Oasis cruise Sept 2014

Day 1 - Monday, Sept 1 - Boarding day. 

The boarding was rather painless. After security, we went to a counter where a guy gave us a cabin assignment and key cards with dining room table, etc. We trolled our bags onto the ship ourselves. We waited in an onboard cafe  for the rooms to be ready, then we rolled the bags to our cabin on Deck 11. It's very cute. We went for dinner at 6 pm, which was good, but we didn't like our table, no others guests there. 

Day 2 - Tuesday, Sept 2

First full day on the OASIS of the Seas. What a place! Manfred insisted on eating at the buffet. It's a beautiful place to sit, but a bad place to eat. 

We have been exploring and finding where things are. It is so huge, and we have to figure out all the free and not free food and quiet and nice places. 

There is no shortage of deck chairs, I'm sitting on one now--just took a photo of the view of sky and sea, and my toes and Manfred, sleeping on deck, in his new striped t-shirt. 

Central Park has the Park Cafe - excellent salad. Can't see the sea, but it's pleasant.  Formal night in the dining room, so Manfred put on his pants, and his coat over his new, striped t-shirt. We were alone at the table again, and we asked the waiter to get us together with other people soon.

Day 3 - Wednesday 

Manfred got up at 7 and went to the buffet. I got up at 9 and went to look for him. There were plenty of tables, including window ones. Park Cafe for lunch was good, but too crowded. Finally, after dinner alone again, we arranged to join another table tomorrow. 

I finished Soulless, the book Karen bought me, it was a lot of fun. 

Day 4 - Thursday

This morning I finally got on the TV to order tickets to shows. Not much left. I met Manfred at the Windjammer buffet - he was with an Israeli couple from Germany.  They recommended the crime lecture @ 11, so I went. It was interesting, about the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Lunch at 

Park Cafe, which was rather warm. The pool deck was too windy but I got a place on some sheltered, cushioned chaises under the stands.  It's great, I see the sea, no wind, no sun, nice music.

First time change today, had a lot of trouble trying to set my new watch. 

At dinner we met our new table-mates. Such a nice couple, Howard and Sally. They cruise a lot. They are going to visit England, France and Germany, including the Rhine and Oktoberfest. Then they fly home. 

We went to the Headliner show, a really good, hilarious ventriloquist. 

Then, we had a beer, for $5.50 at the pizza place, and took a couple slices of pizza to the room. It wasn't especially good. I wish we had Internet. Sally has the whole package, which I think is $240 - she says it's really slow. That's one very bad thing about boats.