2nd Honeymoon

Item: Harmony of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: trickydik83

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

trickydik83

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 02, 2019

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9531

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Just my wife and I travelled. Overall the trip was excellent but I didn’t like the fact that reservations for shows needed to be made if advance in you wanted any chance to see them. Also, with the shore excursions, it wasn’t mentioned that travel time to and from the excursion is part of its total time-travel time basically cut the time at location in half. Also, nobody seemed to know where the meeting place should be; the tickets and directors both said it should be at group one, for example, but in both St Thomas and St Maarten we had to walk to a different area to meet up

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Check in and boarding process was fast and simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room and buffets were excellent but speciality restaurants were not worth it in my opinion.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

My wife got a massage which she enjoyed and pools were a nice way to relax at night

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The shows were excellent however some shows should be booked in a larger venue otherwise you won’t be able to get in to see them unless you make reservations on day 1.

Children's Programs

Didn’t bring kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Servers were kind but sometimes I had to wait almost 20 minutes after ordering before I would get a drink

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean, some areas showed wear and tear by the end though

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Size was a bit small but adequate for two people.

Ship tip

Make reservations for shows on day 1

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Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Did a glass bottom boat tour and guide was friendly and enjoyable

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Boat ride to St. John was longer than expected (45-60min) but still nice to be out on the water.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Did Maho Beach airplane experience which was awesome but if ship had left at normal time, we would’ve just barely made it back

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Easy and quick

6 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

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

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SP31GHTS 5 years ago

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jilesgulf 5 years ago

We always make reservations for the shows as soon as as they become available to, anywhere from 120 to 90 days before we cruise. That's what Royal Caribbean suggests you do. We schedule them around our dinner reservations which we make at the same time as the show reservations.

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breezedreamer123 5 years ago

Anyone going on an Oasis Class ship should book their entertainment prior to sailing date. It helps with getting dining times arranged aswell.

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rl007 5 years ago

Comments were very helpful. Already booked all shows and dining time all set for main dining room. Again, these comments help those that will be be cruising soon!

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SP31GHTS 5 years ago

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