Last Chapter of the Oasis

I originally posted this at the end of 2009. I would like to thank Chari of http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/ for the opportunity to show it again because it was an awesome trip, probably my best cruise experience ever! If you ever consider going on a cruise, I recommend taking Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. It's truly awesome and there are so many things to do in the ship, you wouldn't want to leave it.

For Pink Saturday, I want to show you the Rising bar inside Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. ship. The first pictures shows the bar high up there so you can see a big gap between the ground and the bottom of the bar. The second picture shows the bar midway. Can you spot all those pink neon lights? The water is coming from its bottom. The last picture shows it down where AJ can even reach to touch it. Isn't that pretty amazing?

So, here comes the rerun! I hope you enjoy it, especially if you have not seen it before.

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This will be my last post about our trip on the Oasis of the Seas showing you the features of the amazing ship.


AJ had a chance to boogie board. She is under 57 inches tall so she was not allowed to surf.
Cany ou see the Atlantis in the background? Yep! We were in the Bahamas when we took her up on the deck for the experience. It rained so we decided not to go out of the ship. We have been to the Bahamas at least 6 times already anyway.

These are just pictures we had the porofessional ship photographer take of AJ. We thought the back drop being simple would make nice pictures. She is just growing so fast and we better capture every moment.


Another experience AJ enjoyed was going on the zip line. I was nervous about her going that I had to call her mom for permission if it was ok to let her go. And her mom said "No problem, she has done it before!". My sister who just turned 72 while we were cruising also went for it. Not me, though. I am a chicken!



Do you see the middle picture where it says "Oasis of the Seas"? Do you see the guy hanging on the rope in front of it? That's where they zipped. They went diagonally from one end to the other end, just hanging on that rope. Do you see how high it is with no safety net beneath? That's the reason I wouldn't go.

The entertainment was excellent. The shows were spectacular. Here are a few pictures of Hairspray, which was a broadway show shown while we were sailing. The Nelsons also had a phenomenal performance. There is another picture of them below. You will see the bagpiper going all around the deck.

So much to do, so much to see! Honestly, you wouldn't even have to go out of the ship even when the destinations were reached. AJ never went out of the ship. She stayed with the Voyagers, a 9-11 kids group, in the kids center. The counselors did so many activities with them such as playing games, dancing, adventure science experiments and many more.



There was a mardi gras parade, an ice skating show portraying a tribute to Michael Jackson. The Nelsons sang their dad's songs as a tribute to Ricky Nelson. I thought this cruise was planned just for me. What are the chances of a cruise having a peacock bench on the carousel? They must have known I love peacocks, LOL! And what are the chances of the Nelsons performing there with their dad's music? In case you do not know yet, although I have said it repeatedly, that I am Ricky Nelson's (may he rest in peace) #1 fan. Another thing was that they showed Ozzie and Harriet on TV and more tributes to Rick 24 hrs a day on 1 TV channel. So, I was entertained in the cabin too.



We all enjoyed the 70's disco.


The shows alone would have made it worth being on the ship but it wasn't enough. They spoiled us with unlimited scrumptious food too. Here are a few samples.


And kids were not the only ones with activities. They had activities for adults also. My sister and I went to a jewelry making class. Best of all, they give you the supplies for free. Because of that, I dragged John to a Scrapbooking class because I wanted to get 2 sets of scrapbooking supplies. LOL! And although he was the only guy there, he agreed just to make me happy. Isn't he nice?



My sister and I had a good time shopping in St. Maarten and St. Thomas. I asked the guy in stilts if I could take a picture with him and he went on top of me, LOL! I thought that was so funny.

The night before we left the ship, I saw this in the cabin. John had it delivered for me. Sweet huh! But I was mad because I could not take it home. What a waste. Plants, flowers and fruits are not allowed to enter US from another country. I hope the next cabin occupant got to enjoy it. I wonder if the steward threw it away though! Shucks!

Well, I hope you enjoyed cruising with us cause I certainly enjoyed taking you all.

Thanks to Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday!