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Crowded but Fun

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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heartscontent
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I haven’t bothered to write a review in a number of years but thought I should, as Harmony was my first full capacity cruise since Covid hit. I’ve sailed on Harmony many times and the entertainment and activities are what keep me coming back. The food, however, leaves much to be desired. We felt the need to purchase the Unlimited Dining Package this year because of the decline in main dining room ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Least favorite Royal Caribbean cruise ship we've sailed on!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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alvie03
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I who are in our early 60's booked this cruise ship as we prefer a 8-night cruise over a 7-night, along with the fact that we had never sailed on this RC ship before and it had a previous port favorite - St. Thomas and a new one - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. We've sailed on other RC crusie ships such as Jewel of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Oasis, ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Central Park View Balcony


Excellent cruise, but they need more seating everywhere

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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DanielLL
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

This was my second Royal cruise and second Oasis class ship. Whereas my first was the Allure during the Omicron wave and only 44% full, this was very clearly a full capacity ship. The rooms are excellent, very clean, modern, and spacious (even in my interior room). Room steward Igusti from Indonesia did a great job throughout the week. Entertainment continues to be great. The Aquatheatre, ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Oasis Class=Something for everyone

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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CountrygalDD
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Oasis class ship are huge. The different "neighborhoods" do a great job of dispersing passengers and the ship although busy, never seems cramped. We enjoy the large ships (sailed Oasis class 3x) because of the variety of activities and venues. If you don't like a lot of walking you would probably prefer a smaller ship class. Embarkation has been perfected. We had a 11:00 arrival time and ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony Accessible


If life on land was as loving and peaceful as Harmony of the Seas

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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TheycallmeMstibbs
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

It was a gift. Harmony of the seas from registration to closing out represented it’s name well. Being on the Harmony for me was a prime example of how day to day life should be with the various cultures and diversity in one place in peace and Harmony. I always say that the attitude of the person at the top trickles down to the last drop and at the end of the day results will show. Harmony of the ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Traveled with children


Not what I expected

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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Mdlanor
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

It was a gift from my daughter and son in law. My wife and I were looking forward to dressing up for formal nights. The first night my family wasn’t impressed at all with the Silk main dinning rooms food or atmosphere. It was very cramped at dinner and disorganized.We were almost done with dinner before we could get a refill on our drinks. It wasn’t what it used to be like on my last cruise. The ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


The good, and the not so good.

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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Kinser1419
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

I disembarked this morning so this is fresh in my mind. This itinerary took us to Labadee, which is a private cove in Haiti. We also went to Curaçao and Aruba. Included in this were 4 sea days as well. Ship: The good. The ship was incredible! From the variety of places to eat, explore, and entertainment venues. We did not do any speciality restaurants on this trip but I was amazed that ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Royal needs to staff up

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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marymarie
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Were were Back2Back 11/26/22 and 12/4/22 We are long time cruisers. We have loyalty to Royal and achieved D+ some years ago. We have experienced Holland, Celebrity, Carnival, Costa, MSC, Princess and Norwegian and it is disappointing to see the cruise experience changing to an experience looking at the bottom line more than the passenger experience. First the ship is beautiful. The decor ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Junior Suite


Excellent Entertainment. Wish I could say the same about the food. Good and Friendly Service, Clean Ship

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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LoveandLight
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have always enjoyed RC cruises--as the entertainment and food have been top notch. We loved our experience on our first large ship, The Allure, in October, and were hoping for a similar positive experience on The Harmony. Activities and Shows: The Aqua Show, Broadway production of Grease, the RC original stage production of Columbus, Ice Shows, Magic Shows, and Comedy on the Harmony ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Poor management of passengers

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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ELLIOTMEDOFF
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We selected this cruise for a 50th-year reunion of college frat. Entry to the ship was very organized and quick as was exiting the ship at the end of the cruise, The problem was the cruise. They are not designed to handle 6,000 people on this ship. all of the venues are too small to handle the crowd. They have one main show at night but have 2 main dining sittings, Does management have ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


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