Giovanni’s Table is a family style Italian restaurant located in the Central Park neighborhood on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. We had originally made reservations just for Hubby and myself to have a quiet dinner there but we were not aware of the limited hours at Adventure Ocean on Embarkation day. Fortunately we were able to adjust our reservation immediately when we boarded and were able to add the girls. Giovanni’s table is one of the few child friendly specialty restaurants aboard the Oasis of the Seas.
Our second day on the Oasis of the Seas began in a leisurely fashion. This was our first time staying in an inside cabin as a family and we realized inside cabins are perfect for families with kids who “rise with the sun”. Our youngest is an early riser, almost always. The lack of natural light in the cabin allowed her to sleep in until 8 am and get much needed rest from her extended night of excitement the day before. The boat was docked in Nassau for the day.
We were able to board the Oasis of the Seas late morning and since we were relatively early boarders we had lunch quickly at the Windjammer and registered at Adventure Ocean. Afterwards we headed down to the Boardwalk area because our youngest wanted to ride the carousel. Royal Caribbean really did an excellent job of creating a boardwalk atmosphere; my Hubby who spent his childhood in Brooklyn, remarked at how they captured a taste of the Coney Island experience.
One of the perks of working from home and being a homeschool family is that we are blessed with a lot of flexibility in our days. As you can imagine, this totally works for our spontaneous travel style! We’d heard a lot about the Oasis Class of ships by Royal Caribbean, the largest ships in the world. In October we came up a unique opportunity for a 3 day cruise aboard the Oasis of the Seas, which usually runs 7 day cruises year round from south Florida. We discovered the cruise two weeks before sailing and were able to book an inside stateroom at a good price (travel agent perks FTW). It seemed like a perfect opportunity for us to experience the incredible ship and see for ourselves if it lived up to the hype.