LIVE Harmony OTS- Dec 5-12th Ask me any question?

[Arzeena]

Different ships have different stuff:

Our sailing got a blue plastic band on the Anthem. The next got a purple and then white.

Plenty of paper straws on the Anthem if you ask for one. Bars always had them. But the guy at cafe promenade looked at me like I was asking for contraband.😁

Shows at a glance sheet for the whole week was in the cabin with the first day's planner (hence my question about it)

 

We will be on the Harmony in January and looking forward to it and appreciate reading every one's expereinces.

 

Who is the Hotel Director (F and B or what ever the position is now called) on the Harmony?
When is Captain Johnny returning back on board?

[bouhunter]

16 hours ago, serious sealeggs said:

Look for the bracelets they give all Vax guests

Are you wearing a tracing bracelet in addition to a vax bracelet?

[dahirsh]

11 hours ago, irishgal432 said:

Would it be possible to post the shows at a glance page.  Trying to get my ducks in a row.

 

[Itchy&Scratchy]

10 minutes ago, dahirsh said:

This has not been my experience. My frozen drinks and even the gin fizz I’m currently drinking have all been served with straws. And my coffee came with a stirrer in the windjammer. 

the paper straw they stuck in my frappuccino coffee at the Promenade Cafe disintegrated right away. It was a disaster. I had to stir in a packet of sweetener and that was a challenge to say the least.

Edited December 8, 2021 by Itchy&Scratchy

[Itchy&Scratchy]

8 minutes ago, dahirsh said:

 

oh, I wish we had Fine Line aqua show! We had Big Daddy's Getaway, and while it was entertaining, there were few water acts.

[island lady]

20 hours ago, serious sealeggs said:

Mario is the concierge host in diamond lounge.  Very nice guy.  He just seems overwhelmed. 

 

550 D+,  I think a thousand Ds (?) with just one concierge in the DL.  

 

Not surprising it would be a zoo in there.  The DL is tiny down there.   Last week we wandered in at "magic hour" after first seating dinner, finding plenty of seats.   Though we did not stay.  

 

This week has twice as many pax as last week.   Not even attempting to go in the DL this week.  😮 

[island lady]

17 hours ago, serious sealeggs said:

NO STRAWS on RCL anymore. If you order mixed drinks cocktails or even soda you will not get a straw. If fact you can’t find them anywhere not even a stirrer. So if you want them plan to bring your own. I did find a waiter in the casino who happened to discreetly give me a paper straw but no where else.  So plan accordingly. 

 

There are straws in the SL.   Pile of them on the back counter at the bar...but I don't see them using them.  

[island lady]

15 hours ago, taglovestocruise said:

Are they giving out bottles of water in the DL or do they ding your voucher. Why do you think the DL is so overcrowded, are the appetizers that great.

 

Total of Ds and D+ is over 1500.  😮   DL in the bilge on deck four...is tiny...tiny.   

[island lady]

31 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

oh, I wish we had Fine Line aqua show! We had Big Daddy's Getaway, and while it was entertaining, there were few water acts.

 

Fine line came back last week for one show and is the current show for Aqua Theater this week on Harmony.   Fantastic show...my favorite!!   Saw it first night this week.  

[bgoff60]

 

[lr657]

6 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Total of Ds and D+ is over 1500.  😮   DL in the bilge on deck four...is tiny...tiny.   

 

With the voucher system, there's really no reason to sit in a crowded DL. We enjoyed our happy hour drinks at the Schooner Bar or Rising Tide when we sailed last week. We loved being able to listen to the music on the Promenade while having our drinks. 

[island lady]

10 minutes ago, lr657 said:

 

With the voucher system, there's really no reason to sit in a crowded DL. We enjoyed our happy hour drinks at the Schooner Bar or Rising Tide when we sailed last week. We loved being able to listen to the music on the Promenade while having our drinks. 

 

Exactly right!!  🙂 

[Biker19]

18 minutes ago, lr657 said:

With the voucher system, there's really no reason to sit in a crowded DL.

Change is hard.

[serious sealeggs]

23 hours ago, dodger1964 said:

I'm confused...all adult passengers are Vaxed...right??  

