Its the day after, and the impact of yesterdays reveal is still bouncing around my head. At first, the details were a bit overwhelming. But I can really see how this ship will still feel open and not crowded. Even with 5400 passengers, there are simply so many places to go, it shouldn't feel cramped at all.

RCI has a long history, dating back to Sovereign of the Seas, of hard study of traffic flow and such. And my own experience on Liberty demonstrated that the extra space, applied to an already solid design, really does spread the crowds out.

And we haven't even seen the spa, workout, pool deck, and studio B areas in detail. There is a lot to come.

Royal Caribbean International will be sending out an announcement to the trade
on July 21st to announce ALL opening dates for the " Oasis of the Seas" !

See details below:

On 8/21 we will open deployment for Diamond Plus and Diamond.
On 8/28 for all other Crown & Anchor members
On 9/03 for the general public

Any pricing out there yet?

NWLB wrote:

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Any pricing out there yet?

Well Nathan,
By now you´ve seen deck plans and pricings and what is your reaction?
/R

It is amazing how they at once have added a lot, yet kept it familiar. It remains solidly grounded as an evolutionary step, albeit it a grand one.

RCI is getting so far ahead of pack in design, it really is making Carnivals approach look sadly dated. Despite having many more people on board, you will not feel the crowd, much as I find to be the case on the Freedom class. Big, yes. But the traffic flow on that class, even more than with Voyager, is very smooth and disperse.

Yes, RCI has been ahead of Carnivore and the other operators for many years. And yes, I do prefer the Freedom class compared to the Voyagers.