LMM's Harmony of the Seas Christmas Cruise - PHOTO Review!!

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

I actually took a lot of action photos of people on the Flow Rider. It was pretty entertaining, and I thought it might be nice if they wanted their photos later. I let some people know that I had taken cool photos of them, but maybe in the future I'll pass out little cards. Also, I'll clarify that I have no intention of selling photos - just sharing for free download. I have an album on my Flickr if you were on this sailing and would like to grab your photos!

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Oooh, a Rachel wipe out! The staff actually lets you have two or three gos in your turn if you're a newbie and don't last very long. This may not be standard practice and only be when it's not that crowded, but that was our experience.

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Okay, time for me to put the cameras down and try it myself! They were about to close the bodyboarding, so I knew I only had one chance to get a wristband for the flowboarding. I did it! No photos of me, but Dad did take a video. Maybe I'll share it.

Unfortunately, they had already closed the flowboarding for the day, too, so Dad would have to come back to try his hand a the stand-up side.

Abyss by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

VIC_5224 by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

So now we had the bright idea that we'd do some mini golf.

Mini Golf by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

But it was HOT! Unbearably hot. So we hit some balls around and then retreated to the shade.

Mini Golf by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

I actually don't have any photos from this afternoon, but it was another relax by the pool kind of day.

Balcony by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

I set up the tripod and took photos of Rachel and I before dinner. Now I wish I would've done this more!!

Balcony by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

As usual, Mom and Dad went to the Diamond Lounge, and Rachel and I picked a new bar to try. This time, we went to Boot & Bonnet Pub. This place is themed very cute and looks like it's going to have a great craft beer selection. Spoiler.... no craft beer. But there is a pretty good selection here, as compared to other bars on the ship.

150 Central Park by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

Tonight, our dinner was at 150 Central Park. This was a restaurant that Rachel was excited for, and she actually wished that she had booked this twice instead of Jamie's Italian.

Unfortunately, we had booked our Aqua Show reservations for the second night of the cruise, and that show was canceled due to high winds. We were automatically rescheduled for the Aqua Show at 9:00 PM tonight. Our dinner was at 7:30.... in hindsight, maybe we should've tried to get them to reschedule us to a different day, but we didn't think it would be a problem - we'd have one and a half hours, that should be plenty of time.

So when we were seated at 150 Central Park, we immediately told our server that we had the Aqua Show at 9 PM. She told us no problem - she's have us out by then. She came to take our order and said, "Normally I don't do this, but since you're trying to make a reservation, I'll go ahead and take your dessert order now." Awesome!

150 Central Park by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

The bread was super good!

150 Central Park by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Okay, now here's where it gets a little weird. We were waiting for awhile now. The server brings out this dish to me. Now, I had ordered the Roasted Spice Pumpkin Bisque as my appetizer, but at this point, I was hungry, and I didn't really look down and realize that it wasn't a pumpkin bisque. I just needed to eat food because I was really, really hungry.

So ten minutes later, the server comes back to our table and looks at me and says, "Oh, no, you weren't supposed to eat that!" Uhhh.... I wasn't supposed to eat the food in front of me? By the way she said it, you'd think I had just eaten glue. It was Greek yogurt. "It's fine, I'll go get you another." It turns out that the pumpkin bisque is poured over this....

150 Central Park by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

So finally, everyone has their appetizers. We've eaten them. Again, we're waiting. And we start to see people walking toward the Aqua Theater. I look at my watch, and it's 8:30. Our waitress came over and I said to her, "Hey, as you know, we're trying to get to the 9 PM Aqua Show. Will our entrees be out soon?" "No!! No, the Aqua Show is at 10!" "No, it's at 9." "I thought it was at 10!" She's in a panic.

Now, I really don't think that she thought it was at 10. I think she just forgot about it entirely. Because earlier in the evening, she took our dessert order with our appetizers and entrees and specifically pointed out that it was to get us out of there earlier. I think she just got busy with other tables and then didn't want to admit that she had forgotten. And honestly, I didn't care so much about her making a mistake or not admitting to it, as much as I did her trying to make an absurd excuse.

We get our entrees around 8:40. You know we were in a hurry because I took no photos.

