Fox 2015 Cruise

Fox Cruise - Western Caribbean (Feb. 28-Mar. 7, 2015) and St. Louis Cardinals spring training in 2015

Oasis of the Seas (Notice the hot tub hanging over the side of the ship)

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This was taken from our room balcony (11721), overlooking the Boardwalk and Aqua Theater. We have booked 11723 for 2015.

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Oasis of the Seas and its sister ship, Allure of the Seas are longer and taller than ships from other cruise lines, but the real difference is the width of the ship.

(Left to right: Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Pearl, Disney Dream and Carnival Sensation)

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Two wave generators: one for boogie boards and one for surfing. This is me before the crash (padded surface, thank goodness).

I did stay up for 8 seconds, which would have been great if I were riding a bull!

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Ice skating on board, both for personal use and professional ice shows. The ice was too hard on my well-padded rear end for me to try this.

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Full court basketball

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The Central Park area - There are shops and restaurants in Central Park. Also a nice place to relax and people watch.

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The Rising Tide Bar inside the Promenade - This bar slowly goes up to Central Park.

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The Promenade is probably at least 400-500 feet long. You feel like you are inside a shopping mall

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Three floors of semi-formal/formal dining in the evening seat more than 3,000 people,

yet with servers assigned to only two tables, waiting on food is never a problem.

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The Boardwalk at night.

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One night they put a cover over the water at the Aqua Theater and had a 60s dance.

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Rock climbing anyone? The patio areas at the end of decks 11 & 12 are public access areas, which is why I like to book

a boardwalk balcony towards the end on one of those decks. If you want more "ocean view" at times without venturing too far

from your room, these decks are great. You also have a nice Aqua Theater view from your room. The other decks (8-10) or

private balconies that are part of a suite. Deck 7 is access to the rock climbing wall.

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One of the two hot tubs that hang over the Oasis. (docked in Nassau)

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Yep, a Zip line on board

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The Boardwalk

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A working carousel, even for us big kids

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The Solarium area...off limits to kids...woo hoo!

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And, a pool area dedicated to the kids (the best part of this area is the free soft serve ice cream all day long)!

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One of the two huge hot tubs that hang over the edge of the ship

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The theater seats about 1380 and they have a couple of different live shows during the week, including Hairspray or Chicago.

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Disco night in the promenade

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This is our cruise director dressed as the Indian as part of the Village People during disco night

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That is Gloria in the red top, three levels down (actually the 11th deck...room 11721). We booked 11723 for the 2015 cruise.

Electronic boards around the ship keep you informed on what is going on

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Night club

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Not exactly Vegas, but hey...you are at sea!

Misc. pics over the years from our cruise stops at Labadee, Haiti - Falmouth, Jamaica - Cozumel, Mexico

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Labadee, Haiti - A peninsula leased by Royal Caribbean.

A day of beach activities, shopping, relaxation, plenty of bars set up, a free BBQ set up by Royal Caribbean, and more.

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One of the several Labadee beaches

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Free cabanas for those who might be worried about the sun in Labadee

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Labadee - In 2008, my brother (Dennis), youngest son (Kevin) and I went on a wave-runner tour of part of the island.

We were able to go full-speed (about 40 mph) going from one stop to another.

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At one of the rest stops on our Labadee wave runner trip, some of the Haitian natives paddled out to sell their merchandise

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Labadee - Kevin and I took a tandem parasail flight

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Zip line at Labadee: "At over 2,600 feet long, this is the longest flight line in the world over water. Enjoy breathtaking views, as

you zip down the flight line at speeds of 40-50 mph. Your flight lands at Dragon's Breath Rock where your adventure began."

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There is an open market area on Labadee where you can buy a variety of souvenirs from the locals (who have to be approved to enter the peninsula area).

These locals are restricted this area, which means you won't have anyone bothering you while on the beach or in a "common" area.

There are several dozen individual units similar to those in the pictures. Many sell the same items and bartering is expected.

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Leaving Labadee

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Falmouth, Jamaica

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A new cruise port was built in Falmouth a few years ago to accommodate the Oasis and Allure. There is a huge private shopping

area as soon as you step off the ship where you can shop without leaving the compound. The ship on the left is Liberty of the Seas (not Oasis

or Allure). This picture was taken by me during a 2013 cruise on Liberty and shows the private shopping area.

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This is part of the local Jamaican shopping area just outside the gated private shopping area.

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Falmouth - BBjr treated us to a helicopter ride over the area.

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Cozumel - Shopping & beach activities

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Cozumel-Playa Mia Beach

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The following pages are from a typical Day Planner that shows everything going on for that day.
These are dropped off in your room the night before.

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All cruise lines have their favorite shopping locations when in port and their shopping guide will highlight those they are involved with.

Also, there are usually a couple of Port Shopping shows in the main theater (shown and repeated on your room TV) to highlight these locations.

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