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Happy Memorial Day weekend from the Cruise One Studios in Jacksonville, Florida.

I'm Matt Bassford.

And I'm Doug Parker.

You can follow us on Twitter at Cruise Radio and become a fan of our Facebook page at facebook.com slash cruise radio. Hope you're having a nice three-day weekend with your family and friends. Doug and I thought we would revisit the time when Stuart Sheron, the cruise guide, joined us as we all went aboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. Yeah, critics have been given the ship mixed reviews. We actually talked to Anne Campbell at the end of last year, and this is what she had to say.

The Oasis of the Seas is a mall combined with Las Vegas Hotel, with all the dining options, the entertainment.

Throw in a theme park where you can go zip line between the two hotel towers, and you can go rock climbing and do a simulated surfing experience,

and really don't care if they're on a ship at all.

In fact, the ocean, you can barely see it.

And I think I felt kind of uncomfortable for a little while, because, you know, when I realized I had to go

to deck 16 to even see the ocean. So it's not for people who really care about being on a cruise ship. Well, that's one way to look at it. As far as I'm concerned, I'm nothing but impressed with this ship so far. And you've got to respect your honesty too. Look, everybody, Stuart, She-Ron, the cruise guy, joins us.

Stuart hit that switch.

There you go.

Hey, Stuart.

Thanks for getting us home. And you got to respect your honesty too. Look, everybody, Stuart, Chiron, the cruise guy, joins us.

Stuart hit that switch.

There you go. Hey, Stuart. Thanks for getting us on board, man. Hey, Matt and Doug, it's great to be here. And glad you guys had the time to come check out one of the most unbelievable ships in the world. And here we are. We're actually on the Royal Promenade. We just boarded the ship. and, you know, guys, you've read about it. You've seen

some video about it. Did any of that do it justice? What do you guys think? It's amazing. Here we are

sitting right in the middle and above us in Central Park. We can see all the greenery. Behind us is

the boardwalk. Like so many neighborhoods in the eye view, it's insane. It's almost overwhelming.

Far more incredible than what you read about or see on TV.

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