Judy has a real quotable gem from the group thread. "Didn't the waitress have us place our dessert orders with our dinner orders so that she could have us out by 9:00, but then the waitress thought we needed our dessert before 10:00, then kept repeating, "Come back for dessert!" Were we supposed to go back after the show, or later in the cruise? I never understood. I'm thinking I ordered cheesecake."

To talk a little more about the food, Rachel really liked the table side Caeser salad - said it's probably the best Caesar salad she's ever had! She had the scallops as an entree and enjoyed them, too. Judy and Stove got the Roasted Tenderloin of Beef for Two, and Judy, who is not a huge red meat eater, said, "My only vivid memory is having a bite of meat in my mouth, chewing, and realizing all three of you were out of your chairs, leaving the restaurant for the water show. That was the best steak I have ever eaten. Really wish I would have just caught up with you guys later."

It's really unfortunate that dinner went down like this because 150 Central Park probably would've been our favorite restaurant, had we not been rushed and had a weird experience with our waitress.

LittleMissMagic · March 9, 2020

The Fine Line Aqua Show is the evening aqua show on Harmony of the Seas. I sat in the back at the bar, which turns out not to be the best view because your view of the highest dive is blocked by the structure above. This show is pretty tough to photograph. I did my best.

Fine Line Aqua Show by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Slack rope is one of the coolest parts of the routine.

Fine Line Aqua Show by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

The dancing is just weird. Lots of foot stomping, very dramatic. Strange music, but overall pretty epic.

Fine Line Aqua Show by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

I'll talk more about the daytime Aqua Show on Day 7, but I'll go ahead and say that The Fine Line is much better. I wish I had chosen a seat with a better view (now I know!). I think the balcony views above must be really great for this. The stunts are incredible, but the choreography is weird.... but not nearly as weird as in the daytime show.

I will say that one of the only times I kind of felt the crowds on this ship is leaving the Aqua Theater.... and it really wasn't that bad! I just noticed, 'Oh, woah, there are people on this ship.' This should say more to the lack of crowds everywhere else than it does the crowds leaving the theater (minimal).

cyntil8ing · March 9, 2020

Somehow I missed this thread the first time around. We were your neighbors on the Celebrity Edge on Christmas Day in Costa Maya. We went to the water park. With four ships in, we were glad we got there early when it was empty and we had our choice of pool seating. It was packed by the time we left around 1:00pm.

I am still undecided about the infinite veranda. It's really just an ocean view with a working window. I wouldn't pay a big premium for it, but enjoyed it.

Some of our photos from that day.

LittleMissMagic · March 10, 2020

On 3/9/2020 at 10:32 AM, cyntil8ing said:

Somehow I missed this thread the first time around. We were your neighbors on the Celebrity Edge on Christmas Day in Costa Maya. We went to the water park. With four ships in, we were glad we got there early when it was empty and we had our choice of pool seating. It was packed by the time we left around 1:00pm.

I am still undecided about the infinite veranda. It's really just an ocean view with a working window. I wouldn't pay a big premium for it, but enjoyed it.

Some of our photos from that day.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Did you get a breeze through the window when it's open? Was there ever a need to shut the doors to the balcony area?

LittleMissMagic · March 10, 2020

On Day 6 of our Harmony of the Seas cruise, we were back in Cozumel - this time as originally scheduled. Once again, no plans to leave the ship!

Liberty of the Seas by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Rachel and I went to work out this morning. The gym was the least crowded I had seen it. I had plenty of room in the free weights area, and there was no wait for the Smith machine.

We had to hurry and finish our workout because we had made plans with Judy and Stove to eat breakfast at Johnny Rockets. The breakfast at Johnny Rockets is actually not included in the specialty dining package - it's free for everyone on the ship! A nice upgrade to the Windjammer, that's for sure.

I ordered the Patty 'n Eggs, and it's literally a hamburger patty with eggs! It's good, though - I'm not complaining. The eggs here are much better than that strange liquid they try to pass off as eggs in the buffet. And I am 100% down to have beef for breakfast. I am the opposite of Leslie Knope - I could care less about eating breakfast foods at other times of the day and rather wonder why non-breakfast foods are prohibited in the AM.

