The Long-Awaited Oasis of the Seas

The name on everyone’s lips is Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, part of the famous Royal Caribbean line.

Like I’ve said before: cruises aren’t my thing, but seeing Oasis of the Seas almost had me going to get my bags ready to climb aboard. Of course I’ll have to save up first. I’m looking into just what one of these cruises costs, and I’ll post the details as soon as I have them.

This is a BOAT – 361 meters long, displacing 225 thousand tons of water, with 16 decks, 2769 cabins and capacity for close to 6300 passengers plus over 2 thousand crew members... awesome!

And besides all that, it has never-ending leisure, sport and fun areas, like a basketball court, an ice rink, a shopping mall (surely with top brand stores), restaurants, bars, a casino, a gym, a spa, children’s entertainment areas, the largest swimming pool on any boat, a theater, a giant park called Central Park, which they say has over 12 thousand real plants and trees, a climbing wall, a panoramic jacuzzi, and it just goes on and on.

As this idea of the immensity of the ship sinks in, what comes to mind is: I’d definitely get lost. But that doesn’t happen on the Oasis of the Seas, thanks to a sophisticated big-screen system in the halls that helps passengers easily get their bearings.

My conclusion: I think it’s time for me to overcome my fears and finally take a cruise, but I want it to be this one. What do you think? Good idea?