It has taken me some time to get this done as I wanted to make the pictures available to any who are interested in seeing some of the areas of the Oasis of the Seas from a regular person camera perspective.   You can go to Oasis of the Seas and view the gallery of pictures posted.  Now some final observations regarding Oasis of the Seas. 

Surprisingly my husband and I enjoyed this cruise far more that we thought we would. I know that we did not get to all parts of the ship but we certainly saw enough.  I would recommend this ship for any age bracket with the qualification that if you have trouble walking then I would rent a scooter for the week to assist in getting around.  I saw many onboard and they clearly helped.  There is so much to do for all age groups.  The Entertainment Area and Royal Promenade are full of a wide variety of places to stop and have a little libation.  Some of the lounges and bars have smoking areas and I must say that the exhaust systems were fantastic.  We particularly enjoyed the Globe and Atlas Pub on the royal Promenade, the Schooner Bar on Deck 6 above the Royal Promenade, and for a quiet spot the Trellis Bar in Central Park. 

The concept of ‘neighborhoods’ truly does allow for a more personalized cruise and reduces some of the congestion felt on large cruise ships.  I wish you happy sailing on whatever cruise you choose.

Today we are in Cozumel Mexico and again we are not going ashore, I can see there are 3 other ships in port along with us – that would make well over 10000 people ashore – way too crowded. I had a mini massage, facial and other stuff for a reduced rate because it is a port day and they had a sale. We then relaxed playing Trivia 3 times – never winning of course but fun meeting different people. We came back to our room and dressed for dinner then had a drink on the balcony as we watched the other ships leave port until it go too dark to sit out there. Weather was not real good, warm and cloudy and definitely better than the 28 degrees we heard about in Cleveland. We again had late dinner in the dinning room and then on to a show. The show last night was “Come Fly with Me” an extravaganza of aerialist, dancers, and singers. Really spectacular similar to a Circque type show.
Stopped in at the pub to hear Ian Miller sing before off to bed.

A day at sea and the sun is shinning, it is hot a great day to bake in the sun.
My goal this trip is to try out as many of the eating areas as I can. So today we went to Johnny Rockets for Breakfast – this is a place located in the Boardwalk area and they charge for lunch and dinner but not for breakfast. They do cook eggs your way, and also have French toast and pancakes. Not a bad place to go for breakfast and you can sit outside or in and while it is in the middle of the ship it is open to the sky. We headed for the pool and our chairs which we had already staked out. Different on this ship pool towels are available but you have to check them out with your room card/key and turn them back in or be charged $25.00 per towel. Your can check out up to 2 towels per card.
Spent the day in the sun except for a visit to the windjammer café for lunch and not thrilled with it, Again a disappointment not much variety – one kind of soup, cold cuts, hamburger hot dogs and a salad bar and a few hot items.

We lasted until about 3 in the sun and then went in to shower and change. The activities around are very good throughout the day and there is always something to do if you want. Around 5 there was a general trivia game which Joe and I joined. We teamed up with a 20’s something couple from Chicago and 40”s something couple from Toronto and ended up winning the game just a good mix of people and experiences. After we headed down to thee Pizza shop for a snack open almost all the time and then back to our room for a rest before late dinner. We are at late seating so dinner is at 830, I sometimes feel that your miss more stuff when you have late seating especially if you are not a night owl. The entertainment tonight was “The Texas Tenors” of America’s got Talent and they were excellent. They are the headliners for this voyage and will appear again tomorrow.
We are off to bed – tomorrow is a day in Costa Maya we are not getting off but will spend the day in the solarium.

Before going to our first day at sea I want to mention the boarding process. We arrived at the pier about 11;30am and were able to check in and get right on board. We could not go to our cabin until 1PM but that was ok we sat and had a drink at the bar in Central Park. The bartender is a really nice girl Carlena from Chili who we enjoyed talking with. We did not do much except walk around the ship there is after all a lot to see. We met our fellow travel people at a cocktail party, had dinner, late seating and retired early since we had a busy day with training most of the day.

Sunday and our first day out is a day at sea and that is good because it will take time to figure out this ship. For the most of the day I was in a class and learning about Royal Caribbean and what is new. We did attend the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet, this one is sponsored by Royal Caribbean. Interesting to see people you only interacted with on line. Late afternoon Joe and I took time to explores some of the shops and then watched the football game before going on to the Ice show which we had reservation for. A few words about the shows on board – there are several Ice, Water, Broadway, and Comedy. You do need to make reservations but there is no charge. Reservations are needed because most of the show venues are not as large as the show rooms on many other ships. So Sunday evening before dinner we saw the ice show Frozen in Time. This is a 45 minute show built around the dreams of Hans Christian Anderson, I would strongly recommend it and it is really a treat to see ice skating while sailing the Caribbean.
Following the show we headed for Central Park and a visit with Carlene our favorite bartender before going to Giovanni’s for dinner. This is one of the speciality restaurants and there is a charge with an Italian theme. The food and service were very good and we were able to finish our meal with Lemon cello definitely a treat. We headed off to the Viking Crown Lounge for some classic music listening, always nice to sit in a lounge at the top of the ship while gliding through the water as your day winds down.