tions. No ship was as eagerly anticipated
Promenade, Aquatheater, Boardwalk, Poll
has changed the face of cruise travel,”
by the cruise industry, travel agents world-
and Sports Zone, a Spa, Youth Zone, Flow-
praised MSNBC, to name but one smit-
wide and cruising travelers as Oasis of the
riders...the list seems endless. Return busi-
ten media. It is no wonder then that vet-
Seas, weighing in at a new world record of
ness appears to be a built-in feature with
eran cruise-goers have already taken a lik-
220,000 gross tons, the new heavy weight
the Oasis, since no one can take it all in
ing to Oasis sisters and keep coming back
champion of the seven seas.
at once – you need to come back, at least
to the big boat. Cruise first-timers, on the
once or twice.
other hand, get to see the full potential of
The “city at sea” promised to bring
something for everyone – and it has made
With seven themed neighborhoods,
good on that promise. Central Park, Royal
Oasis of the Seas is “on another level and
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cruising – and discover just how far the industry has advanced to date.