Pooch

I have come to the realization that JS is the minimum requirement for me.  I have stayed in/seen spacious balcony cabins and they are just too small.  I know I won’t be happy in one.  So if the price of a JS is too high, I will look for a different cruise.  

I have come to the realization that JS is the minimum requirement for me.  I have stayed in/seen spacious balcony cabins and they are just too small.  I know I won’t be happy in one.  So if the price of a JS is too high, I will look for a different cruise.  

I have come to the realization that JS is the minimum requirement for me.  I have stayed in/seen spacious balcony cabins and they are just too small.  I know I won’t be happy in one.  So if the price of a JS is too high, I will look for a different cruise.  

i echo @Pooch — we sailed on harmony the week prior to her group and were pleasantly surprised at the food quality. service was great in MDR, too, and we were always dining during peak times around 6:30-7:45. we are almost always out in 60 mins — sometimes faster if the dessert does not appeal.
i am a big fan of extra pasta/cheese/bread 😂 so that is usually my dessert up front hahaha
AMEN. cheese is life. 😍

Was fine every night but Mexican night.  Cannot tolerate spice so I went with the chicken instead.  Rubber banquet chicken!  Sent it back.  Tried a bite of DD’s spaghetti bolognese.  Canned Franco American tastes better.  Hubby’s enchilada was a lot of wrap with very little filling and nowhere near enough sauce.  The salmon smelled & tasted fishy.  Just an all around terrible night.  
Highlights were the crab cakes, tomato soup, butternut squash soup, beef bourguignon, sautéed filet of sole, shrimp dishes, daughter had several Indian dishes she loved & my brother loved the lamb shank.  Really except for that one night, we had great food on Harmony a few weeks ago.  Also, MTD with the same table/waitstaff each night and no wait!

We had good to great meals on Harmony last month.  Only night I had issues was Mexican night.  Sent 2 different entrees back.  But everything else all week was fine.  Service was terrific (thanks Nitesh & Akhmad!).   Maybe I have pedestrian taste but we had delicious, well prepared food every night.

you rebel!!! 😂

Not many great options on Harmony.  We tried aft & saw some and then snuck out on the fly bridges in front of the solarium (don’t rat me out) and they was pretty good but still not dark enough

Depends on what you mean by "copy".  There's no legal difference between the the first issued birth certificate and any subsequently issued birth certificates.  As long as it has the raised seal or whatever else makes it legal in your state/country/etc, then it is a legal birth certificate.  These are called copies of your birth certificate (including that first one).
However, if you put a legal copy of your birth certificate on a copy machine (xerox or other scanner/printer device) and make a "copy", then no, that is NOT a legal copy.
It's unfortunate that we use the word "copy" in both situations but I'm not aware of a better word.

People staying grand suites and above have a suites concierge to handle your dining reservations via email.  Those with the UDP who are not staying in grand suites or above have to wait til they board.  You will have a jump on those people via the suites concierge.

Yes, they do.  The Quantum-class ships originally had something called "Dynamic Dining", and there are 4 separate dining rooms, all with different visual themes.  However, now they all serve the same menu as each other (and the rest of the fleet).  2 of the rooms are set aside for MyTime and 2 are for traditional.  But everyone gets the same menus. Enjoy!

We had good to great meals on Harmony last month.  Only night I had issues was Mexican night.  Sent 2 different entrees back.  But everything else all week was fine.  Service was terrific (thanks Nitesh & Akhmad!).   Maybe I have pedestrian taste but we had delicious, well prepared food every night.

My answer to not trust royal's customer service on this issue is based on years of hearing other people have issues after relying on something they heard from phone support.  I'm sorry you don't find that helpful in your decision making process.

People staying grand suites and above have a suites concierge to handle your dining reservations via email.  Those with the UDP who are not staying in grand suites or above have to wait til they board.  You will have a jump on those people via the suites concierge.

People staying grand suites and above have a suites concierge to handle your dining reservations via email.  Those with the UDP who are not staying in grand suites or above have to wait til they board.  You will have a jump on those people via the suites concierge.