Johnny Rockets Breakfast by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 10, 2020

We were in port with the Carnival Legend.

Carnival Legend by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Cozumel by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

And docked right next to the Liberty of the Seas. I have not been on the Liberty, but I have been on her sister ship, the Independence of the Seas, also part of the Freedom class. The slides off the back of the Liberty look pretty cool -

Docked in Cozumel by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Cantilevered Hot Tub by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Liberty of the Seas by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

My mom was telling us that she didn't know how that rope got down there to tie us off to the dock. We were so surprised. Really? You haven't seen them throw the line out and reel in the ropes? I took a photo for her -

Docking by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · March 10, 2020

So today was a big adventure day. Our plan was to do all of the fun activities that we haven't done yet while we're docked in Cozumel. For one, many passengers were off the ship which meant less of a wait for us. Also, never wait until the last day of a cruise to do anything outdoors that might be weather-permitting. You never know when they might shut down activities due to rain or high winds.

Harmony of the Seas by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

First up, we were back at the Flowrider. Stove was ready to try his hand and the flowboard. Rachel and I had cut our wristbands off last evening for formal night, and we'd done the flowboard before on Navigator of the Seas and weren't super enthusiastic about trying again. It was Stove's time to shine.

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

There's a lot of people who only flowride on vacation, but get really good at it. I've also met people that actually book their vacations around where Flowriders are located. I haven't gotten into Flowriding like that yet, but maybe one day I'll be out there impressing all the kids on the surf simulator.

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Get ready, Stove!

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

His first time out was a little rocky. Stove isn't a boarder - he skis both on the slopes and behind a boat, so this is a new stance for him.

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Alright!

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Again, I was having a fun time taking video and photos.

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Stove went back for a second time!

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Wipeout!!

Flow Rider by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

They had already closed the line, so Stove wasn't able to try for a third time, but we hung around to watch everyone else. Like I said before, it's pretty entertaining just to watch.

ryancmetzler · May 24, 2020

Great trip review!! We just booked Harmony for the first time and I'm even more excited now!!

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Hey, everyone! I stopped posting my trip report because at the time it felt insensitive - many had just found out that their upcoming cruises would be canceled (our June cruise to Alaska was canceled), and there were even passengers quarantined on cruise ships for longer than their scheduled itineraries.

However, I think enough time has passed that maybe it's time to look back and reminisce on our fun vacations. Let's get back to some "virtual sailing."

Boardwalk by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Boardwalk by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Promenade by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

At the forward end of the Promenade, in the same location that Rising Tides is at the aft side, there is a large area with iPads for booking Shore Excursions. This area rarely had people and seemed like a large waste of space.

Shore Excursion Tablets by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

The rest of the Shinglebells went up to the pool deck, and I decided to do a little photo tour of the ship. Here's some photos of the gym. It was not crowded at all! This is the very large treadmill and elliptical area.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

This is the room where they host classes. You can see the tie-offs for the TRX straps hanging from the ceiling. When this room is not being used for class, it's a great multipurpose area for abs and circuits.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Here's some of the weight machines.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Ahhh, the free weight area! I wish it were larger, but I understand why it's not. Most people who work out on vacation tend to just hop on the treadmill. There's also greater safety risk in the free weight area... you don't really want people over here that don't know what they're doing.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Stair climbers! This is a pretty large amount compared to the total number of machines.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

This is the spa area. You have to walk through here to get to the gym.

Vitality Spa by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Very large area here for product sales... probably too large.

Vitality Spa by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Steeler Nation At Sea · August 4, 2020

6 minutes ago, LittleMissMagic said:

Hey, everyone! I stopped posting my trip report because at the time it felt insensitive - many had just found out that their upcoming cruises would be canceled (our June cruise to Alaska was canceled), and there were even passengers quarantined on cruise ships for longer than their scheduled itineraries.

However, I think enough time has passed that maybe it's time to look back and reminisce on our fun vacations. Let's get back to some "virtual sailing."

Boardwalk by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Absolutely starved for new(ish) reviews! Carry on.....

(Harmony happens to be 2 of the 3 last cruises for me, so it will be great to see your photos!)

