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Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Harmony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 28, 2019

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14651

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We loved the Harmony. Hard to avoid elevators which get annoying by day 7. Crowding at the pools suck especially when greedy people stake claim to chairs early and then never use them. Some of the entrees were average,most good,few great. Pizza at Sorrentos exceptional. Coffee awesome bold flavor. Bar entertainment was so tired!. I don't think I heard one country song or anything from the last 20 years sung by any of the entertainers. They were good for people over 60. There were some jazz and latino music which some younger people enjoyed but it is pretty bad when I went to karaoke bar because nothing else was better. I am 52. Water and skating shows were Phenomenal !! Cruise director was exceptional but was hardly seen other than his TV show which was classic...miss other cruises had more of an intimate scenario with director and the shows and all the other activities. Found that you missed a lot of things because hard to keep track of things and were in the dark about many things from lack of anyone telling us beforehand. Customer service was exceptional though-every problem we had quickly resolved. Drink pricing is 7-13 dollars per drink beer up to umbrella type which gets pretty cumbersome. Waiters and room cleaning staff were very personal and we loved them by day 7. Ship was beautiful and would recommend but entertainment compared to Carnival cruise will give me cause for pause for future cruise choice although Great Day at Coco Cay is in my future for sure.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and friendly service.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Some dinners were average. can like beef sauce on prime rib was a bummer as was the quality of the lobster.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
pools too crowded to enjoy,adult area very nice but we had 10 year old who was not allowed. lack of dining options other than pizza after 9-10

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Main shows were excellent but found the typical bar acts around the ship were tired and lacked zero modern influences.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Seemed well run but my child preferred being with us,what does that tell you?

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
AMAZING!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
IMAZING SHIP!!!!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Great. Not much to see out the inside balcony. Did not spend much time there.

Ship tip

Get to shows early to get a seat even if you have reservation. 10 minutes before show time they open up and you will not find a seat. We stood during Grease even with a reservation-just plain wrong!!! Also MY TIME DINING is bogus. Even if you have a reservation you will have to wait,if you don't wait longer. When on vacation you have no idea when you want to eat,how does standing in line make your vacation more convenient? We switched to 530 slot after 1st day so we had a seat waiting for us and the same wait staff which we built a wonderful relationaship with.

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
It rained. nice place though for shopping and having s few beers in the street-nice people.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Wonderful people and shopping in the streets of Ole San Juan. picked up a couple souvinirs and consumed a couple mojitos. Wish we had longer to spend there.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
Great Place!...Nice beaches and loved the Dragons breath coaster-rode it 10 times-good value. Go when the masses are eating the crummy barbecue lunch in the blazing sun and avoid the masses of people. Don't engage with local sales people at all. Watch out for jelly fish in the bay!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Couldn't asked for anything quicker. Had we known that quick could have made a 930 flight from FLL we decided was too early and booked alternative with long drive to.
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4 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

SP31GHTS    5 years ago

Easy to avoid elevators, by using the stairs.

TXatsea    5 years ago

It is very simple to remove the towels from the saved seats on the pool deck and relax.

rl007    5 years ago

Thanks for the update regarding dinner time. We have our reserve time for first siting and was wondering whether we should have waited to we boarded ship to decide! Glad I had booked our time slot! Hate waiting in line specially while on vacation.

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