Oasis class ships do not stop in Coco Cay but at Nassau instead, because Coco Cay is a tender port. If the prices are competitive, and ports are important, I'd choose Fantasy. However, from what I've seen so far with the mock bookings we've done on both ships, Oasis is coming out less expensive for a better cabin.Currently, there are only 6 ports that can accommodate the Oasis class ships doing Caribbean sailings. Eastern run visits St. Thomas, St. Maartin and Coco Cay( private island in the Bahamas). Western run visits Cozumel, Falmouth and Labadee(private island in Hati).
Do you think the prices will drop because of the competition ?
Not sure why Grand Cayman wouldn't be able to accommodate an Oasis class ship.Currently, there are only 6 ports that can accommodate the Oasis class ships doing Caribbean sailings. Eastern run visits St. Thomas, St. Maartin and Coco Cay( private island in the Bahamas). Western run visits Cozumel, Falmouth and Labadee(private island in Hati).
Not sure why Grand Cayman wouldn't be able to accommodate an Oasis class ship.
I would assume that Oasis will always be cheaper than any Disney ship unless you are getting a good FL resident rate. However, that is just my opinion. I would be Oasis in a heart beat.
I do hope that Oasis being in PC does drive down the price on Disney a little bit. I only say this because I feel like people go on the Oasis of the Seas for the ship not the ports...I feel the same way about the Disney ships...people go to sail with Disney...not to go to the ports...except for Castaway Cay.
Agree. The unfortunate reality for Disney cruisers is that DCL doesn't recognize the existence of competition, so they will ultimately continue to ignore other lines that invade their domain. Disney is so wrapped up in its own hype, that it firmly believes everything it peddles to the public.
And until they stop selling out most of their cruises they have a right to continue to ignore other lines. As long as people are willing to pay the extra, prices will keep going up, because they can. Maybe, just maybe, a ship like the Oasis being in direct competition with the Fantasy (since they have the same length cruises with very similar ports) might be enough to bring DCL back down to reality a bit, at the very least maybe stop the annual price increase for a year or 2.
Oasis has lots more to offer than DCL....such as the fact that it is the largest ship in the world, flowrider, multiple specialty restaurants, and 5 pools...as opposed to Disney's two specialty restaurants, and 2 small pools. There were many people on my last Oasis cruise wearing DCL lanyards. I would say the experience is similar, the entertainment on Oasis in my opinion is better, and the cost is much cheaper. I guess really in the end it all depends on what you are looking for....however, I think after our cruise on the Dream in January it will probably be our last sailing with Disney in a while.
I agree...our upcoming 4 night Dream cruise is costing more than our 9 night Anthem cruise. It isn't really a fair comparison because we are going concierge on the Dream. However, on our Oasis cruise last month we were able to pay for the cruise and get premium drink packages and it was still a lot less then DCL.
I also feel more valued on RC. I like how each day counts towards my status as opposed to each sailing. I don't think it is fair that a person can do 10, 3 day cruises and be platinum....that is only 30 days at sea. Were if you only do 7 day cruises you would have to have sailed 70 days to be platinum.