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We will be sailing out of Tampa later this month (Terminal 2, I think) and are thinking about using the Valet service. Do you know if they park the cars in the garage or if they use an outdoor lot?

I saved $600 on an upgrade for a cruise later this month and $230 on a cruise for 2023.

Great advice! Prices dropped today on my Nov 27 Dawn cruise. I upgraded directly with NCL from an Oceanview (OA) to Family Suite (SP) without balcony for $1100 total. Well worth it for a 14-day cruise.

We've stayed in a J4 junior suite on Independence, close to the elevators, and never noticed any noise from the elevators.

Same here!

There is no fancy dress code in the Haven restaurant. We won a Haven bid in January and wore shorts in the restaurant both day and night...no problem. You will love the Haven!

As others have stated, 100% is based on double occupancy.

Yes, back to 100%. Our Harmony sailing on September 11 had 5500 passengers.

I had the same problem when booking online. I had to call to make the second set of reservations.

YES! We loved Jozay and Patti when we were on the Dawn.

We sailed on the Dawn in 2017 and 2018, and we will be sailing on her again next month. She doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the newer and larger ships. So, if water slides and race cars are at the top of your list, then she's not the ship for you. If you are more interested in the itinerary then the smaller ships like the Dawn are perfect. They can get into more ports than the large ships and they typically sail longer itineraries. The one thing we don't like about the Dawn is the lack of a forward-facing observation lounge.

Make sure only one name is checked. The clamshell accommodates two people.

Can you make entertainment reservations in the app or do you have to go to Syd Norman's? Thanks!

It's open, but there is some covered seating along the sides. I think the Solarium bar is also covered.

Here's our Harmony show schedule from Sep 11, 2022. Not sure if you have the same itinerary. Harmony Shows Sep 11 2022.PDF

Here's the show schedules from Harmony's Sep 11, 2022 sailing. We did the Eastern Caribbean. Harmony Shows Sep 11 2022.PDF

Looking forward to your review! We'll be on the Prima in January.

We were in a Junior Suite on Independence out of Port Canaveral earlier this month. We had a 10:30am arrival time (which was the earliest). Our Set Sail pass had "Suite" printed on it. That's all we showed to get in the Suites lines and in the Suites waiting area (with the comfy furniture). The first to board the ship were Suites & Pinnacles. This included the Junior Suites.

Yes, Terminal 1 for Harmony. Enjoy your cruise! She's a beautiful ship!

We were also on this cruise. Over 5500 passengers! More kids than we expected too for mid-September. We sailed on Harmony in May and felt that both times the arrival process was a bit chaotic. This time we had a 10:30am arrival time. There were separate sections outside for 10:30am, 11am, etc., but no one was verifying the arrival time on your paperwork, so you could get in whatever line you felt like. The security line inside was insanely long too while we waited for it to open up. But once it got moving the wait wasn't too bad. Check-in inside the terminal went quickly and it wasn't long before they started the boarding process.

We just got off Harmony today and we were feeling the early effects of Fiona on Monday and Tuesday (sea days). Long rolling swells. Bonine to the rescue!

We just got off of Harmony and for the most part the MDR food was good. A couple of thumbs-downs were the Prime Rib (on the first night) and the Lamb Chops. They were tough. The thumbs-ups were the Beef Tenderloin (very tender), the Jumbo Tiger Shrimp and the Lobster Tails. There was supposed to be baked potato with the lobster tails, but our waiter said the chef was substituting yellow rice. You could request a baked potato. Not sure if there was a shortage of potatoes (Day 6). We were not really impressed with the offerings in the Windjammer for lunch. For such a large ship, there were not that many choices. We found ourselves grabbing pizza for Sorrento's or a sandwich from Park Cafe.

Priority security and check-in lines at Port Canaveral for Independence on Sep 5. There was also an announcement about priority boarding by C&A status (down to Diamond, I think) and Key.

Independence 9/5 we had Captain Marshall Bartlett.

I think 10:30am is the earliest boarding time (at least for Independence and Harmony out of Port Canaveral). I just got a 10:30am for our October cruise, and I checked-in around 6:15am. Use the Royal app on your phone because you can just go in and select the boarding time, and go back later and finish the rest of the check-in. There is a priority order for boarding, with Suites, Pinnacles, Diamond+, Diamond (I think) and Key boarding before the time-slot boarding begins. I'm not sure if wheelchair boards earlier.