Edited August 4, 2020 by Steeler Nation At Sea

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

All morning, they had these lifts in the Promenade and were removing the snowflake lights from the ceiling. Don't worry - they only shattered one. See the only barriers they had around the lift are temporary stanchions.... and they only stanchioned off one side, so if you were walking from the other side, you could happen to accidentally wander right into the lift.

Vitality Fitness Center by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Since there were no crowds in the gym, I actually went back to workout more. It was just myself and two other guys in the free weights area, and it was really great.

For lunch, we headed to Central Park Cafe.

Park Cafe by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Rachel wants you to know that this is her salad that she had not yet eaten... that's all the salad that the stingy salad server gave her.

Park Cafe by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Seeing that, I made sure to get two different types of leaves and just kept asking for more. I got a much better salad here.

Park Cafe by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Alright, everyone raves about the Roast Beef Sandwich with Horseradish from the Central Park Cafe. Someone from our Facebook group referred to it as "Fan-freakin-tabulous."

I'm about to offend a lot of people here..... I've had much better Roast Beef Sandwiches. This did not impress. In my opinion, the bread was too hard, and just too much bread to sandwich ratio. Also, I love horseradish, and it needed more. If I were to get this sandwich again, I would ask them to double.... maybe even triple the amount of horseradish! And then the meat was just okay. It was a little tough.... the sandwich just wasn't great.

Park Cafe by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

When we returned to our room, there was a tray of desserts from the manager of 150 Central Park. We never complained to the manager. We didn't complain to anyone other than our server.... we just left before dessert. So I guess the server must've elevated it to the manager, and this is a nice little apology.

150 Central Park Apology by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Time for an adventurous afternoon! We set out to do all of the things, which included the Abyss Slide, Ziplining across the Boardwalk, and we even had the Escape Room booked!

Alright, time to zipline! Again, no GoPros allowed (despite GoPros being used in recent marketing campaigns). This is the strictest zipline I've ever been on. They made me change my shoes into velcro shoes because my tennis shoes were slip-on, and that wasn't allowed. I argued that my shoes were not sandals - they were secure around my entire foot and would not fall off my feet. They told me that it didn't matter - the shoes didn't have laces, so I couldn't wear them. I still think that's a stupid rule. In order for my shoes to come off, I'd need to forcefully kick them off with my feet, and I could arguably do that with my shoes even if they had laces on. But they didn't write the rules and are only tasked with enforcing them.

The zipline is very short and not super thrilling, but still fun. It's a lot of hassle for such a short little zip, so after Rachel and I had our turn, we asked if we could go again since there wasn't a line, and they let us on for another turn.

Untitled by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

There are actually two mirrored slides for Abyss. This is a dry slide, not a water slide, and you sit on a mat to go down. You are not allowed to wear a swimsuit or wet clothes on this slide. You need to be dry. It takes you from the 13th deck down to the 6th deck, and would be a great alternative to the stairs/elevator, except the operating hours are so limited. We actually sent Judy to take the slide down to Deck 6 for speed once, but it was closed - bummer!

Harmony of the Seas by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

They have two mat sizes - one for kids and one for adults. Rachel and I were handed the ones because we're small adults. Whenever there's a slide with a tube or something that you ride on, I'm usually given the one for kids. It goes back to my my surface area explanation for speed and slides - a larger tube/mat has greater surface area, and I don't have the weight to accelerate with that increased surface area. Minimize the surface area, and I'm sliding right along!

What a drop! It actually doesn't feel that steep inside. It's fully enclosed and dark, but they have lights and noise effects which I guess make it more thrilling?

Boardwalk by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Unfortunately, the do not allow photography or videography on the slide. I hate it when some people ruin it for the rest of us.... but that's what happens now that everyone's walking around with a camera (phone) in their pocket and needs to update Instagram on their daily whereabouts. I was able to go down the slide with my GoPro, I just had to put it in the bottom of the little mat "sack" that you sit on. It was very tempting to pull it out and film, but I was being a rule follower.

It's very windy at the top of the slide, and I'm sure that high winds and inclement weather would close the slide, so don't leave this for the last sea day!

