Nice ship, but way too many kids on it and adult area closed

Item: Harmony of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: pamelahussong

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

pamelahussong

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2020

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6692

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Love the layout of the ship and especially Central Park. Hated that there were 1200 kids on the ship. The adult area of ship closed and given over to a large group for the week so no one could use it. Stuck with screaming,running children all week. Cruise line should have warned us of this before and let us back out. Not really a relaxing vacation. More like a week in hell. Could have vacationed in a grade school for a lot less money.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fantastic! No waiting. Very effecient!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet and main dining room were good, but specialty restaurants definitely not worth the money.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Liked having movies in the theater, but would have been better if they were at 2 or 2:30 PM when less other things happening.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Grease wasn't very good. Ice show was fantastic and our absolute favorite on ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Best Guest Services department ever! Our waiter and assistant in the main dining room were wonderful! Are room steward was great also.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Absolutely love Central Park!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Nice size. Very comfortable.

Ship tip

I always loved my time dining, but BEWARE they have changed it with no warning. Now you cannot eat until 6:45PM and have to take whatever scrappy table is available as it no longer has its own separate dining room. Totally blind sided by this and very unhappy.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Easy to get to and fast demarcation time

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Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Okay beach. Like this island much better six years ago when it was quiet and had more beaches that were open to everyone without charge.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Really loved Costs Maya! Did an excursion through another company to the ruins and the lagoon. It was absolutely wonderful and highly recommended.

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5

Very extremely dirty(piles of garbage all over) and very poor & third world. Not an enjoyable excursion at all. Never want to go there ever again.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did a resort for a day and loved it. Had everything there.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Spent an hour in line and had to go down the ship and around the dining room and then walk back the length of ship outside. Had 4 lines coming together at the end. Not a good system and no organization.

3 Comments

wgammon1 4 years ago

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

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BertoBuoy 4 years ago

Can you elaborate on the mytime dinning... Did you have to wait prior to 6:45 or did they turn you away? Also I have always been picking about my table but if I don't like what they offer I recognize I will need to wait even longer.

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Gmanron1 4 years ago

Is it even possible to close the whole solarium for the week? Who took over the area? Should I be worried?

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