The long awaited Royal Caribbean Blog group cruise is finally here. As many of you know, I’ve actually never sailed on a blog group cruise. Usually, I have my schedule made two years out and can never fit it in. However, this time I cancelled my fall cruise, and thought - you know what? It’s time I sail with the group!
The main reason I booked this cruise was to sail with many friends I’ve made over the years through the blog. But, I also felt like I haven’t really experienced Harmony of the Seas. When she arrived to Port Everglades last year, I was lucky enough to sail on the two-day sailing. Many say seven days is not enough time to take all the Oasis class has to offer; imagine doing it in just 48-hours! Most all of the entertainment will be new to me, as I only saw The Fine Line before. I also did not get to dine in any restaurants. So I’m really looking forward to that.
Itinerary
On September 15th, I’ll fly down to Port Everglades, Florida. I fly in late, so will likely just grab some dinner and then attempt to get some sleep.
We will be visiting Labadee, Haiti; Cozumel, Mexico; and Falmouth, Jamaica. In Labadee, I’ll get to experience my very first beach cabana on Nellie’s beach. In Cozumel, I plan to spend the day at my favorite beach, Nachi-Cocom. As of now, I actually don’t have any plans in Falmouth; it might be a waterslide day on board.
Cabin
For this cruise, I’ll be sharing a room with my good friend, Ron Hiller. We booked in March and found a great deal on a D8 - Ocean Balcony. I love staying on deck 6 on Oasis class ships. With the live-blogging, camera, phones, etc., it’s much easier having access to my cabin that is close to majority of the ship.
Around a month ago, they had a great deal on the Junior Suite’s; it was so good I just couldn’t pass it up. So for my first time, I’ll be staying in a Sea Class suite on aboard an Oasis Class ship. The perks that come with these cabins are: dinner access to Coastal Kitchen, luxury pillow top mattress, and upgraded L’Occitane bathroom amenities.
My cabin number is #6644 aft on the hump, which means our balcony will be a little deeper.
Packages
Over the years, Royal Caribbean has created so many on board packages to enhance the cruise vacation. Personally, I cannot imagine cruising without all these packages now.
First, I’ll talk about the ultimate dining package. In May, I tried this package on Oasis of the Seas and absolutely loved it. I think my favorite part is being able to dine at any restaurant for lunches, too, on sea days. So for this cruise, I purchased the ultimate dining again. I will be trying two restaurants with this package that I’ve never dined at before: Jamie’s Italian and Wonderland.
The second package I purchased was the deluxe beverage & VOOM one device package. This package used to show up on weekend sales, but now has become constantly found in the cruise planner. On Oasis class ships, I tend to always purchased the beverage package, these ships are full of bars and the ships usually stop at their private island Labadee (where it works too). I also enjoy the bottled water throughout the day and specialty coffee in the morning, or that afternoon pick-me-up. Also, the high speed Internet is a must to bring you these live blogs.
Well, I’m really excited to get back on board Harmony of the Seas. It is going to be an amazing week with a lot of friends. It will also be fun to follow two different live blogs - two different experiences onboard the same ship. If you have any questions, be sure to mention them below and I’ll answer while on aboard.
