# Gigantic new ship "Oasis of the Seas". Is this an attractive ship or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599 "2009-11-14T22:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/61 "2009-11-16T15:01:32Z")
It’s ugly from the outside, but when I looked at some of the interior pictures (the ones on their website, not the wiki site), the interiors are beautiful. And aren’t we all told that beauty is on the inside? ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/62 "2009-11-16T15:17:16Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > From what I understand, at the beginning of the cruise they do a test muster for lifeboat drill to show everybody where to go in case of emergency. > > In a real emergency they load everybody onto the lifeboats, seal them and drop them, it is not a kind and gentle ride … the yellow ones are for the passengers, and there are select crew that go with each passenger lifecraft. The crew get the old style inflatables that are stowed aft. I would assume that the passengers do not get to bring anything more than essentially a purse with their papers and any important medications along. Something like 100ish passengers per lifecraft. > > If you are really interested, I will try to take some pictures of the drill muster. Yes they are requited by Admiralty laws and by the Coast Guard. Purse, papers, and meds that is all. The boats are launched by gravity davits that require no power to launch. The life rafts are probably Elliots and until the covered boats were a better place to be. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/63 "2009-11-16T15:49:09Z")
All cruise ships are ugly to me. The whole concept is ugly. That one just makes it obvious. ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/64 "2009-11-16T15:57:29Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > The [Queen Mary II](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Queen_Mary_II_Einlaufen_Hamburg_Hafengeburtstag_2006_-2.jpg) blows this ship out of the proverbial water. Classic lines. Classic colors. Looks far less bulky than it probably is. That other thing is UGLY! ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/65 "2009-11-16T16:38:25Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > And aren’t we all told that beauty is on the inside? The owner of a shipping company operating ferries between Sweden and Finland was once asked about the newest addition to his fleet: “But can’t you agree that this ship is rather ugly?” His response was “The beauty of a ship is manifested in the thickness of the owner’s wallet”. 😉 As for the Oasis of the Seas I really don’t think it looks better or worse than many other passenger ships, but then again I might be immune, living in a town were cruise ships and ferries come and go on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/66 "2009-11-16T17:10:32Z")
[QUOTE=Icerigger] I can’t get over the tonnage of these newer cruise ships and liners, they are over twice the size of aircraft carriers? [/QUOTE] Not all of them. Holland America’s [new line of ships](http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-onboard/Eurodam) is comparatively puny with “only” 11 decks and a passenger capacity of abou 2100 . Definitely worth a look if you like amenities such as larger staterooms, views, and a high level of service. They’re not a “family”-oriented line, so you’re not likey to run into hordes of kids. As for the whole “not tipping over” - It is amazing how ships can stay upright at all. The ship pictured in the above link has a draft of just over seven meters. When I asked about this, the simple answer is that above the water line, the ship is mostly air. Below, it’s completely solid - either fuel or ballast water. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/67 "2009-11-16T17:40:27Z")
I’ve been on several of the Carnival cruises with my family, both the ‘Princess’ and ‘Carnival’ lines. I really enjoyed them, especially when post-21 and going on the cruise, and being able to drink as much as my own personal budget allows (on the Alaska cruise I was either blotto or hung over for 10 days straight). If you’re single, its a great way to hook up with people since they really let loose and are ‘on vacation!’ and you get to meet people from all over the country. The dinners were always very nice and you’d get seconds/thirds if you wanted (my favorite moment is my dad asking the waiter if he could get _two_ prime ribs. Sandwiched between a lobster tail _“like a sandwich”_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/68 "2009-11-16T17:42:41Z")
[http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/image-gallery.php](http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/image-gallery.php) Check out pic #5 for some perspective on the size of it. Golly gee willickers! ! ! It is ugly, and I wonder about the “feel” of a cruise with such a large passenger list. I’ve never been, but it seems to me that the “cozy-ness” of the limited passenger list would be part of the ambience I was looking for. Hmmmnnn. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/69 "2009-11-16T17:55:02Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > If you actually take a look at the numbers per passenger the numbers are not as bad as you would think. > > According to this [website](http://www.travelmatters.org/calculator/individual/methodology), the average amount of CO2 admitted per passenger mile for an airplane is 0.64\* lbs. According to the Wiki on the Queen Mary II, it admits 0.94 lbs per passenger at normal cruising speed. Compared to monorail, which comes in at 2.39 lbs per passenger and RVs which come in at 2.7 lbs per passenger, the QEII is down right efficient considering the shear size of the thing. You’re comparing it to forms of transportation, when a cruise ship is more like a luxury hotel. (See most of the posts in this thread, which are about the onboard experience, not about the destination.) As hotels go, I expect the Ocean Oasis has an _enormous_ footprint. ETA: And of course transportation is required to and from the ship, so whatever fuel it burns is in addition to rather than instead of your plane, train, automobile and/or monorail. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/70 "2009-11-16T18:02:23Z")
Cabrini-Aqua I can’t imagine what appeal that hideous thing would hold for anyone. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599/71 "2009-11-16T18:17:18Z")
Forgot to respond to the OP. That monstrosity is uglier than I imagined. Docked at a modern industrial port is one thing, but I don’t like to think of seeing that beast squatting in the middle of a scenic ocean view. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-new-ship-oasis-of-the-seas-is-this-an-attractive-ship-or-not/517599.md?page=3)