Ogre]

100 days to go...final payment date rapidly approaching.

[Jolly Ogre]

50 days... woot only 5 more days until check in!!

[JustMeJoe]

7 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

50 days... woot only 5 more days until check in!!

And a very nice upgrade from the Freedom fiasco !    We opted for the OA 30 Nov sailing.  Enjoy !!

[FionaMG]

13 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

50 days... woot only 5 more days until check in!!

 

Just now, JustMeJoe said:

And a very nice upgrade from the Freedom fiasco !    We opted for the OA 30 Nov sailing.  Enjoy !!

Nice.

I moved back to Freedom after they reinstated it, so I checked in just the other day.

[Jolly Ogre]

57 minutes ago, JustMeJoe said:

And a very nice upgrade from the Freedom fiasco !    We opted for the OA 30 Nov sailing.  Enjoy !!

Yes it's almost a Holiday sailing.

[Jolly Ogre]

Check in opens tonight...good luck to all to get an early boarding time.

[Jolly Ogre]

All checked in but the earliest time was 12:00 noon. 

We will still be there around 11 ish anyway and see what happens.

[Jolly Ogre]

Entertainment open and all booked.

[Jolly Ogre]

30 days to go!!

Only 2 full work weeks for he rest of the year. 

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

[BreakingWaves]

This is going to be our second trip on Royal and we are so excited! 

We bought Christmas themed rubber ducks to hide, we didn't know that was a thing. Our last Royal cruise was in Alaska so looking forward to a warmer trip.

[BreakingWaves]

If you are parking at the airport the rates are increasing on the 20th. We booked with Park by the Ports which came out cheaper but in case someone was wanting to park here. 

 

[Jolly Ogre]

12 hours ago, BreakingWaves said:

If you are parking at the airport the rates are increasing on the 20th. We booked with Park by the Ports which came out cheaper but in case someone was wanting to park here. 

 

The Park N Go is 1/2 that price.

[BreakingWaves]

11 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

The Park N Go is 1/2 that price.

Canceling my Park by the ports and booking with Park N Go. Saving like $40! Thank you!!!

[BreakingWaves]

Has anyone seen any good deals during the sales? They all seem to be about the same price. 

[BreakingWaves]

14 days left!! Created a little count down https://oasis121424.pages.dev/#

[Jolly Ogre]

10 Days!!!

[BreakingWaves]

13 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

10 Days!!!

I check the count down on my phone every morning. It cannot come fast enough.

[Jolly Ogre]

10 hours ago, BreakingWaves said:

I check the count down on my phone every morning. It cannot come fast enough.

Well I am glad we have some time left now as my wife is sick... this will give her some time to recover before the cruise.

[WAAAYTOOO]

24 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

Well I am glad we have some time left now as my wife is sick... this will give her some time to recover before the cruise.

Oh no !  Very sorry to hear it.  Hopefully it will resolve quickly.  Best wishes

[Jolly Ogre]

2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Oh no !  Very sorry to hear it.  Hopefully it will resolve quickly.  Best wishes

It will, but I just hope I don't get it.

[WAAAYTOOO]

26 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

It will, but I just hope I don't get it.

I had a short bout with an UR bug just prior to our sailing on GR (Nov 29) and I was worried that Dan would get it - but - he didn’t ! I Wish the same for you.

[FionaMG]

4 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

It will, but I just hope I don't get it.

I have everything crossed for you!

DH and I arrived in Fort Lauderdale last night ahead of the infamous Freedom of the Seas sailing on Saturday. I'm sorry to miss meeting you in person.

[Jolly Ogre]

36 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I have everything crossed for you!

DH and I arrived in Fort Lauderdale last night ahead of the infamous Freedom of the Seas sailing on Saturday. I'm sorry to miss meeting you in person.

Yeah that was a fiasco, but it all worked out. Enjoy your cruise.

[BreakingWaves]

12 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

Well I am glad we have some time left now as my wife is sick... this will give her some time to recover before the cruise.

Oh no! I hope she has a speedy recovery and that you don't get it. We start our ritual of Emergen-C tomorrow we do that every day the week prior and during the trip. So far we haven't had an issue.

[Jolly Ogre]

Last day to prep/pack.

Tomorrow is travel day!!

[BreakingWaves]

On board and already seeing ducks. f

[Jolly Ogre]

What a nice cruise, although we took this a week to late. To many children on board.

I always love the ship, destinations and staff...its the other passengers that is the let down. Not all of them just the uncouth that do not behave well out in public.