YES!!! ALL ADULTS ONBOARD ARE FULLY VACCINATED.  Only a few children are NOT.

[Biker19]

21 minutes ago, serious sealeggs said:

ALL ADULTS ONBOARD ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

There may be some adults with exemptions who are unvax.

[wsbond]

Are you able to have a hole punched in your sea pass card? I have a lanyard but didn't know if needed to get the kind that has a plastic holder for my sea pass card!

[Tom Co9]

5 hours ago, wsbond said:

Are you able to have a hole punched in your sea pass card? I have a lanyard but didn't know if needed to get the kind that has a plastic holder for my sea pass card!

They told use NOT to punch a hole in them, only use a plastic holder. But we also brought our WOW bands from a previous cruise, so we just activated those. If you have some, bring those!😁

[Biker19]

5 hours ago, Tom Co9 said:

They told us NOT to punch a hole in them, only use a plastic holder.

Welcome to CC.

 

The RFID cards can be punched but only in certain spots. You can hold the light of a phone right up to the card to "look through it" (kinda like an xray) to see where the antenna and chip are (and where not to punch).

 

[island lady]

15 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Change is hard.

 

Doesn't seem to bother us.  

 

That old saying...."The only thing that stays the same....is change".  😉 

[bigmoose7563]

On 12/7/2021 at 3:20 PM, serious sealeggs said:

NO STRAWS on RCL anymore. If you order mixed drinks cocktails or even soda you will not get a straw. If fact you can’t find them anywhere not even a stirrer. So if you want them plan to bring your own. I did find a waiter in the casino who happened to discreetly give me a paper straw but no where else.  So plan accordingly. 

I found a six pack of metal straws with cleaner and carrying case at Costco for I believe $7.95 that I will be bringing with us this Sunday 

[bigmoose7563]

On 12/7/2021 at 3:32 PM, pstone1 said:

We were happy to follow the set protocols and are just happy to be cruising again!  😍

Don't we wish everyone felt the same way lol

[audome78]

2 questions.. We are on HOTS in early March, in a junior suite.

 

1. Can you let us know if Luggage Valet has returned to Port Canaveral?

2. Have they replaced the hot pots in the Junior Suites with the pod coffee makers? If so, are the old hot pots even available? We bring our own coffee and use the hot pots to boil the water. 

 

Thanks!

[Blizzard54]

On 12/7/2021 at 12:20 PM, serious sealeggs said:

NO STRAWS on RCL anymore. If you order mixed drinks cocktails or even soda you will not get a straw. If fact you can’t find them anywhere not even a stirrer. So if you want them plan to bring your own. I did find a waiter in the casino who happened to discreetly give me a paper straw but no where else.  So plan accordingly. 

We were on for 2 weeks, ending 12/5, straws were available, you just needed to ask.

[serious sealeggs]

4 hours ago, audome78 said:

2 questions.. We are on HOTS in early March, in a junior suite.

 

1. Can you let us know if Luggage Valet has returned to Port Canaveral?

2. Have they replaced the hot pots in the Junior Suites with the pod coffee makers? If so, are the old hot pots even available? We bring our own coffee and use the hot pots to boil the water. 

 

Thanks!

There are luggage porters at the drop off area in the parking garage.  But I did not see any “valet” service.  There is no valet parking.  The ship side parking garage was full by the time we got there at 1:45pm. We have to park in the lot across the street with shuttle service which was $136 for the week.  JR suites have a Lavazzo coffe/espresso machine with pod system.  Our room attendant happily replenished a handful of pods daily.  Did not have any boiling water unless you run it thru without using a pod.

[handbellplayer]

4 minutes ago, serious sealeggs said:

There are luggage porters at the drop off area in the parking garage.  But I did not see any “valet” service.  There is no valet parking.  The ship side parking garage was full by the time we got there at 1:45pm. We have to park in the lot across the street with shuttle service which was $136 for the week.  JR suites have a Lavazzo coffe/espresso machine with pod system.  Our room attendant happily replenished a handful of pods daily.  Did not have any boiling water unless you run it thru without using a pod.

I believe Luggage Valet is a program in which the cruise line delivers your luggage directly to the airport for you at the end of the cruise.