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Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Harmony of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2022

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3828

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Cruise / ship was fine. Our problem was that 5 days before our Nov 26 sailing, Delta notified us that the 3 guaranteed ocean view balconies we purchased in Aug were cancelled because Royal Caribbean overbooked. We could have an inside cabin with some refund, sail on another ship, or cancel the trip. For a honeymoon celebration with a groom who had never sailed, this was a great first impression. However, we received cabin upgrade offers from Royal Caribbean that entire week, even on sailing day! Hard to imagine the cruise line isn’t going for the highest fare they can obtain! We took the insides & were never able to get an explanation from RC, onboard or by phone pre- & post-sailing: 2-hour phone holds that were “accidentally disconnected “. It has never happened to us on many cruises & now we cannot be sure who is really to blame, but we are left disgusted by this practice

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth & simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Pretty good food, excellent facilities

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools, zip line, Abyss

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were outstanding, except comics were lacking

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful in every area

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was fine, once the A/C was fixed

Ship tip

Be cautious of ‘shiptime’ versus the time of day in port. If you book an excursion through an independent provider, you must coordinate carefully or possibly miss your meet-up time

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
Did zip line. Compared to Perfect Day, Labadee is mild.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Did good independent excursion

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Did good independent excursion

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent
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6 Comments

Bertfish    1 year ago

Was it a travel agent issue on the cabin? If you had a Royal guarantee then I can’t see how they could have “backed out”. If they overbook they offer a lower cabin but at zero cruise fare. It’s happened to us. And you’re not forced to take it.

LauraAndJoel    1 year ago

I appreciate your nice review even though you had a difficult go with the stateroom situation.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    1 year ago

Its best to book a s specific cabin as opposed to a guaranteed cabin

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