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Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Harmony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2021

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7574

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

The ship and staff were great. Food excellent and so was the entertainment. We loved the anytime dining and the different times/days for all the shows. Very happy that we didn't have to rush from the day to go to dinner or a show or we would miss them. Casino was fun too. The ports and excursions could have been much better. We were not told we would need to wear masks in all the interior areas, unless seated (which seems silly), since everyone was vaccinated and tested prior to boarding.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy to board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room was good. Waiters Mark and Orlando were super. We also visited Wonder - fantastic, Chops - very good and 150 Central Park - great. Buffets were also great as well as wait staff. Jonas at the pool bar was very fun and nice.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools, hot tubs, fitness center - great, walking track - great, surfing - very fun, Putt Putt - fun

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Saw comedians, Finas, Ice skaters, Aqua show, Grease, 4 Tenor Singers all excellent and fun

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Waiters - Mark and Orlando in the main dining room great. All speciality wait staff very good and great at explaining the meal - especially in the case of Wonder. Virginia Friquin in Guest Services was a huge help with speciality dining reservations!! Thank you to her and all the wait staff. Our Room Steward was very nice and polite. Some of the staff was very rude about wearing the masks.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Common areas were clean and maintained. The layout was very easy to follow for such a huge ship. We all loved the ship. Our first time on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was fine. It was clean. We had 3 people so it would have been nice to have a real bed for our son. It would have been nice to have some toiletries as well. Our housekeeper was very nice and polite.

Ship tip

Try and book shore excursions and speciality dining prior to boarding

Ports of call

St. John's, Antigua

1 out of 5
We did not visit St. John's instead we went to St. Kitts. We did a beach and snorkel excursion. It was suppose to be a catamaran boat (according to shore excursion people on ship). The boat was terrible and the beach was even worse. Very bad excursion.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5
All were booked when we booked our cruise, except 2 spots for scuba diving which my husband and son went. They said it wasn't a great experience and the staff/masters were not that great. The port town wasn't great.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We could have spent 2 days here. Lots of different areas so plenty of beach chairs, snorkel equipment, places to eat and drink. Very pretty.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy. Luggage waiting for us....very easy
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

chiaki    3 years ago

Thanks so much for the insightful review. We're on our harmony trip this coming weekend. If you have a tip that you think would make the trip better, please share. TIA

hollysmomtravel    3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review

izrgreen    3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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