Oasis of the Seas

Salsa, live bands and comedy on Oasis of the Seas

Her evenings lean on live music. At Boleros a four-piece band plays salsa, cumbia, merengue and samba while the bar pours Cuban mojitos and Brazilian caipirinhas, so it works for a quiet nightcap or a dance. Music Hall has a live band every night, with lounge tables and pool tables around a floor where the stage is in view from anywhere.

The Comedy Club is adults-only and intimate, with three rotating comedians and drinks brought to your seat. Drinks in the bars are charged separately unless you have a beverage package.

An ice rink, a surf wave and a water park for the kids

Her days are built around play. Ice skating is complimentary for every guest, a surprising treat at sea. The Flowrider is a 40-foot surf simulator that keeps a wave rolling, with stadium seating beside it so friends can cheer every wipe-out.

Younger children have Splashaway Bay, an included aqua park of waterslides, fountains and water cannons for tots through tweens. Watch for the overhead bucket that drenches anyone underneath, and note that parents are welcome to join in. For more holidays built around children, see our family cruises with Royal Caribbean.

From Fort Lauderdale and Cape Liberty to the Bahamas

Her Caribbean round-trips from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) in Florida are listed with Royal Caribbean’s Caribbean sailings. In December and April she runs 5- and 7-night voyages; stops change between departures, but you might see Cozumel in Mexico, or Nassau and Coco Cay in the Bahamas. From November through to February, across the Australian summer, she also sails 3- and 4-night round-trips from the same port, with Nassau and Coco Cay as typical calls.

Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, is her other port. From April to June she sails 7-night round-trips from there, grouped with our East Coast of America cruises; ports vary, and Port Canaveral, Nassau and Coco Cay are among them. In June she adds 9-night Caribbean round-trips from Cape Liberty, where Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic is a typical call.

Wherever she sails from, we book the flights, a hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday, which turns a 7- or 9-night voyage into a proper trip. She is one of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class ships, with Symphony of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas among the others in that class. The rest of the line’s ships are on our Royal Caribbean page.

What is special about Oasis of the Seas?

Two things guests remember: the hand-carved carousel at the heart of her Boardwalk neighbourhood, and Aqua80, a show of high dives and acrobatics on her top deck. The carousel’s horses, zebra and bunny are free to ride. Aqua80 sets world-class extreme sport athletes to 1980s synth hits, and it is included in the fare.

Oasis of the Seas cabins and deck plans

Royal Suite Class is her suite tier: suite guests get its perks rather than a separate part of the ship. They include Coastal Kitchen, a Mediterranean-Californian restaurant kept for Royal Suite Class guests, and a private Suite Lounge with a daily cocktail hour for Sky- and Star-Class suites. With cabins spread across 15 of her decks, her cabins and deck plans show what sits above and below the cabin you have in mind.

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