Best of a Bad Situation (Hurricane Dorian)

Item: Harmony of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: tommygii

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

tommygii

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2019

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

7 night cruise was shortened to 3 nights. Ship sailed much below capacity. Overall it was a good experience. Disappointed with our room steward and the buffet options. Enjoyed the pools, entertainment, and less busy ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Cruise was just over 50% capacity, so nothing was really too crowded. At full capacity, things may be very different.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

buffet lacked variety for breakfast and lunch. Very few late night options (after 10pm). Specialty dining menu did not match the menu in the mobile app.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools were excellent. Height restrictions in kids area was inconsistently enforced.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

entertainment was excellent

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room steward did not want to provide a pen or extra blanket.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Can be tricky to get from point A to B even if they seem close due to the layout of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Nice not to carry luggage through customs

6 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

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

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dragz 5 years ago

Not much they could do on the itinerary part. Gotta keep crew safe to.

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CVCruiser 5 years ago

Btw... royal took VERY good care of us, and between the refunds and cruise credits, we basically got a 3 day cruise for free!!

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CVCruiser 5 years ago

I was on this same cruise... and completely give Royal and the Harmony 5 stars!! Our ocean balcony room stewart was awesome in every way!! I thought the buffet was excellent, with great options and great service!! As for the ship layout... if you dont know the Oasis class ships, they can be a bit overwhelming to newbies. But they are the most amazing ships out there!!🙂

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cruisinthelight 5 years ago

bummer :( 3 nights def not enough to get real feel of everything that ship has to offer. Hoping you had travel insurance. They reimburse you for whatever cruiseline does not in event like this.

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bobduck1993 5 years ago

Sorry your cruise was cut short,will you be reimbursed?

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Other reviews of this sailing

Cruise was shortened (to 3 days) by Dorian...booked for next year to fully experience the ship.

Best of a bad situation...

Harmony is a wonderful ship