Oasis of the Seas ‐ Oct 5, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 (7 Night Eastern Caribbean) RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com Group Cruise

[AshleyDillo]

The second RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com Group Cruise for 2025 has been announced to Insiders.

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[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

Sounds like a great cruise…since I still have not been able to get my FIRST group cruise planned…this sounds like a pretty good one for me!  I think I might check with my MEI TA and see what options I have .

[AshleyDillo]

9 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

Sounds like a great cruise…since I still have not been able to get my FIRST group cruise planned…this sounds like a pretty good one for me!  I think I might check with my MEI TA and see what options I have .

Should be a good one! From the feedback I've heard the MEI rates are being the current online rates by quite a bit and are refundable, too! Just ask @SpeedNoodles 

[SpeedNoodles]

43 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

Should be a good one! From the feedback I've heard the MEI rates are being the current online rates by quite a bit and are refundable, too! Just ask @SpeedNoodles 

Can confirm. And I bucked to peer pressure and booked the 2-day one ahead of it (because I could get the same room).  Will I actually do the 2-night? Time will tell.

[Marc Van Niekerk]

Booked this and the 2day pre for a B2B

[CowboyMedic]

Booked and my TA just responded that she's adding me to the cruise. We are looking at doing a B2B with the 7-Night Norwegian Fjords but haven't decided on that one yet.

[Jessus]

Just got our confirmation we are set for 2025.

 

[CowboyMedic]

20 hours ago, Marc Van Niekerk said:

Booked this and the 2day pre for a B2B

I'm trying to convince my wife to do a B2B2B with the Brussel, Northern Cities, and Norwegian Fjords cruises for 18 Nights.

[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

I was all set to book as the prices from Josh (at MEI) were amazing!  Unfortunately, I was then reminded by a family member that we have a wedding to attend on Oct. 12, 2025!  So….there goes that cruise plan…right out to sea !
 Oh well…now I will just have to wait for the 2026 group cruise announcements! 

[AshleyDillo]

1 hour ago, CowboyMedic said:

I'm trying to convince my wife to do a B2B2B with the Brussel, Northern Cities, and Norwegian Fjords cruises for 18 Nights.

I think quite a few of the group are doing that..a lot are doing the B2B with the Fjords..however this particular Roll Call is for the other still unannounced to the public 2025 group cruise

[CowboyMedic]

2 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

I think quite a few of the group are doing that..a lot are doing the B2B with the Fjords..however this particular Roll Call is for the other still unannounced to the public 2025 group cruise

LOL, I didn't realize this was an entirely different cruise thread. I'll be on the lookout for when it's announced.

[Bob Jeffress]

I am not an INSIDER.  What is the itinerary for this group cruise? 

[ScottD]

Is it this one, or is there another one still? 

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/event/royalcaribbeanblogcom-cruise-aboard-independence-of-the-seas

[AshleyDillo]

On 2/25/2024 at 7:23 PM, Bob Jeffress said:

I am not an INSIDER.  What is the itinerary for this group cruise? 

I don't believe @Matt has publicly announced it yet..at least I don't see it on the events page.

[Snotarni]

We’re in!!!

[Snotarni]

3 hours ago, Snotarni said:

We’re in!!!

And we booked the 2&7 B2B as well!  

[WAAAYTOOO]

33 minutes ago, Snotarni said:

And we booked the 2&7 B2B as well!  

You win the "moving to FL so I can cruise more" award !  I bow to the new king/queen

[Snotarni]

4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

You win the "moving to FL so I can cruise more" award !  I bow to the new king/queen

I guess we also win the "Holy Crap! another Cruise Invoice is Due?!?" award too...  

We're loving it and are happy we made the move!

[AshleyDillo]

On 3/11/2024 at 11:26 AM, Snotarni said:

And we booked the 2&7 B2B as well!  

Nice! We did the same..not the same cabins but we're still there

[AshleyDillo]

Got the green light to update the thread with the dates...it's still not on the Events page...but for those interested the cruise is:

Oasis of the Seas out of Port of Miami ‐ Oct 5, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 (7 Night Eastern Caribbean)

Ports: St. Thomas, St. Thomas, and CocoCay.

Contact MEI Travel for group rates!

(There's also a 2 nighter right before that goes to CocoCay that a lot of folks are booking, so that's a little add-on to do a B2B..MEI likely has group rates for that one too but it won't be an official blog group cruise.)

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

Well.. I was unaware of the 2 night sailing before this. I am reaching out to my MEI travel agent to see if my room I have booked for the Oct 5th is available to do a b2b sailing. 

