If you love cruising, check out the new Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas making it’s debut on December 12, 2009. This ship will be the largest and most innovative cruise ship in the industry. The Oasis of the Seas will have 16 decks, 2,700 staterooms, weigh in at 220,000 gross tons and carry an amazing 5,400 cruise passengers! I constantly got lost and/or turned around on our family NCL Mexican cruise and the Norwegian Star only had 12 decks. Is Oasis of The Seas huge…or is that beyond huge. This behemoth will sail from her home port of Fort Lauderdale through both the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

I don’t know how much higher the cruise lines can raise the bar on these floating monsters but read what Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of The Seas has:

- An outside Aqua Theater. During the day, guests can lounge around an oversized pool that turns into an outdoor entertainment venue with water, light and acrobatic shows;

- 28 ultra-modern loft suites for cruisers who want only the best;

- An outside “Central Park” located towards the center of the ship, has neigborhoods with shops, restaurants, lounges, pathways, seasonal flower gardens and canopy trees. Central Park also has balcony staterooms along its length and extends six decks high; and my favorite…

- A Zip Line! If you are brave enough, strap in and soar through the sky over the ship. (It’s debatable whether or not I would be gutsy enough to do this without tranquilizers or a bottle of wine.)

Visit the Royal Caribbean website for more details and to look at the unbelievable pictures. It truly sounds amazing…