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Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Harmony of the Seas

Western Mediterranean

Sail date: October 06, 2016

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9524

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The Harmony of the Seas ship was beautiful!!! Well designed, easy to find our way around. A new way of cruising. The wonderful ship is very high tech and beautifully decorated. I especially love the Central Park area with the trees and the birds chirping and the wonderful wine bar. We had dinner at Chops Grille one night and loved it. The daytime activities such as rock climbing, zip lining and wave boarding were great additions for the young at heart! My 62 year old husband did all 3 and had a blast!

Unfortunately due to our busy itinerary, we did not attend any evening shows. Our dinners were very late. We loved going to the casino several evenings after dinner.

The only negative thing I can say about the ship was the massive amount of people at the Windjammer buffet at breakfast times. Because everyone wanted to get an early start to their days, The Windjammer was too crowded and several mornings we walked around aimlessly looking for seats that were not available. The food was picked over as well as the staff had a hard time keeping up with refilling due to the amount of people. We made do, however. I would love the opportunity to cruise on Harmony of the Seas one day again in the future. I know that it's home will be in Florida so I will definitely keep that in mind for future cruises.

Our excursions set up through Royal Caribbean were great however there was not enough time to see enough. Especially the Naples day. Trying to see Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii in one day was overwhelming and we only had 25 minutes in Sorrento after lunch to explore. Sorrento is the one place I really was excited about seeing so I was very disappointed. That area should have been a 2 day stay and Marseilles France could have been excluded in our opinion.

All in all we had a wonderful time and will not forget our special Mediterranean cruise on Harmony of the Seas.

 

 

 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the new bathroom design with the glass door instead of the shower curtain that cannot be controlled! Good size room. Needed more storage space.

Ship tip

Beautiful modern and high tech. Lots to offer. Restaurant choices are good.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
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10 Comments

fligirl3    8 years ago

My husband and I are leaving tomorrow on y6he Harmony of the sea. Im a little apprehensive about the size of the ship and the amount of people. But super excited because of all the amenities. Do you have to book shows or can you just show up?

kinjon    8 years ago

Great advise.

Debbyrich    8 years ago

I'm sailing on Harmony on 11/19/2016, from sailing with RCCL on Freedom to Oasis class, I've learned that the Windjammer for breakfast and lunch time on sea days as well as coming back from a port is often over crowded. I have learned to go to the alternative eating spots or just grab a snack elsewhere before going to the buffet, just my observation.

kinjon    8 years ago

Did they illuminate soap ,shampoo etc.

beautiful79    8 years ago

21 days and counting. Thanks for the review.

General1010    8 years ago

Nov 12 th can't wait

kinjon    8 years ago

Going income tax day April 15.

dabignut    8 years ago

Thanks for the great review

kdlovescruising    8 years ago

Thanks for your review.  Harmony seems wonderful.  Hope to sail on her one day.

cruiseaholik    8 years ago

So glad to hear a positive review even though you were disappointed with some things. Thankyou.