HawkeyeFan

What excursions did you take in Cartagena and the Panama Canal?  We are going on the Beyond in January 2024.  

Were you canceled for Alaska in June or is that the cruise you moved to?

Yes.  We loved them on the Edge  Brought 2 of them home.  

We are "scheduled" to be there the second day it is open.  We already have a day pass to the CoCo Beach Club reserved.  Keeping fingers crossed and

We were on the Harmony last March.  My adult daughters, son-in-law and grandkids, ages 10, 8 and 6 were able to climb the rock wall.   The ship supplied special shoes for the climb.

We were in a Grand Suite earlier this year on Harmony.  Loved CK.  Never ate in MDR and did not miss it.  Had not had the best experience in MDR on recent cruises.  We ate most meals there.  Breakfast was very good and great to be away from the crazy busy Windjammer.  Our grandkids, 6, 8 and 10, were able to get "kids type meals" on any night as special requests.  They loved it there.  Staff is excellent.  We did eat at Sabor one night and were not impressed.  Expensive and not the best service. We are now officially spoiled and have 2 other cruises booked in a suite.

After seeing this topic, I went to our reservation on the Harmony for 1/26/2020.  We have a beach bed at CocoCay booked at $299.  It is now $199.  I called Royal Caribbean and cancelled and rebooked.  Even the agent on the phone was surprised how much less it was.  Love this blog!

On 7/31/2019 at 5:21 PM, FloridaCruiseGirl1210 said:

Same definitely bring your own! I recommend the collaspible ones that you come in a case. Pretty inexpensive on Amazon

 

I agree.  We will be taking our silicone straws on our next cruise.

On 8/6/2019 at 8:10 AM, AshleyDillo said:

You can use your gift cards but you can not redeem starrs.

On 8/5/2019 at 7:54 PM, DanielB said:

Does anyone know the current cost of a Pike Place (drip coffee) on an Oasis class ship?

Also can I buy Starbucks gift cards to use on board for my drinks at all, I assume my gold card benefits will not apply either.

 

Any insight?

 

Thanks

You can use your Starbucks app if pre-loaded with money, but not stars.

On 7/24/2019 at 7:39 PM, KimS said:

Did ya go back to the lounge during the day though to get stuff to drink?  And just have it in your room for later. I was kinda thinking that except when so far away from the lounge or room. 

Thanks!

KimS

Yes we did.

In the Grand Suite on the Harmony we were able to get a bottle (or more) of water any time the Suite Lounge was open.  They did not limit us.  The Suite Lounge is open at least 11-11.  You could get a can of soda also.  We would put extra in the refrigerator in the room.

Will this be like the Barefoot Beach Club on Labadee??  Suites area?

We had eaten at Sabor on the Navigaror (I think)  Loved it.  Ate dinner at the Sabor on the Harmony.  We were not impressed.  No atmospehere, service was not the best and food was so-so.

The kids can order from the adult menu.  Our 10 year old grandson did enjoy some of the adult menu items.  We requested different meals for the grandkids that was not on either the adult or kids menu and they were able to get it for them (PB&J for the 6 year old).  Coastal Kitchen is amazing service and the food is excellent.  

7 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I am surprised that they let them put 5 into a GS in the first place.  That cabin usually holds a max capacity of 4.

They gave our grandchild an extra sea pass card for their parents room which was right next door to us.  She was not listed on the manifest in their room.  We had the balcony wall opened between our rooms.  They just made the sofa bed up with 3 pillows, etc. and at a 90 degree angle to the normal way they make up the sofa bed.  All worked out great!

I believe the GS room on the Anthem is the same size as the GS on Harmony.  When we cruised on the Harmony recently, our daughter, son-in-law and 3 children (10, 8, 6) were in the room next to us.  One of the grandchildren was officially in our room.  They said they could not put a cot or rollaway in the GS room because of coast guard rules about room size and number of people. They did make up the sofa bed the other direction for all 3 of them and it worked out well.  The one bathroom for the 5 of them was not a problem.  The perks for a Grand Suite are awesome.  We all loved the Coastal Kitchen.  We never ate in the Main Dining Room.  Did the Windjammer for breakfast once and that was enough.  The all day lounge was great for water, soda's etc.  They also have snacks during the day with the grandkids loved.  We loved the quiet suite deck to hang out they put all their belongings while they swam in the pools.  The concierge was able to get us into a couple of shows that were "sold out".  Getting on and off the ship was so fast being in the suite.  

