Oasis of the Seas #2

Teacher's Pet — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:23 +0000

Just got finished doing the WJR radio Show on the “Oasis of The Seas” and what a trip this has been. We were told that there were 3200 guests on board (and I hate crowds) but the ship has so many small intimate spaces and is so large you never felt overwhelmed by all those people. We did not talk on the show about the Spa services or the gym facility. Both were unbelievable. The spa in the largest I have seen on a ship. Very Far Eastern Zen like serene, atmosphere, all bamboo and of course Eucalyptus wonderful smell wafting through out. They are now giving 24K gold facials (I did not have one because I am sure there is a 24K price tag with it) but it looked intriguing. In addition the Gym/exercise facility has all state-of-the-art equipment and something new called gravity classes. It’s on machines that you are upside down on while you exercise.

(I think) something along the Pilates meets aerial yoga meets boot camp. They also have spinning classes, Pilates, yoga and an uninterrupted jogging track on a lower promenade deck- no more dodging sunbathers or lounges on upper levels tracks (or walking 50x’s around for one mile). They also moved the space from the top of the ships to the 5^th floor ( great idea because you get more ship motion the higher up and it was often a challenge for me when the ship is rocking and I am on the treadmill- good for balance though if you can hang on). They also changed the Life Boat Drill- very high tech- no mustering to stations outside and hanging around in bulky life preservers in the 90” heat but now sitting in an air conditioned lounge watching on large screen TV’s (we heard the Chairman of Royal Caribbean hated the Life Boat drills bit we also heard that it was lost revenue when you had to close the bars for an hour- may be a little of both) but it sure was nice. Will write more when I get home.

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Oasis of the Seas #2