bgoff60 Posted January 9, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just getting back from a 7-Day Harmony of the seas. Would love to answer any questions you might have. It was a significantly different experience than we noted in the past but it was still enjoyable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 9, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Would you book again, if the next cruise was exactly like that one you just got off or would you wait some time before going again? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 9, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I would say that I would definitely book again under the same circumstances with the expectation and knowledge that some things change that you just can't plan around. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 9, 2022 #4 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just now, bgoff60 said: I would say that I would definitely book again under the same circumstances with the expectation and knowledge that some things change that you just can't plan around. Flexibility is necessary in these times 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 9, 2022 Author #5 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Siempre Gumby! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericksonbjj Posted January 9, 2022 #6 Share Posted January 9, 2022 What was the biggest difference from past cruises? What venues were open/closed? We board Harmony tomorrow, hoping for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloxray Posted January 9, 2022 #7 Share Posted January 9, 2022 What was different? We are booked on Harmony in Feb and wondering if we want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 9, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Oh, an we had a pax count of 3,150 out of 5,480 or about 57% full but I gotta day it felt like much less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sworn to fun Posted January 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Same as Ericson just we're on deck for a cruise on this ship but the following week. We sailed on this ship the year it was built so we already have that experience. Question was onboard activities like shows still running. Looks like the port denials are turning the value of this cruise on its self entertainment. We already booked another cruise in May as a replacement for this one if things continue to worsen. We live near the port and are retired so are flexible. We're fortunate that it's not like vacation time, flight and hotel booked and we have to go. It's been over 2 years for us. What's another 4 months to be able to visit ports again. As bad as we want to go timing is not good. Back up cruise ABC islands in May should be fun. Dam you Covid. 😡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&L~SetSail Posted January 9, 2022 #10 Share Posted January 9, 2022 No questions...just wanted to say thank you for the positive vibe. We are boarding this morning. Loyal and ready to make the best of the situation. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2trvl Posted January 9, 2022 #11 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Boarding Harmony January 23, looking forward to a week at sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacationdreaming Posted January 9, 2022 #12 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Thanks for posting. We are scheduled to sail on Harmony on the 16th. We have to fly to the port so that makes our decision of "to cruise or not to cruise" a little more difficult. Were you aware of many of the passengers on your sailing that tested positive and had to be quarantined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenniskat59 Posted January 9, 2022 #13 Share Posted January 9, 2022 We sailed HOTS Christmas week…there were 6 of us with 3 cabins and our experience was fabulous! No shows were cancelled and even the elevators didn’t feel that crowded. Staff was great and everything was very clean and felt safe. We did not dine in the main dining room so I can’t speak to that. We had UDP so took advantage of the smaller venues for dinners and some lunches. Only did Windjammer once and wasn’t thrilled with that but our other cruises we weren’t thrilled with it much either. Coastal kitchen/suite lounge and Diamond lounge were not crowded whenever we were in them and service was great in both. If we had more time off of work we would be going again ASAP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 10, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted January 10, 2022 23 hours ago, ericksonbjj said: What was the biggest difference from past cruises? What venues were open/closed? We board Harmony tomorrow, hoping for the best! Aqua show cancelled (short staffed - AKA sick staff), Grease cancelled - same explanation provided. Just seemed overall to be a very chill cruise. Bolero's was never really busy in the later hours of the evening which is something I have never seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 10, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted January 10, 2022 23 hours ago, coloxray said: What was different? We are booked on Harmony in Feb and wondering if we want to go. Go - it is a cruise and you will have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoff60 Posted January 10, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, vacationdreaming said: Thanks for posting. We are scheduled to sail on Harmony on the 16th. We have to fly to the port so that makes our decision of "to cruise or not to cruise" a little more difficult. Were you aware of many of the passengers on your sailing that tested positive and had to be quarantined? To the best of our knowledge, no passengers were confirmed as positive. there were a few that were put on cabin lockdown for observation Edited January 10, 2022 by bgoff60 spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted January 10, 2022 #17 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Were mask policies enforced? What was enforcement like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted January 10, 2022 #18 Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 10:51 PM, bgoff60 said: Oh, an we had a pax count of 3,150 out of 5,480 or about 57% full but I gotta day it felt like much less. We are on now. I am hearing similar numbers but like you, I think it feels much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted January 10, 2022 #19 Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said: We are on now. I am hearing similar numbers but like you, I think it feels much less. Have a great cruise! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericksonbjj Posted January 10, 2022 #20 Share Posted January 10, 2022 We are on HOTS now. Staff quoted 2700 passengers last night, down from over 4500 originally booked. So far the lack of crowds makes up for all the cancelled activities for us! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 10, 2022 #21 Share Posted January 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said: We are on now. I am hearing similar numbers but like you, I think it feels much less. Ended up at 2743 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 10, 2022 #22 Share Posted January 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, island lady said: Ended up at 2743 Perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rimmit Posted January 10, 2022 #23 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Were the kids programs running? If so what were the restrictions? Number of hours? Etc. Potentially changing some travel plans and debating booking the Feb 13th sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted January 10, 2022 #24 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, island lady said: Ended up at 2743 I'll take that next week!!! Maybe it'll help reduce the spill over from the main pool to the sports pool, so I can swim "laps". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Momma Posted January 10, 2022 #25 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Many kids on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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