Royal Caribbean’s Oasis to Offer Reservations for Shows

Royal Caribbean International’s 225,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will allow passengers to make reservations for onboard entertainment from three months to four days before sailing.

The pre-booking will embed a reservation in the passengers’ SeaPass cards.

The complimentary reservation guarantees entrance to the show, but does not reserve a specific seat. Seat selection remains first-come, first-served. The system will only to be used for Oasis, which enters service in December, and sister ship Allure of the Seas, due out a year later.

The new reservation system was revealed during a webcast with Royal Caribbean President Adam Goldstein and two executives in charge of onboard features. Those who change their mind about which shows to see can amend their show reservations onboard, either at the ship’s box office or through the interactive TV in every stateroom, said Charly McDonald, director of guest services and entertainment technical operations. If guests without reservations want to attend a show, there will be standby seating available as long as there is room.

In other news, Oasis will have an online waiver for all of the “extreme activities” onboard, including the FlowRider surf attraction, rock climbing walls, ice skating and the zipline that soars over the Boardwalk. The one waiver can be used for all those adventures, so guests don’t have to fill out a new one for each activity.

Also, Oasis will have a nursery at sea that will care for children age 6 to 36 months. It was beta-tested on Splendor of the Seas. The nursery will be able to care for up to 15 children at a time, so reservations are recommended.