Good luck with your bid on the GS is you choose to go that way.

On 4/25/2019 at 10:14 AM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Nope.  Lunch rotates through two menus.  Day 1-4 and 5-7.  I have the Day 5-7 menu posted on my live blog from HM in March.  I know where I can find the Day 1-4 one but I will have to post after work tonight. I don't like CK as much for lunch.  I mainly have breakfast and dinner there.  Breakfast menu does not change.  Same each day.

Breakfast menu is the same every day, but you can order other meals and they will accommodate. 

On 4/25/2019 at 10:14 AM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Nope.  Lunch rotates through two menus.  Day 1-4 and 5-7.  I have the Day 5-7 menu posted on my live blog from HM in March.  I know where I can find the Day 1-4 one but I will have to post after work tonight. I don't like CK as much for lunch.  I mainly have breakfast and dinner there.  Breakfast menu does not change.  Same each day.

When we were on the Harmony, my daughter had special requests for breakfast that were not on the menu.  They easily and graciously accommodated her requests.  

We did our first suite (Grand Suite on Harmony) recently.  We had originally booked a large balcony room.  We decided to upgrade to the GS and were very happy we did.  We do not do multiple cruises a year, so felt this was great for us.  We usually drink beer and wine and occasionally a blended drink, so the free drinks from the Suite Lounge were fine for us.  So we did not buy a drink package as we have on previous cruises.  The Coastal Kitchen, suite lounge, concierge and the Suite Deck were well worth the money for us.  Each person has to decide what works for them and what they are willing to pay for, but we loved it.

chair clips to hold towels.  Can be windy on the sea day especially.  

Recently returned from the 9-night Harmony of the Seas sailing.  There were 8 of us, including 3 children ages 6, 8 and 9.  All 8 of us at there for dinner 6 of the nights onboard.  The food and waiters were great.  The children's menu is the same each night, but they were able to order off the adult menu also.  What was really awesome was that they also got them chicken strips, cheeseburgers and fries and mac and cheese, even though it was not on the menu.  The waiters were so sweet to our grandkids and brought them chocolate milk and "Shirley temple" drinks as soon as they sat down.  We (the grandparents) ate there every night and really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.  As far as a dress code for dinner, men wore either slacks and a shirt or nice shorts and a polo shirt.  Women the same or a casual dress.  The 2 concierge, Mohamed and Elaine, were there during the dinner time to assist with questions or reservations.  The access to the Coastal Kitchen and suite lounge were the best part of staying in a suite along with the access to the suite sun deck.  Loved it!

We used the Luggage Valet for 8 people and 8 suitcases.  It was awesome.  We were in a Grand Suite so we did not have to pay the $25 fee.  We were on the Harmony and disembarked on Sunday 4/7/19.  We were on Delta and left FLL at 11:55.  When we got to the airport with just carryon backpacks and one small pull carryon, we would have gladly paid $50 or more each after seeing the check-in line in the Delta terminal 2.  We arrived about 9:00 am and the baggage check-in wound back and forth many times AND there was a line against the wall that went to the other end of the terminal and outside.  You had to get thru that line before even getting to the roped area.  I have no idea how long it would take to get thru that.  We had 3 grandchildren aged 9, 8 and 6 and I cannot imagine how impatient they would be standing in line for that long.  The security line at that time was not bad at all.  TSA precheck was about 5 minutes to get thru and the regular line took maybe 15 minutes.  We had a flight thru ATL and then on to our final destination.  No problem.  All bags arrived, but it was great to have the baggage notification on my Delta app.

When we left the Harmony yesterday, there was a table with mounds of power strips on it that were confiscated when the cruisers came onboard.  I'm not sure how they would know which one was their power strip.  So apparently they are not allowed on board.

We were in the Barefoot Beach suites area, so that is probably why we were not billed for the beers.

I know there have been previous questions about the Suite Lounge drinks.  We just returned from the Harmony on 4/7/19.  From 11 am to 11 pm you can get free beer (3 or 4 kinds), free wine, free sodas and free bottled water.  From 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm you can also get mixed drinks free.  They do not do any of the "fuzzy" drinks up there.  This also applied to Labadee after 11 am.  We told our grandkids they were not "free" they were "pre-Paid".