Creeper shot by Stove. That's me following the rules....

Untitled by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

After Abyss, we realized that we were cutting it close to our Escape Room reservation at 4 PM. Also, we didn't realize where the Escape Room was located.... for some reason we thought it was on a lower deck, but it's actually located up on Deck 13 by the kid's club....

So we arrived, and there's a bunch of people, and a crew member is saying, "Rachel? Boyd?" "Yep! We're here!" Then she told us to go ahead and get to know the other passengers there because we'd all be working together as a team.

Um.... what?

I have done my fair share of escape rooms.... I live in Los Angeles. I started doing escape rooms before they were featured on every family sitcom. And I accidentally got my good friend addicted to escape rooms, and he is very competitive, so when I go to an escape room, I show up to get out. In every escape room I've ever done, it's been a maximum of 6 or 8 people. I would argue that 8 people is actually too many to have in one room in order to be efficient and solve the puzzle. The more people you have, the more confusing it gets. And we were about to go into an escape room with 12 people. Even worse..... there were five kids (well, technically three kids and two teens).

To be clear, I do not hate children. But I also don't love children. And I'm very competitive. So I was really disappointed that I'd have to go into this room with all of these kids because when there are kids in the room, you have to step back and let the kids do it or else you look like a competitive jerk.

The name of the room is Escape the Rubicon. The Rubicon is a space ship. I didn't bring my camera, but I brought my GoPro, and I have a lot of footage of the frustrating experience that was happening inside.

Untitled by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

You get 60 minutes and three hints to escape. The Rubicon is one room. I've been in more complex Escape Rooms that take you from room to room, but this is not one of them. You're in the same room the entire time. Another thing that differentiated this escape room from others I've done in the past is that the crew member stayed in the room with her the entire time.... that job must suck. Usually, they watch you on security cameras and can overcomm into the room if you need hints or are doing something very wrong that might break the room. It feels more real that way.

Now, I've done my fair share of Escape Rooms, but this was a first for Rachel, Mom, and Dad. And I really thought it was just going to be the four of us together in one room for some fun family bonding - otherwise, I wouldn't have suggested we book it.

But no. We were in there with two other families. And they all really wanted to think that they were good at Escape Rooms, but they weren't. So, things start off and the Shinglebells are all a little hands off because you know, gotta let the kids do it..... and the kids sure thought they were doing it. But spoiler - Rachel actually solved every puzzle.

**Okay, up until this point, I haven't given spoilers. If you want to do this escape room and want to know absolutely nothing about it, skip ahead to the bolded text below. These won't be specific spoilers, but I do talk about some parts of the puzzle.***

There was one translation bit. We were given a hint and told exactly what to do. So I stayed back and thought, "Oh, they're figuring it out." No...... they didn't understand the hint! So I grabbed Rachel and told her how to do the translation, and she translated the entire alphabet while teen girl and her mother were over there not understanding why the words didn't match.

Then we get to a bit where again, we got a hint and were told exactly what to do. Rachel has to call out colors, and the kids just have to push the colored buttons when she tells them to. Super easy. Well, the first kid was too short to push the buttons because they're high on the wall. So then the teens come over, but I think one of them was colorblind because he consistently pressed orange instead of red which meant that we had to start the entire pattern all over again.

We didn't get out of the Escape Room. We were at the very last puzzle, but something just wasn't lining up. And we wasted critical time doing the tasks that we were given by hints.

I asked the Shinglebells for their Escape Room reviews and Judy said, "Locked in a room with dorks for an hour," followed by, "Did we pay for that?"

Yes! It was $22/person, which is comparable to an escape room price in Los Angeles.... but in LA you get your own private room with up to 6 or 8 people.

Rachel's feedback is that there should be an adults-only option, and I agree. It's just not fair to mix adult-only groups with children. We're paying the same price as everyone else, but our experience was negatively affected because we had to stand back and let the children pretend to solve the puzzles. And that would be totally fine with me if those were my kids.... but they were stranger's kids, and I wanted to win!!!

We joked later about how funny it would have been if we had gone into the escape room and acted like we thought it was real. We could have gone super hardcore, "WE'RE WASTING TIME!! MOVE IT KID - THE SHIP IS GOING TO EXPLODE IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY! DO YOU WANT TO DIE???"