 

 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

On 6/22/2024 at 12:51 PM, TheoneandonlyMICAH said:

Well.. I was unaware of the 2 night sailing before this. I am reaching out to my MEI travel agent to see if my room I have booked for the Oct 5th is available to do a b2b sailing. 

 

 

I was able to book the 2 night sailing in the same room I will be using on this 7 night group cruise. This will be a nice anniversary cruise as a back-to-back sailing. 

[Jill]

Well as luck would have it, we are already booked on oasis on October 18, 2025. I always seem to just miss the group cruises. However, Aruba and curaçao will be a nice change. 
 

Also just missed the fjords, but I’m booked on Apex anyways

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

So dumb question.... with a back to back cruise, I know how to do the check-in for cruise number 1. But will I need to do the check in on cruise number two? Im sure the checkk in time  does not mean much, but wanted to know about all the information like adding the passport info and adding a credit card for the onboard account. 

[WAAAYTOOO]

32 minutes ago, TheoneandonlyMICAH said:

So dumb question.... with a back to back cruise, I know how to do the check-in for cruise number 1. But will I need to do the check in on cruise number two? Im sure the checkk in time  does not mean much, but wanted to know about all the information like adding the passport info and adding a credit card for the onboard account. 

I have always done the check-in for the second leg of a B2B just to be sure that they realize i will be there, if for no other reason !  Of course, you don't have to worry about what check-in time you get so no need to wait up until the wee hours of the morning (not that check-in times are of any real value anyway).

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

8 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I have always done the check-in for the second leg of a B2B just to be sure that they realize i will be there, if for no other reason !  Of course, you don't have to worry about what check-in time you get so no need to wait up until the wee hours of the morning (not that check-in times are of any real value anyway).

We have a grandsuite for these sailings so it wont really matter the check in time. My only concern for theses is the parking next to terminal 18. Previous sailings on Oasis out of Port Everglades we used off site parking. However, dont want the hassle in "my old age" of loading my luggage onto a shuttle bus then wait to get to my car. I am hoping the parking in lot C is pretty easy. 

 

Happy 4th everyone!

[AshleyDillo]

10 hours ago, TheoneandonlyMICAH said:

I am hoping the parking in lot C is pretty easy

It is super easy and a quick walk to the terminal.

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

Lol. I just saw that @Matt Finally added this cruise to the events page on Royalcaribbeanblog.  I cant wait for this cruise. 

[AshleyDillo]

12 hours ago, TheoneandonlyMICAH said:

Lol. I just saw that @Matt Finally added this cruise to the events page on Royalcaribbeanblog.  I cant wait for this cruise. 

We can't wait to meet you!

[CHart]

I am this close to booking the 2 night prior.... I wish the same room was available as I have on the 7 night. 

[AshleyDillo]

On 8/9/2024 at 10:25 PM, CHart said:

I am this close to booking the 2 night prior.... I wish the same room was available as I have on the 7 night. 

It's only a slight inconvenience and not worth unpacking for 2 nights..we are in different rooms too for the 2 nighter.

[CHart]

2 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

It's only a slight inconvenience and not worth unpacking for 2 nights..we are in different rooms too for the 2 nighter.

Most likely this will be a casino comp cruise so I may us an instance certificate in October or December to book it. 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

With the port of San Juan shut down at the moment for large ships like Oasis for repairs to the pier,   what do you all think the chances of the pier being repaired in time for this voyage? Do you think the pier will be repaired in time for us, or do you think we will have a port change to Falmouth? 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

I am really looking forward to stepping off in San Juan and walking around the city... and to have some really good food. 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

Happy holidays everyone... Just 284 days to go. I cant wait to meet you on this sailing. 

[cmsn0w]

We're officially booked for this cruise! It feels like ages since our last group cruise, so we're really excited to meet lots of you and hopefully reconnect with some old friends from the July 4th, 2019 GC. Can't wait to sail with everyone in October! 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

I can not wait to be on this cruise. My wife and I will be celebrating our anniversary on this one  AND we get to meet a bunch of new people from here. 

[cmsn0w]

We’re really excited too! That’s awesome—my wife and I are also celebrating our anniversary that week, on 10/10 to be exact - 26 years. Can’t wait to meet you both and wish you a happy anniversary in person! 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

Wow.. Congrats. We look forward to meeting you as well and wishing you a happy anniversary. 

[TheoneandonlyMICAH]

1 hour ago, cmsn0w said:

We’re really excited too! That’s awesome—my wife and I are also celebrating our anniversary that week, on 10/10 to be exact - 26 years. Can’t wait to meet you both and wish you a happy anniversary in person! 

Our anniversary is also 10/10..we will be celebrating 15 years.