Harmony the beginning of May.  We had no issues (temp, portion, taste) with the offerings in the MDR with the exception of Mexican night.  I tried 3 different dishes & could not eat any of them.  Rest of the week was delicious.

Was fine every night but Mexican night.  Cannot tolerate spice so I went with the chicken instead.  Rubber banquet chicken!  Sent it back.  Tried a bite of DD’s spaghetti bolognese.  Canned Franco American tastes better.  Hubby’s enchilada was a lot of wrap with very little filling and nowhere near enough sauce.  The salmon smelled & tasted fishy.  Just an all around terrible night.  
Highlights were the crab cakes, tomato soup, butternut squash soup, beef bourguignon, sautéed filet of sole, shrimp dishes, daughter had several Indian dishes she loved & my brother loved the lamb shank.  Really except for that one night, we had great food on Harmony a few weeks ago.  Also, MTD with the same table/waitstaff each night and no wait!

Was fine every night but Mexican night.  Cannot tolerate spice so I went with the chicken instead.  Rubber banquet chicken!  Sent it back.  Tried a bite of DD’s spaghetti bolognese.  Canned Franco American tastes better.  Hubby’s enchilada was a lot of wrap with very little filling and nowhere near enough sauce.  The salmon smelled & tasted fishy.  Just an all around terrible night.  
Highlights were the crab cakes, tomato soup, butternut squash soup, beef bourguignon, sautéed filet of sole, shrimp dishes, daughter had several Indian dishes she loved & my brother loved the lamb shank.  Really except for that one night, we had great food on Harmony a few weeks ago.  Also, MTD with the same table/waitstaff each night and no wait!

Was fine every night but Mexican night.  Cannot tolerate spice so I went with the chicken instead.  Rubber banquet chicken!  Sent it back.  Tried a bite of DD’s spaghetti bolognese.  Canned Franco American tastes better.  Hubby’s enchilada was a lot of wrap with very little filling and nowhere near enough sauce.  The salmon smelled & tasted fishy.  Just an all around terrible night.  
Highlights were the crab cakes, tomato soup, butternut squash soup, beef bourguignon, sautéed filet of sole, shrimp dishes, daughter had several Indian dishes she loved & my brother loved the lamb shank.  Really except for that one night, we had great food on Harmony a few weeks ago.  Also, MTD with the same table/waitstaff each night and no wait!

For the tech challenged, like me, I went to the Voom desk & they did it for me!

We had good to great meals every night except one on our recent harmony cruise.

Nope, no one has ever sailed to Norway.  You will be the first so please report back 😄😄.  Just kidding, couldn’t resist.

Me and Super Mario!  He has a roped off office on the pool deck😳
 

Well Matt....You know what you can do with your opinion.
But yes NOBODY will be getting tips this week. 
I made it to Florida and DH and I have fought non stop for 2 days over this. He is determined to not let his money get wasted. If Royal Caribbean wants Very Unhappy Guests due to there cut backs, here they come.
As for myself I have decided not to go. Too much negativity. This is NOT the trip I purchased a year ago!!!!! Haven't been anywhere since 2011 and it will take years to be able to save for another trip, but I just am not in the mindset to make this work anymore. So ultimately no tips from me. No additional purchases. The gravy train stops here Royal. 
As for DH. I wouldn't count on anything but attitude and unhappiness. He is very very angry. He feels also feels Royal took our money then cut back everything. He thinks we should be grandfathered in to how things were at final payment. Any cut backs after that date should not be our problem. Like pre tipping old amount of $14 instead of $16 if paid by certain date etc. But after that how to handle the rest we no longer agree. I'm done trying to feel anything but disgusted at Royal Caribbean. Now I have to figure out how to get home as cheap as possible. I'm in no mood to make lemonade. I just give up. So folks NO TIPS ANYWAY!!!!
The End.

Royal Caribbean takes your money and then makes endless cut backs after that.
Well folks you can make a cut back of your own.
Automatic Gratuities can be removed for any reason or no reason at all. Just go to Guest Services when you board and request they be removed. You may also do this by calling Guest Services from your cabin. It's 100% allowed and possible.
With no Automatic Gratuities crew will start to jump ship and Royal Caribbean will have to Go Out of Business or Reverse the policies on there cut backs.