Back to "Normal" on Harmony?

[handbellplayer]

We sailed on Harmony in January.  There was no Grease performance, a greatly abbreviated diving show, no piano bar performer, no headliner shows (well, there might of well have been none - there were two, each performed twice and they were AWFUL), no Johnny Rocket's breakfast, Sabor and the Solarium Cafe were closed, an many other activities were cancelled or reduced in quality and/or quantity).  Sorry if this sounds like a whine - it really isn't - we knew all of these things were a possibility, made the best of it and enjoyed ourselves.

 

We have booked Harmony again for August, hoping for a do-over.  Can current or recent Harmony cruisers tell me which of the above have resumed?  We are a little concerned that Royal, like many businesses, will become comfortable with the reductions made during COVID and keep some of them in place, for example, JR breakfast, breakfast/lunch in the Solarium Cafe, etc.

[DualistX]

Typing this aboard the Harmony as we speak! I’m sorry to hear that so much was out of commission the last time you sailed. That being said, hopefully my experience will mean good news for your August trip. 
 

Grease is back, there is a diving show and there are a few other performers aboard (my reservations for them are later in the week tho). Solarium bistro is still closed and I saw another thread mentioned Johnny Rocket’s breakfast isn’t going — but a lot seems back. For example, my wife and I had a nice night listening to the pianist at the bar last night! I imagine during the summer things will be even more back to normal.

[orville99]

12 minutes ago, DualistX said:

Typing this aboard the Harmony as we speak! I’m sorry to hear that so much was out of commission the last time you sailed. That being said, hopefully my experience will mean good news for your August trip. 
 

Grease is back, there is a diving show and there are a few other performers aboard (my reservations for them are later in the week tho). Solarium bistro is still closed and I saw another thread mentioned Johnny Rocket’s breakfast isn’t going — but a lot seems back. For example, my wife and I had a nice night listening to the pianist at the bar last night! I imagine during the summer things will be even more back to normal.

Is the WJ open for dinner??

[Eastern flygirl]

thank you for the information.  If you have time, could you please get a passenger count for next week, Feb 27, sailing.  
thank you

[Anton]

On Harmony last week the WJ was open for dinner.  JR was open for breakfast but it seemed they were very understaffed.  It took 40 minutes for our food to arrive and nobody came by to offer coffee refills.  Food was okay though.  The Solarium Bistro was closed with just a sign on one door "sorry temporarily closed". 

[orville99]

13 minutes ago, Anton said:

On Harmony last week the WJ was open for dinner.

Thanks. It still doesn't show on the app as open for our 2/27 Harmony, but their app isn't exactly well maintained.🙄

[Anton]

1 hour ago, orville99 said:

Thanks. It still doesn't show on the app as open for our 2/27 Harmony, but their app isn't exactly well maintained.🙄

On my sailing the WJ dinner hours didn't appear in the app until a couple days before boarding at most.  It might have been embarkation morning.   

[Gordo]

On 2/22/2022 at 2:31 PM, handbellplayer said:

We have booked Harmony again for August, hoping for a do-over.  

We are booked for 2023, so would love if you would come back to post your experience after your August sailing.  Thanks.  

[handbellplayer]

8 hours ago, Gordo said:

We are booked for 2023, so would love if you would come back to post your experience after your August sailing.  Thanks.  

I certainly will.  I am hoping that my questions will be answered by those sailing over the next few months.

[poocher]

I’m on her in 2 weeks!!!  Will post when I get home.

[handbellplayer]

11 minutes ago, poocher said:

I’m on her in 2 weeks!!!  Will post when I get home.

Thank you!

 

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

We are on it again in September. Bet a lot of changes by then. We do really like the ship. I hope by then the shows will change. Really do not want to see the same over again. Last time we ere on it was Feb 2018. I would hope the shows change soon.

[cruisegirl1]

On 2/22/2022 at 5:32 PM, orville99 said:

Is the WJ open for dinner??

Yes. For the 2/20/22 cruise. 

m

[orville99]

25 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Yes. For the 2/20/22 cruise. 

m

Thank you. We board on Sunday, and that is good news.

[handbellplayer]

10 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Thank you. We board on Sunday, and that is good news.

If you have time, please update us on other venues.  Thanks!