Great ship with lots of variety if the kids don’t heat you to it first. RCLl is being marketed almost exclusively to families with kids. This is not the Royal cruise lines of a few years ago. We loyal, active, retired couples are no longer the priority.

Item: Harmony of the Seas
Rating: 4.7
Author: ryarmo

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

ryarmo

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 108

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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6 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2023

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11300

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We’re likely moving to Princess and Celebrity. They have been structured for our demographic. Goodbye from Diamond Plus guests.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Outstanding, fast and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Specialty restaurants are very good, MDR experience was meh (good service, food hit and miss).

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Too many kids in pools and hot tubs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Outstanding production shows despite technical difficulties.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great attitude

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Perfect for us.

Ship tip

Sail the Harmony if you have lots of patients for hundreds of kids on the ship, most well be haves, but not all. Good luck trying to get into a hot tub mid day.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

We loved the shopping and sight seeing.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Great beach and river rafting experience

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Our favorite private island experience. Better than Coco Cay.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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Cruisersenior 1 year ago

I agree, royal Caribbean’s priorities have changed. It’s all about the families and the kids. Which is OK but that’s just not for me. That’s what makes them the money I’ll be looking into other cruise lines as well.

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diamondplus4lyf 1 year ago

My wife and I agree too. We are also Diamond+ and have been sailing with Royal since 2000. We have seen a huge decline in "bang for the buck", most notably with the MDR food quality.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

We've been cruising on Princess, always treated well. Thanks for sharing your cruise

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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Cruise1st 1 year ago

I am Diamond plus, and I agree with you. RCI just ain't the same! 2 cruises booked for this year, both with Celebrity. We did two last year, 1 Celebrity and 1 RCI. Anthem of the seas is, in my opinion, the worst designed ship they have ever had sailing from Southampton, can't see us ever sailing on it again, and since we only sail from the UK (wife will not fly) and Anthem is already schedule for the UK in 2024. Not for us.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you had almost a five star experience

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