Oasis of the Seas Stateroom Photos

For any new readers who have landed here after searching for photos: these were all taken on the Oasis of the Seas during her transatlantic voyage to Europe in September 2014.  I believe some cosmetic changes (carpeting, bedding, etc) might be made during the dry dock (going on as I type) but I think overall layouts and sizes of the rooms pictured will not be changed.

I am active on a message board dedicated to cruising, well more like THE message board dedicated to cruising: Cruisecritic.com   One of the things I enjoy there is finding the threads for people on my same sailing and getting to know some of my fellow passengers before we ever set foot on the ship.The cruise critic groups often arrange their own private shore excursions, pub crawl or various other activities.

 My favourite of those is the "cabin crawl."  For a cabin crawl, people staying in all types of cabins volunteer to "host" by allowing the group to come and see their cabin, and anyone who wants to joins in to see all the various layouts and types of cabin on the ship (well, not ALL, but as many as we can find willing to host).  I love seeing the different set ups and always participate in the cabin crawl if it is organized on my sailing (and always offer to host).  I was especially interested in seeing some of the unique cabin styles on Oasis, so after a few weeks of people on the thread asking if anyone was willing to organize it, and no other takers, I bit the bullet and agreed to take on that task.

Trying to coordinate about 150 people seeing 10 cabins kept me from taking as many photos as I might have done otherwise (but, overall it went really smoothly--we had a nice group of people to work with).  Here is what I do have though:

 Junior Suite

(deck 6: 6644)

The junior suite had a larger balcony than a standard room, the two loungers, in addition to the standard table and two chairs, were nice.

If was roomier inside, and you can see off to the right the walk in closet.  Lots of storage there!  Here is the interior in all its glory:

A note about Junior Suites to those less seasoned Royal Caribbean cruisers:  the RCI loyalty program works by giving you one point per night on board and an additional point if that night is in a suite (and an additional point if you are a single traveller paying for a double  room).  Junior Suites do qualify for this extra point, however they do not qualify for other suite perks such as the concierge lounge, ordering from the main dining room as room service, or private deck areas.  That naming can be confusing, so if you are looking at booking a JS, this is just good information to have.

Superior Ocean View

(deck 8: 8704)

All of the balcony staterooms we saw (ocean views, Boardwalk views and Central Park views) had pretty much this exact layout.  The only difference is that sometimes the rooms are configured with the bed by the closets and sofa by the balcony instead.  This alternates every other room in long stretches and has nothing to do with which view it is.  Personally, if you could find a way to know ahead of time, I think having the bed near the balcony (as shown) makes it easier to maneuver in the room.

Boardwalk View

(deck 8: 8713)

Here you can see the layout with the bed near the closets instead of the balcony.  Below are views from this lower level balcony.

Boardwalk View

(Deck 11: 11717)

I did not take interior photos, since it was the same once again, but here a couple of shots of how the view is from up on deck 11, so you can compare to down on deck 8  and see what appeals to you more:

Aqua Theater Suite

(Deck 9: 9730)

This was my favourite room for a group or family and the one I would consider paying lots of money for, if I were in a mood and position to so and we were travelling with more than 2 people.  The room sleeps at least 6 (some things I have read online indicate it can sleep 8 with a pull out sofa, but others do not say that, so I am not sure), has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area with views of both the Boardwalk and Ocean and a HUGE wrap around deck space (THE reason for these cabins).  Note that the decks get larger as you move up higher on the ship, these photos are from the deck 9, starboard side cabin (it was hard to get shots without people in them, that I could post here, sorry for some of the oddball angles and missing photo of the large, master bedroom):

Master bathroom with tub

Bathroom off of hallway for use by those not staying in the master bedroom (which sleeps 2)

Extra bedroom (the master is MUCH bigger and roomier).  Sleeps up to 4 (there are two drop down bunks)

Ocean view side of the balcony

Large front area of balcony.  Ocean views in three directions and Aqua Theater off to the right as well.  It's shaded!  

Bar seating area with excellent views of the Aqua Theater (we were told this was perfect for watching both the dive shows and also the movies shown in the theater)

Another view of the little bar area

Both of the above are from inside  the living room area.  This room is about half glass with views of the ocean seen through the balcony.

Owner's Suite

(Deck 14: 14640)

I really liked this room as well.  It felt quite a bit more upscale than the Aqua Theater Suite, but lacked that huge wrap around  balcony and second bedroom.  I think it would be a GREAT choice if you were sailing as a couple.  Personally, I would not want to book it as a family (unless we had a baby in a portable crib) because the third and fourth passengers would be on a sleeper sofa in the living room.  I prefer the (less expensive) option of two regular staterooms to having to trip over a sleeper sofa and subject anyone to sleeping on one.

Full meals off of the main dining room menu and can be ordered from room service when you stay in a suite--having a real table and space to eat at if you want to dine-in one night is nice.  It's also a good space for playing cards or board games.

The bedroom is a separate room which can be shut off from the living space.  

What a nice place for breakfast, or dinner on the balcony

Notice how much more space the balcony has, and how much higher quality the furniture is than in regular rooms or even the junior suites.

Sky Loft Suite

Several days into the cruise, we found out some friends we made at trivia were staying in a Crown Loft Suite, and they were kind enough to take us up for a tour and to allow me to take some photos for the blog as well, so that is a bonus room to see!                        

While the Crown Loft Suite was really pretty and is an interesting use of space, I don't see myself ever booking one, even if money were no object.  It felt too large for only two people, and yet would seem cramped with four (and there would be no privacy for the adults with only a loft looking down over the kids who would then be sleeping on a pull out sofa).  With so much space, the option of privacy between the sleeping and living quarters would be more appealing to me and this layout does not allow for privacy.  It is bright and open though and I can imagine it is the perfect room for some.

The nice big balcony with multiple (quality) lounge chairs and a dining table set up was really nice.

The master bedroom area (and one of the two, nearly identical, full bathrooms) is in the upstairs, open loft area.  This is the dresser section of that.

Upstairs vanity area as you head into the bathroom

Upstairs bath

and the master bed (you can see the edge of the loft rail there on the right--this looks down onto the living room)

Downstairs bath (it looks pretty much the same, right?)

Downstairs storage area by the entry way

Downstairs desk/office area (underneath the loft).  This was kind of cool, but felt a little too business like for me.  If you had to take a working vacation, or were someone who lives and works onboard ships (yes, these people are out there) it would be a nice space for that.  Personally, I would prefer more of a bar and dining table set up that looked more homey.

Living area (those windows are floor to ceiling--spanning two decks--this would be pretty cool on a cruise with particularly spectacular views (like Norway, or sailing out of Venice--but then this ship would never fit in those places)

More of the living area

I liked the plants under the stairs

I hope you enjoyed this little tour of staterooms on the Oasis.  I plan to get a post up about our one and only port (Malaga) within the next day or two.

Finally, I want to provide a link to a website that those of you googling in English may not find on your own (as the site is in German).  I find this site to have the best collection of photos of many of the ships, with tns of pictures of the spaces and staterooms, all labled.  I think even people who do not speak a word of German could find their way around wlel enough, and this link goes directly to the Oasis photo gallery if you want more and better pictures to explore:

http://www.cruisetricks.de/galerie/index.php/oasis-of-the-seas

--Hadley