Sometimes WOW Doesn't Cover It...

We have just returned from a week on the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. Luckily, I found a way to post our photos here through Shutterfly, which simplifies the process. You can view them without being a member of that site, so click through to the page without signing up. You can also click underneath where it says "Click here to view these pictures larger" for a better view if you'd like. Now, a little more about the trip...

It goes without saying but the ship was A-MAZING. It has seven "neighborhoods," including a Boardwalk, Central Park, Royal Promenade and Solarium to name a few. We booked this vacation (almost a year and a half ago) for the boat, not the itinerary, but the stops were (in order) Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico. We'd never been to any of the ports before. We also had 3 sea days for a total of 7 nights on board.

Some of the activities we participated in on the ship were... Rock climbing (Jim), Ziplining (Carrie), seeing many live shows including a diving show, stand up comedy and Beatles tribute band, the Quest game show, 2 formal nights, watching a Steelers game on board, riding a Carousel, taking a Central Park botanical tour, playing (and winning) lots of trivia, watching parades, swimming in the pools, enjoying our very first private balcony and much, much more. That's not including the 3 days we spent in ports. We hope you enjoy our photos at least one tenth as much as we enjoyed our vacation!

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And now, for a few video clips...

Carrie Ziplining across the boardwalk, 8 stories up...



Jim scaling the wall...


Here's 'Revolution,' a Beatles tribute band we'd actually seen years ago in Cleveland...


Crazy stunts on the Flowrider...

We'll leave you with this clip, filmed off our balcony while we were docked in Labadee. So peaceful...