Our first full day on Oasis of the Seas is a sea day, which means time to check out the ship and relax.
When you're on an Oasis Class ship for just three nights, it leaves little time to try to see everything, but then again, a cruise is better than no cruise!
We started off our morning with breakfast in Coastal Kitchen, which is the complimentary restaurant for suite guests.
Our cabin is on Deck 17, which is the same deck as Coastal Kitchen and the Suite Lounge. It's very convenient to have our cabin so close, especially after being in an AquaTheater suite on a different deck and at the aft of the ship while we were on Wonder of the Seas.
One thing I quickly notice when we cruise without the kids is just how much more free time we have to take things easy. My kids always want to know what the next thing to do is, so this time around it's nice to take it down a notch.
We headed to the pool deck to enjoy some time outside with the ocean breeze. The weather today was warm (high of 83 degrees fahrenheit), but the sea breeze kept things comfortable.
I walked around the Suite Sun Deck, which is an area reserved just for suite guests. There's not only ample seating that wraps around the elevated deck, but "cabanas" available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Next up was the Top Tier Crown and Anchor Society event in the AquaTheater.
It's unusual to have a top tier event on a 3-night cruise, but I guess it's easier to keep it going since Oasis mostly does 7-night cruises than stop for one sailing.
Before the event began, I met Miles from Manchester, UK. He loves to cruise and started cruising when he was six months and one day old.
Since then he's been on 33 cruises already, and has a goal of making Pinnacle Club status as soon as he can. It's great meeting cruisers like Miles who love going on a ship so much.
After the top tier event, we walked down to the jogging track to see one of my favorite Oasis of the Seas hidden secrets: the aft facing chairs.
For lunch, we booked Izumi hibachi.
While dinner reservations booked up quickly before the cruise began for Izumi hibachi, lunch is usually available on sea days and not bookable online.
It was another great meal, and the food did not disappoint.
After lunch we went back to our suite to relax a bit. My wife enjoys going out on the balcony and reading her book.
I did a little bit of work from the suite, and then headed to Portside BBQ to check out the live guitarist.
Nate performs in Portside BBQ, and he was the guitarist in the pub on Mariner of the Seas back in 2019. It was great seeing him perform again on a ship.
I then headed to the back of the ship to enjoy the breeze at the Wipeout Bar.
As afternoon turned to evening, I headed back to the room to get ready for dinner.
On short sailings, Royal Caribbean doesn't call it formal night. Instead, they refer to it as dress your best. "What's the difference", you ask? If you ask me, it's the same difference. Essentially, wear something nicer than you do the other nights.
It was time for dinner at 150 Central Park this evening.
Whenever we dine at 150 Central Park, it's an excuse to eat primarily the garlic bread they bring out at the beginning of the meal and the fried cheesecake for dessert.
Our after dinner drinks took us to Playmakers, since the temperatures had cooled down and it was pleasant being on the Boardwalk.
Tomorrow we will be at Perfect Day at CocoCay.
Stray Observations
When your cruise doesn't have very far to go, the Captain will take the ship in some interesting patterns.
