Pre Christmas Cruise - Harmony of the Seas

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 60

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Harmony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2017

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12202

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

For this cruise, the ship was our destination, not any of the specific ports of call. This is a wonderful ship overall, and I would highly recommend to anyone wishing to cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
The cruise port was crowded ... no surprise there. It was the usual boarding experience. It’s never fun to wait in one of those hot, long, crowded lines after just getting off of an airplane.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The dining room food was nothing spectacular. We were assigned to My Time dining ... not by our choice. Staff in the main dining room was great. We booked dinner at two restaurants while on board: Chops and Jaimie Oliver’s Italian Restaurant. Chops was great, as it always is. We were expecting more at Jamie’s ... but it was just so so ... not sure I’d ever book there again.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of onboard activities. There was certainly no reason to be bored on this ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Did the slide twice ... the dry slide, not the water slide. It was great. Did the Rubicon room ... if you like puzzles, you’ll like this activity.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff was helpful when needed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was clean and well laid out.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was nice but the cabin service was a little lacking. The soap/shampoo dispenser was broken off of the wall and we had to ask for shampoo samples. With no shampoo dispenser, these should have been automatically provided. We are diamond Plus status level and no bath robes were proved for this trip.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Not a very exciting port.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Also not a very exciting port ... I think they were still recovering from hurricane Maria.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5
Did not get off the ship at this port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was quick and smooth. We used the luggage valet service which is worth every penny!
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5 Comments

fortneyfam    6 years ago

How much was the luggage valet service??

WorkingMom    6 years ago

Thanks! We thought the abyss was the water slide. So, it's just a slide. Good to know.

NicoleRose    6 years ago

The Abyss @Working Mom.

WorkingMom    6 years ago

What is the dry slide?

Seaturtle19    6 years ago

I’m going May 12

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