Back-To-Back Cruise--Great Ship

Item: Harmony of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: dslaughter1159

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

dslaughter1159

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 15

Helpful Votes: 143

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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

Sail date: December 19, 2021

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10218

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great time with Royal Caribbean. First time sailing with them. We have sailed with Princess for most of our cruises, but found that this ship was far superior to any of the Princess ships we've sailed on,.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Completing the back to back process was cumbersome--not polished.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Hibachi was excellent speciality restaurant

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We viewed all the shows a second time. Still good. Grease not as good as the first week due to technical difficulties resulting in stopping and starting the show at least twice.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Good steward--but not as good as the first week.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Spacious and lots of storage. Best design we've encountered after sailing over 20 years.

Ship tip

Book reservations early.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Changed itinerary due to COVID. Lost a planned excursion. Unable to book a replacement. However, the water taxi to the Phillipsburg beach and town was an excellent day.

Thumbs Up 0

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Booked excursion was not very good. Many delays waiting for transportation. Up to 25% of the the excursion time was spent standing and waiting for a "bus".

Thumbs Up 0

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

RCC's private island is excellent.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Key allowed fast exit early!

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