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<p>[World’s</a> biggest cruise ship arrives in Fla. port](<a href=“http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BUR7B00&show_article=1]World’s”>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BUR7B00&show_article=1)</p>
<p>Is this amazing or just crazy?</p>
<p>Oh, so this means it was able to clear that bridge?</p>
<p>In my opinion it is both amazing and crazy. I think once the novelty wears off they will have a lot of trouble filling that ship. My favorite part of that story is how there was barely enough clearance to pass under that bridge, so just to make sure they clear the bridge they went really really fast! … what? because at higher speed the ship is lower in the water, but still seems a bit counter intuitive (and very scary!) to me.</p>
<p>I think I read on Yahoo that it cleared the bridge by INCHES.</p>
<p>I don’t know; 6,300 people on a cruise ship?..can’t imagine it can be filled on a regular basis; I’m sure all the cruisies will “run” during Christmas Week though…sounds like a nightmare to me…</p>
<p>I don’t think they’ll have any problem filling the ship. The bookings are looking pretty good right now. I have a family member who works for RCCL and I work at Port Everglades myself, so I have a little insight into the situation.</p>
<p>DH and I are sailing on the Oasis for an overnight cruise in 2 weeks. I’m excited and curious to see it, of course, but I much prefer the intimacy of a smaller ship. I used to work on an 800-passenger ship back in the 70s – I just can’t imagine what it would be like to work and live on a ship of 6000 passengers!</p>
<p>I cannot imagine a worse vacation. I travel to get AWAY from hoards of people.</p>
<p>you do know they have sighted new icebergs.
[Fleet of icebergs headed towards New Zealand](<a href=“http://www.3news.co.nz/Fleet-of-icebergs-headed-towards-New-Zealand/tabid/417/articleID/129605/cat/251/Default.aspx”>http://www.3news.co.nz/Fleet-of-icebergs-headed-towards-New-Zealand/tabid/417/articleID/129605/cat/251/Default.aspx</a>)
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<p>Yuck! I love cruises but you will never see me on this ship. I was on a ship with 2600 people and I thought that was horrible.</p>
<p>Yes, that ship is way to big for a relaxing vacation. I know I have been on CC too long when the first thing I thought was that including the crew it has 4X the people as at my D’s school. :(</p>
<p>Cruised on what was RCCL’s largest ship at the time (2002) & really didn’t like it. I can’t imagine what this new ship is like & I won’t be finding out.</p>
<p>I think I’d like to see the ship, as in tour it. But it has no vacation appeal whatsoever. (And I like cruising.)</p>
<p>And, I hate to say this, but I can’t help thinking it’s got to make some terrorists drool.</p>
<p>I’m amazed this thing actually sailed AND was able to sqeeze under the bridge. I was thinking its maiden voyage could be a Vasa or a Titanic-like disaster.</p>
<p>And I agree with musica and DougBetsy - it is not my kind of vacation either. A cruise on this ship would feel like being stuck in Disneyland 24/7 (OK, I don’t mind Disneyland for 1 day at a time).</p>
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<p>Current price, around $75</p>
<p>I read that it has smokestacks that retract down to get under bridges when necessary.</p>
<p>NO, I haven’t even been on the Voyager series ships, only as big as the Serenade of the Seas. </p>
<p>I do love looking at the sunset on the water and the vastness of the blue ocean. Puts me in my place (a tiny little pea in a very big pod)</p>
<p>There’s a pretty cool video of the ship passing under the bridge here [Oasis</a> Of The Seas](<a href=“http://www.oasisoftheseas.com%5DOasis”>http://www.oasisoftheseas.com). Scroll down to the video named “Clearing A Landmark”. </p>
<p>Actually, all of the videos are pretty cool!</p>
<p>^^ Agreed!! Great video, patsmom! Can’t wait to hear how the overnight goes!</p>
<p>Our family loves cruising, but this ship doesn’t appeal to us, either. I predict there will be all kinds of vacancies a year from now.</p>
<p>This ship is probably beautiful - but it has to be a nightmare on port days. On a normal 2500 passenger ship it takes forever to get off to see the ports. This must just be a logjam. Can you imagine the days it can’t actually port and you have to use the little boats to get to the port. Not for me!!</p>
<p>Well, we’re back from the overnight cruise on the Oasis and I’m reporting back to say that the ship is just fabulous! I didn’t expect to be too impressed because I’m a little jaded after having worked on a ship when I was younger and because my husband works in the industry. But everything about the Oasis is just amazing, from the size to the decor to the attention to detail at every turn.</p>
<p>I don’t know how many passengers were on our cruise (it was nowhere near capacity of 5400 but may have been around 75% of that) but not once did it seem crowded. There are something like 21 pools, over 20 dining spots, tons of indoor and outdoor bars, and we didn’t wait in any lines, ever (although I think there was a short line for people who wanted to ride the zip line!). </p>
<p>Tomorrow is the true maiden voyage – the first 7-day cruise with paying passengers – and I’m guessing that word of mouth is going to sell this ship once people see what it has to offer. It sounds like a cliche but it’s truly not like any other ship out there. I still prefer the intimacy of a small ship because that’s just the cruising experience that I like the best, but the Oasis is just so cool! 
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