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I would get at least some sort of bus tour or private tour in Santorini... It us very crowded and that will help manage it. We did a tour in mykenos that took us out to the island of delos which was amazing... Lots of ruins and a very nice museum. Then we were able to head back to mykenos and found a great little cafe for lunch. Have a wonderful cruise! Jane

This sounds just awful. I'd have been worried about people with kids too... Totally impossible for many people to stand that long and no water is just not acceptable. I hope you (and everyone else) had a better rest of your cruise. Jane

Well... As a girl born in Michigan and living in Illinois, I jump up and down for joy (and still wear 28 layers because I'm a wimp!). Jane

And if I'm bad here, you should see me with my disney trips lol! I'm on youtube every day for harmony cruise videos too. Hi I'm Jane and I am obsessed with my upcoming trip lol! Jane

I almost messaged you directly! I'm so excited! So much easier to move when you aren't going around the bed AND can look out your balcony when you wake up! Yeah! Jane

You rock! Thank you! Jane

Royal finally put our room number on our guarantee (we knew the room from the bar code, but now have it official). Because I have pretty much nothing else to research, I need to figure out whether the bed or the sofa is by the balcony. I know it's been posted a gazillion times, but could someone please tell me the trick again...i know it's every other room but i can't remember how to start it. If it matters, it's harmony 11560. Also...anybody stayed in this room? What about 8286 (that's my daughter's honeymoon room next year!) Jane

I love kraken and that sounds like a good break from sweet! Jane

Was this on activities for the daily planner? Jane

It is so fun to read your blog! I will be on Harmonyar the same time, though we are “slumming” (lol) in an ocean balcony. I will be very interested in hearing about your star class experience. We are hopeful to take one when we are not locked as teachers into the high price times. I’m absolutely an overplanner…I was on at 11 pm central time to check in at 12 eastern! Thanks so much for sharing…I may live blog but I have the feeling of sun, drink, eat, repeat might get boring! Good luck getting through the next month and hope you find a new excursion! Jane

The notorized letter of permission to travel is important to have even if it's just one parent (not divorced) traveling out of the country with children. You may not need to present it, but if something happens, things could get sticky. You likely won't even need it, but it costs nothing and gains everything. Also, it's not a bad idea to have the passport renewed--it's good for 5 years for minors, is good for european travel, and gives him a photo id if it's never needed. But obviously if cost is a factor, you don't need it. Jane

If you are looking for an actual something to keep you occupied and store your luggage, you can do a resortpass . We don't fly out until 915 pm, so we decided to book a daybed at the hilton fort lauderdale resort. it's pricy--though i hit black friday bigtime 40% off!--but you can store luggage with bell services and then have the day. Jane

Thank you so much for the menu... This does look like we should just do the windjammer or mdr! I love the bistro for breakfast, but this seems more Mediterranean than we would love. Jane

Our harmony 12/31 menus are up and they finally posted nights 6 and 7. I’m so bummed…they are doing lobster on the last night…I’ve never seen it not on night 6. We will be at Izumi that night. Oh well…we need to just keep the beach club at coco cay and eat lobster and steak there

Of course…just like rotavirus is rampant on land but never covered, but every sneeze on a cruise ship is a plague. Jane

Yes I was thinking that we still would be covered for the basics, but we definitely like to try some of the glasses at vintages, and you were lucky to find one or two there under the per glass limit. That’s why I was curious if they bumped them all and if we were still averaging only 2-4 extra a glass. I’ve found that most have charged the overage, but also been inclined to give hefty servings. Jane

It’s not showing up in my app at all. Only way I booked it was on the website and I didn’t see a menu. Did you think it was worth it? We can do that or main dining room…which is most likely formal night now that I think about it. Jane

So, I made reservations at Solarium Bistro, and I understand the concept of going up to buffets, etc, and then ordering an entree. Is it a pay for the entree meal a la carte? Or is it just a complementary meal? I'm confused. Also, all i've seen is really from matt's videos...does anyone have access to a menu? Jane

Thank you so much!!!! Jane

My daughter is going on harmony for her honeymoon next November out of Galveston. She’s keying in on staying in Webster so they can go to the space center pre-cruise. Can anyone recommend good hotels in that area? Also, about how long should she plan the travel time to the terminal will be? Jane

We almost booked that odyssey cruise and are going to be on harmony for New Year’s Eve instead. I hope I have a better experience! (And that story is hilarious!) Jane

We have the drink pkg and the $14 per drink easily covers the beer and cocktail choices we make. I just am curious, have the wine prices gone up at the same time as cocktails? And is the deal still the same…wine covered up to $14 (not the previous $13) and you pay the difference per glass? I assume so but was curious if the prices were up. Jane

I hate getting up that early to get a spot for the day and then watch the sea of towel filled/people empty chairs around me. So frustrating. My husband and I usually have one person at our 2 chairs all the time so we never get to eat together, etc. I’m even hearing you have to get off the ship immediately to get a seat at the cococay beach club pool. And don’t get me started on why people feel they need to save chairs for their kids who sit maybe 2 mins a day!! we are cruising New Year’s Eve and there will be a ton of kids. We never did that! I’m actually kind of excited for harmony. We have been to all the ports a gazillion times so we are going to do our pool deck/solarium sitting on the port days and wander trivia and other spots on sea days. Hoping that makes it doable. Jane

I really think I’m ready to try a quantum class ship. We were really torn btw odyssey and harmony and ended up doing harmony since it came back Saturday. But this sounds amazing! Jane

I have always done Uber or lift from my hotel to the port and port to airport. I have never had a problem or had a big delay. Jane