Don’t Do It

Harmony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5
Harmony of the Seas

Sail date: November 09, 2024

Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12313

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 days ago

Review summary

Terrible. We took this cruise because it had 3 ports and some sea days to relax. The captain could not make 2 of our 3 port days happen. We paid 3,000.00 for a trip to Coco Cay which was not worth the money we paid. No other activities were added for being on the boat more days and it seemed all activities were put into the schedule on the last day of the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation started well. Got through security relatively easily and on the ship quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food in the main dining room was just okay. The service was the best part of it. Our waiters Joel and Sofi were personable and did a great job getting our food out quickly. The variety in the buffet was seriously lacking with one area of the buffet always having the same exact food everyday, while there was only one small circled buffet of changing (main) entrees. The drink machines also did not work half the time and you have to fight with them to get the actual drink you want. For the price of the drink package, NOT worth it. Should have more machines and working ones.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
This ship needs a new Cruise Director as there was a serious lack of activities onboard for adults. Karaoke over and over again with the same people is only entertaining for so long, and activities that include sales for merchandise such as watches, jewelry, bags, and t-shirts does not count as an entertaining activity. Sales for merchandise were announced as if they were activities about 8/10 of the time.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The shows that were held on the boat were entertaining enough but again, there was a serious lack of shows for the amount of time we were onboard, especially when sea days were added, but no other shows or activities were. You couldn’t reserve more than one showing per trip even if you had nothing else planned.

Children's Programs

No kids with us

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
2 stars only given because the main dining room staff was over the top great, and their workers appeared genuinely happy to be there. However the competence of the steward, Cruise Director, Entertainment Staff, and Captain made this a poor rating. The entertainment staff was clueless most of the time when it came to getting participants or knowing correct answers to games and trivia. No, Marsha, Judy, and Chris are not members of the Brady Bunch!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Size of the cabin and balcony were standard but our steward never cleaned the balcony glass or our shower/mirror the week we were there, as we wrote on the fogged up mirror/glass and it remained there the entire time.

Ship tip

Don’t Do It

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
Captain got to the port late so our excursion got canceled, something we had planned for over a year, and they had no alternatives to make up for the issue. We weren’t noticed until late at night the night before. This was the only reason we took this cruise.

Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

Captain couldn’t make this docking happen but could go to their island next door??

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Just ok. Typical private island for cruisers.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Long and confusing. Elevators not available for long periods and little staff members or signs to help direct you how to get off ship or out of cruise terminal.
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6 Comments

javawoody     3 days ago

Appreciate the post

Gwbigdog     3 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

cruising2004     4 days ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

basssacker     4 days ago

Thanks for sharing

MargieRita     4 days ago

Sorry your cruise was a bust. Were you not able to make the two ports due to weather?

HeavySeas     4 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience