Disappointed. Bad buffet. Main dining below par. Extra charge for sauna.

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

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

garynaasko

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean Holiday (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 07, 2024

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

R/C has lowered their food standards. Apparently making money is more important than pleasing cruisers. Sauna and steam used to be free, now charge $149 per person, ridiculous.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Dry, tasteless food. Buffet and main dining used to be much better

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Hot tub was fine, extra charge for sauna. It didn't used to be that way

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Grease was great day

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent room steward. Other personnel was very good

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Large, clean. Cabin steward took care of one small glitch quickly

Ship tip

Don't expect the food to be anything but blah.

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Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Monkey, sloth excursion was great

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico Did not visit port

Ship couldn't dock because of port damage

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Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

Wanted to stay on board to enjoy the ship with less cruisers

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

8 Comments

jurias0570 7 months ago

Agreed fine dining is nothing to brag about.

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TXgandy 7 months ago

Yeah, the food is fine, nothing great. Slowly getting more bland. The Indian food can be better if you like that. I like RC ships and entertainment better but oddly I find Carnival’s food better. Shaq’s chicken, Guy’s burger and the Blue Iguana are a nice relief from the ordinary.

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basssacker 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing, haven’t been on Harmony but we have always enjoyed the food

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javawoody 7 months ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 7 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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HeavySeas 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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updegrove83 7 months ago

We definitely didn’t go hungry on our last couple of Royal cruises as we are not overly picky . . . but with that said there were obvious cutbacks. Hoping as the pickup in cruising continues they will return to the quality we have become accustomed to on Royal.

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joolz47 7 months ago

We just came off Wonder, and we're fortunate enough to be able to have dinner in Coastal Kitchen, but having taken a look at Windjammer and Solarium Bistro lunchtime offerings can see the massive cutbacks in number and quality on offer. Our one venture into a speciality restaurant (Hooked) was a massive, overpriced disappointment and a complaint about the crab cakes being dry and lacking crab was responded with "I'll let the chef know". In general the ship meets expectations, but the cost cutting, nickel and diming and driving to pay for dining is VERY apparent.

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