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Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

tdonahue37

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2020

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9322

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Disappointing. Very crowded. Hundreds of kids running around every day. Recommend NOT going the third week of January on Royal. Ship clean and employees very friendly and helpful. Dining room food was ok, not as hot as could be at times. Selection could be better. Windjammer very crowded and at times unorganized. Kids all over as well. Not able to use the Solarium restaurant this week, reserved all week for a special group. Too bad. Entertainment was great. Just get there early to get a good seat. Overall cruise was good, took three other couples and they have never been on a large ship like the Harmony. Probably will never do again. I had told them it would never seem like it was crowded, opps, that was a mistake. Oh well, now we know.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Wait staff was wonderful and friendly in dining room and buffet. Did not go to any specialty restaurant.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

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Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very good and entertaining.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All were very good.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Pretty good for the size of the ship. Windjammer kind of confusing. Salad area backwards from most buffets I have ever been to.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beds were very hard for me and my wife so I spoke to the room steward and she put extra layers of bed toppers under sheets and it was ok the rest of the week. Very clean room. Very noisy from folks next door with children on both sides.

Ship tip

Don’t go the third week of January. Way too many kids running around. Crying yelling etc.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Just walked around, great for kids. Good place to lay in sun on a beach or pool.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Very very crowded and small area. Did not do an excursion.

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

No excursion. Shopping and walked around. Very busy and crowded with people from 2 ships there at the same time. A lot of construction there and very small area unkess you are taking a tour.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Again very busy 5 ships in at same time. Clean port a lot of shopping. Been there several times on other cruises.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Wonderful, fast and easy.

9 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

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

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HappyMommy 4 years ago

A lot of kids are out for MLK day and for ours it was the end of a quarter so they ended up with a 5 day weekend. Perfect time for families who can't or choose not to pull kids out of school for an entire week.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

The ship is always going to be crowed as they try to fill all the cabins. You are always going to have children on the cruise and sometimes more than other. I hope you did get some enjoyment from the cruise.

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Gmanron1 4 years ago

That is strange about the crowds. We sailed in the Allure this time last year. Sure there were kids but not overwhelmingly so. Could find a place away from the crowds. Never felt overcrowded, and I hate crowds! Most public school kids are back in school this time of the year.

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wilcoxks 4 years ago

What happens the third week in January that makes it so busy?

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TITAN12 4 years ago

Ships are always crowded when school is out during the holidays.

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MTcruisers 4 years ago

Maybe we should forewarn you. We will be taking 3 teens on the Oasis March eighth.

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MTcruisers 4 years ago

Kids just want to have fun too!

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

If you want to cruise with fewer children on board, try Crystal, Symphony, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Viking or a cruise of 10 or more days.

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