So to wrap up this review of the escape room... it sucked that we paid money for that.

Edited August 4, 2020 by LittleMissMagic

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

We got back to our stateroom in time to watch us sail away from Cozumel. I set up the GoPro for a fun sailaway timelapse.

Cozumel Sail Away by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Good-bye, Liberty of the Seas!

Cozumel Sail Away by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Timelapse by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Cozumel Sail Away by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Rachel and I started the evening at Rising Tides with Expresso Martinis. Can I recommend these enough?

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Judy and Stove caught up with us after the Diamond Lounge.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Tonight was the second formal night.Originally, we were booked for a second night at Jamie's Italian, but since we had already tried everything on the menu at Jamie's, we decided to switch it up. There wasn't any availability for Izumi. And our little fiasco at 150 Central Park the night before didn't make us eager to go back. We decided to book another reservation at Sabor. When we dined there the first night, we kept it light since we thought we were going to do a second dinner at Izumi. Also, there was plenty of availability - Sabor isn't the most popular signature restaurant, especially not for Formal Night.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

The Shinglebells are not above eating Mexican food in formal attire.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Time to praise the food at Sabor. Shinglebells loooooovee chips with our salsa. Sabor doesn't disappoint.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Spicy Beef Empanada - delicious!

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Fried Chili Calamari - also amazing.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Can I interest you in Chicken-Stuffed Jalapenos wrapped in Bacon? Because they're as amazing as they sound.

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Red Snapper Ceviche -

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Build-Your-Own Tacos with Shredded Beef Short Rib. THIS is the best short rib on the ship, hands down!

Sabor by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Sabor Tacos by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

And churros for dessert!!

Churros by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Overall, I really enjoyed Sabor (again). It's a fun, casual atmosphere. Service was great. The food was great. It's not very popular, and I don't understand why - but for the time being, it's a great hidden gem. Give it a try!

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

We returned to our rooms to this sad sight.... luggage tags.

Luggage Tags by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

Also these fun towel dudes.

Towel Creature by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

I like the bat.

Towel Creature by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

After dinner, we went to Dazzles to hang out, then decided to go watch the Quest. The Shinglebells were once hardcore Quest players, but we haven't really participated on our past few cruises. Now we just sit in the back and watch.

I appreciated this (very dangerous!!!) human pyramid Quest. They won't let you wear non-laced tennis shoes on the zipline or go down a slide with a GoPro, but go ahead - MAKE A HUMAN PYRAMID ON A MOVING SHIP!!!

Quest by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

I'd also like to point out that no one signed waivers for this.

Quest by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

We returned to Dazzles. We really enjoyed this performing group - they're super talented.

Dazzles by Victoria Shingleton, on Flickr

See you tomorrow at sea!

Edited August 4, 2020 by LittleMissMagic

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

Hope you all enjoy this little cruise-fix! I'll be back tomorrow with Day 7!

A&L_Ont · August 4, 2020

2 hours ago, LittleMissMagic said:

Hope you all enjoy this little cruise-fix! I'll be back tomorrow with Day 7!

Thanks for returning Victoria.

Quick question for you, your GoPro wire/strap I saw the your pics, where did you find it? I have the same suction base but throw caution to the wind and just leave it. If it falls it is gone. 😳

LittleMissMagic · August 4, 2020

7 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Thanks for returning Victoria.

Quick question for you, your GoPro wire/strap I saw the your pics, where did you find it? I have the same suction base but throw caution to the wind and just leave it. If it falls it is gone. 😳

Yes! I used a braided steel coat security cable and just wrapped it around the GoPro base and the rail to secure it so if it falls, it doesn't fall far. This is the specific cable pack I have and use which I like because it's only 3mm in diameter, so easy to pack and manage - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0778QRPBZ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=victoonvaca04-20&linkId=be526c06064de271e3c5436c682aae5f&language=en_US

Also, if you need more length, you can loop two or three cables together.

Edited August 4, 2020 by LittleMissMagic

LMM's Harmony of the Seas Christmas Cruise - PHOTO Review!!

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