Harmony of the Seas Review

This Ship is Extraordinary!

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Sail Date: Dec 2019

This Ship is Extraordinary!

I don't have the words to describe this ship other then to say it is extraordinary, exceptional and simple amazing. This was my first sailing on one of Royal Caribbean's four Oasis Class ships which are Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas with Harmony being now the second largest behind Symphony of the Seas. Harmony of the Seas can hold as many as 5479 passengers and 2,100 crew. I have been on over 20 different cruise ships in the last 30 years but this one is by far the best I have sailed on. And you would think that with this many people on board it would be crowded which was not the case here because of the way they have every one spread out in so call "neighborhoods". The only time we felt like we were on a ship with this many people were at breakfast, at the pool or attending one of the shows. But even then they may sure they were organized and had plenty of seats especially at the pools. I tend to choose my cruiseline and ships on the destinations I am interest in because I'm trying to check off as many place on my bucket list as possible so I try not repeating many of the favorite places I've been to such as islands in the caribbean. But since our plans to Cuba was canceled unexpectedly we had to replace it with another cruise. So I decided it's time to see what the Oasis Class ship were all about and Harmony was dock just 45 minutes away with us living in Orlando. The ship was going to places I have been before but my friend is still new to cruising so we decided this was a good time to sail with Royal Caribbean Harmony. I believe the Christmas Holiday time is one of the best because the ship is decorated with christmas decor and the tree they had in the atrium was one of the largest I have seen on a cruise ship. It makes a great place to take pictures to send to your family and friends to make them jealous and envious. lol. Just joking, ... sort of. We drove to Port Canaveral and parked with GoPort which only charge $45.00 for the week which is just the price for 2 people round trip to the ship. The only draw back is that it's about 6 miles from the docks and the shuttle they used are so small only about 6 to 8 people are packed like sardines.

I have written cruising reviews before stating that my motto is if I didn’t get sea sick, food poisoning, my room was kept clean; the weather was decent most of the time (which this one was), the showers work, the toilets didn’t over flow and the ship didn’t sink, then it was a great cruise. Everything else is icing on the cake. With so many people on the ship we prepared ourselves that there were going to be time when we had to wait and to be patient. This was the case a few times at dinner when we and others were lined up and even given a time to come back in about 30 or 45 minutes. This was fine with us because there were so many places on this ship where you could kill a few minutes. And speaking of places on this ship our 7 day cruise just wasn't enough time to see everything she had to offer especially with stops on CocoCay Bahamas, Costa Mayo, Cozumel and Roatan.

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Perfect Day at CocoCay

Perfect Day at Coco Cay, Bahamas

What can I say this was a Perfect Day at Coco Cay! The weather was perfect and the changes and improvement they made to the island was well worth the wait. There is plenty to do especially for the kids. We just found a nice place near the pool, bar and food and relaxed. It helps that the drink package we purchased can be used on the island. Once again the video's online give a great perfect description of the island.

Cozumel

Cozumel, Mexico

This was our last stop before a sea day and then back to the real world. I have been here many times and even took my friend recently so we just decided to do some shopping near the dock, they have plenty of nice stores with great bargains, and eat at Margaritaville. The food was great and there was a band as we got some specially made margarita's drinks made at our table while listening to Margaritaville and 5 O'clock Somewhere.

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