We are loyal Royal Caribbean cruisers and selected this itinerary as we have enjoyed the European cruises and the beautiful ports the past few summers. The bonus here was the new ship- we just had to see what Harmony had to offer from the start. Overall- we had little disappointment. In summary, we are booked on her again for Spring Break 2017 as she moves to the Caribbean.

Embarkation: This was fantastic. We arrived in Civitavecchia the evening before, staying at a hotel close by. We had door to door shuttle service from the hotel (Hotel San Giorgio) to the port on a full size bus- we were the only ones. We dropped off our bags, waited only a few minutes in the "holding area", and checked right in. We joined the cruise as the inter-port stop, so this may have been a factor to the speedy process (I'd guess only about 25% of the boat checked in at the Rome port as most join in Barcelona). Overall probably the smoothest check in we have seen in 15+ cruises.

Cabin: Fantastic. Royal has done a nice job reorganizing the Harmony cabins to be efficient and at least leave you with the feel of more space. Our family usually stays in Jr. Suites or Grand Suites, but due to cost, we decided to book two balcony staterooms on deck 11. These were perfect. TVs are now wall mount, storage cabinets on each side of the bed, and the bathroom was very well designed. The shower is clearly more spacious, and for a tall family, we appreciated it! The dark earth tones were very modern/classy for a cruise ship cabin. A nice change from the earlier Oasis ships, Voyager and Freedom classes. Read more