Oasis of the Seas EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW Pictures and Video

I just returned from a 2 night inaugural preview sailing on the NEW Oasis of the seas.  All I can say about this ship is WOW! WOW! WOW! Everywhere you looked it was unbelievable!  I have to say the one consistent thing I thought while touring the ship over two days was that the renderings do not do this ship justice.

Cruise Planners was able to participate in this invitation only event, and spend two nights onboard this beautiful ship.  We had such a great time!  We really had to work to visit all 7 neighborhoods in 2 days, but we managed. Embarkation was VERY smooth the new terminal at Port Everglades, clearly, was well thought out.  The traffic patterns for arrival, taxis, departures, busses etc, were very organized and the terminal is beautiful!  When you arrive, you are divided by deck and class of cabin and the lines move very quickly, as they have what seems like a hundred people checking you in.  Big LCD screens direct you where to go, then you will meet up with others in your party before you take your embarkation photos. These were just before the waiting area, where all guests were boarded by number, based on your arrival time.  It was all very organized and efficient.

They had several gangways boarding at once, and it moved quickly.  The ship is IMMENSE, and when you see it from the gangway, it looks every bit as amazing as it does from a far.  We boarded right onto the Royal Promenade.  We walked forward to the forward elevators.  This ship has 24 elevators!  They were fast and large.  Both the glass elevators that faced the atrium and the inside elevators were plenty large and moved quickly.    First thing I noticed about the elevators is that they took the visual and audible notifications they used on the Solstice and implemented them here as well.  VERY nice.

Our cabin was a D7 balcony on deck 10. On the deck plan it was pretty mid-ship, so we walked aft towards our cabin and it was not that far from the elevator.   The ship, while large, doesn’t seem that big, as the distance between the two elevator banks is not as far as one would imagine.  One interesting thing I noticed, is that the color quadrants they show on the luggage tags are also indicated on the cabin number door plaques.  So you can easily see if you are in the correct area of the ship.  Here is a video of the cabin:

The standard category cabins all had a cabin layout similar to the Solstice class ships of Celebrity. It was clear that they took the elements of the cabin design that worked well on their sister line, and incorporated them into the design of these cabins as well.  Very similar desk, dressing table area layouts with the same LCD TV system.  The closet space backs up to the bath, as on the Solstice Class ships.  Other similarities that were apparent in the cabin: a master switch for all the lights in the cabin and the shear overlay on the drapes.  In the hallway, the cabin doors were indented, or has a small niche outside of them, so the doors could open out , which allowed you to stand outside your door and get your key without impeding passersby.

The bathroom design was nearly identical with the Solstice class.  Small differences were noticeable.  In fact, the baths were so similar it is easier to mention the differences than the similarities.  The sink was just a basin, and not a raised bowl sink, as on Solstice, and complemented with a simple faucet.  There are small shelves to place your toiletries, but  in a different position and without the glass door that the Solstice baths have.  The showers even had the shaving bar, which clearly was a hit on Solstice.  No Hansgrohe shower hear, but a nice handheld showerhead with the shower/jet spray button on the top similar to those used on earlier ships.  And, I have to mention (because I love it) the bathroom also had that wonderful light that dimmed to create a nightlight effect at night.  Here is a video of the bathroom:

The cabin overall was VERY comfortable both size wise and design wise.  I loved the design of the Solstice cabins and RCCL was smart enough to include the elements that made those cabins great into this amazing ship. 

In addition to the cabin we occupied, we toured the Royal Loft Suite, Crown Loft Suites, Royal Family Suite, a Grand Suite, a Junior suite, a Boardwalk view cabin, and a Central Park view cabin.  All of the standard cabins seemed to have the same size and layout in the cabin area and the bathroom area.  The only differences were the balconies/windows/views.  The Central park view cabin had, instead of the bay window seat on the freedom/voyager class ships, a taupe colored leather window seat, which was deep and had several pillows.  Much nicer than those on earlier class vessels.

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