Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas Cruise Reviews for First-Time Cruisers to Europe - Western Mediterranean from Barcelona

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Some Harmony, Some Disharmony

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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papabearr
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Great Entertainment. See all the shows but book online before your cruise and still arrive 30-45 minutes early for best seats. Great Speciality Restaurants. Buy the package before you cruise online. Main Dining Room. Crowded, slow service, food fair to poor. Plan at least 2 hours for dinner. No Ice Cream at the Buffet . Only one soft serve machine for 7,000 guests. Ran out of ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


For all the build up we thought it would be better.

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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pitch6713
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Our embarkation went very smoothly as did disembarkation. Disembarkation was slower than embarkation but considering the number of passengers this was expected. The Diamond lounge was pathetic, even with 3 venues open they could not accommodate the number of members on board (approximately 2600) the Diamond Concierge had a few members that he clicked with and would spend the time socializing ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom with Virtual Balcony


Our fifth Oasis Class ship cruise

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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gjginparadise
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We have never posted a review on cruise critic before. We are not sure if we are just not so much in awe of this class ship as we previously were on the Oasis and the Allure but we felt this ship did not compare. We were happy with our Ocean balcony cabin but our cabin steward was mediocre. The dining room food was decent but again, mediocre. The Windjammer had better food than the dining ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Big Ship

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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martydisney
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Thought it would be interesting to try a new large ship. It was interesting. Ship was large and crowded. Not enough seating in public areas. Shows were better than some of the other ships. Food was mediocre. I do have to say, our Dining room team was one of the Best we have ever had. The rest. was no big deal. Will stick with the smaller ships.Activities were good for kids. Did not ever get ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Junior Suite with Balcony


Not the best cruise but ok

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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Mrs.J
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise to be able to enjoy seeing Europe. We took an arranged tour for the morning we arrived that was a Royal Caribbean offering. It was given by a woman whose English was hard to understand. We had one stop to use the facilities and take a few pictures. When we got back on the bus she did not have much to say. I promptly fell asleep and woke when it was over. Boarding was ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


Disappointing

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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Depressing
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We decided to go on a cruise as we had never been before and thought it would be something different. We choose Harmony of the Seas as it was one of the newer ships and it looked beautiful! On first sight the ship looked beautiful and much bigger than expected! Boarding the ship was very efficient and hassle free with very helpful staff; we were in our room within half an hour. We had booked a ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Junior Suite with Balcony


A review from the perspective of a disabled cruiser.

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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jmspls72
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I have been on 4 other cruises with all but one being on RCCL. I normally don't do reviews for my trips that due to all the negativity about the ship I thought it be necessary to give what I feel is a fair and realistic review of the ship and my experience. I have not cruise for over 10 years so my experiences and interpretations of various things maynot be accurate. Please understand that my ...
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Sail Date: October 2016

Cabin Type: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Amazing Ship Unfortunately Let down by Shortsge

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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kcdionysus
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We've cruised with different cruise lines and on this occasion we were taking the in laws for their first cruise. They specifically wanted to go to the Vatican so a trip round the Med ended up being the obvious solution. As they weren't sure that cruising would be their thing, we booked the Harmony of the Seas on the basis that if you might only be going once, might as well go big! The ship is ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Large Interior Stateroom


Overall acceptable but........

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Grandfolks
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We have travelled on the Oasis, Independence and Allure all of which were exceptional. Therefore, we expected the same on the newest ship the Harmony. The ship itself is gorgeous. However, we found that the variety of shopping was much more limited than on the previous ships. For instance there was no liquor store, ice cream shop or dessert place. Sorrentos has very limited selections. ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Boardwalk View Stateroom with Balcony


Nightmare Cabin

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Harmony of the Seas

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Christine adele
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

We chose reading Voyage Prive ad. Which showed 3 types of rooms we chose the most expensive one with a balcony never imagining the dreadful position of a cabin we would get.8293.Boardwalk. next to dazzle night club over roundabout with carousel just below repetitive music.The cabin is a good size with adequate storage small bathroom but you can turn around in the shower. I probably would have ...
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Sail Date: September 2016

Cabin Type: Boardwalk View Stateroom with Balcony


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