Georgiagirl

Wow! Thanks so much. I think I'll see if I can get a refund.

I booked the Maho Beach excursion when we are in St. Maarten on Harmony. I am now having second thoughts about booking it. Has anyone done that excursion before? If so, was it worth the $41/person price? Thanks!

I suffer from debilitating anxiety as well. The first cruise I ever went on, our table in the main dining room was next to a window. I remember our first dinner, I literally was so anxious when I looked out the window that I could not swallow (it was like the muscles in my esophagus froze up) the piece of steak that was in my mouth. All of a sudden I realized we were out in the middle of the ocean trapped on a floating piece of metal as you described it :). I do take a low dose medication daily for my anxiety so I do drink alcohol in moderation while on vacation. I would recommend identifying what could possibly be triggers for your anxiety before you go and then try to avoid those triggers (i.e... don't sit by the window during dinner if you think that would be a trigger). I also try to focus on the advice my therapist has given over the years - like capturing my thoughts and try to replace the anxiety ridden thoughts with ones that are factual and positive. For example, focus on the fact that people cruise every day, the captain and crew are very competent and they don't want anything to happen anymore than you do, etc..... Anyway, that's probably way too much information than you wanted, but that's the way I plan to handle our cruise in June.

Awesome! Thank you all!

We are sailing on Harmony in June. We purchased the "Deluxe Beverage Package with VOOM One Device". Our son will be staying home with family. Will we be able to Facetime with him whenever we want or only while we are in port? TIA!

I never thought travel insurance was necessary until 2 years ago when a friend had a massive stroke just hours of boarding a RC ship. Because he was already onboard, the ship's doctor arranged for him to be helicoptered off the ship and to a hospital near Miami (ship had not even set sail yet). The travel insurance not only covered the cost of the cruise, but also the cost of the transport. There would've been no way his medical insurance would have paid 100% of the helicopter transport. You may never need the travel insurance, but I would rather have it for peace of mind.

Thanks so much for the info & picture! Did you see the beach beds? We have one reserved for our cruise in June, but like the cabanas - I haven't found much info about the beach beds online. TIA!

Thank you both very much!!

Thank you!

My husband and I will be on the HOS in June. The itinerary includes a stop at St. Thomas/Charlotte Amalie and St. Maarten. Are there beaches at each of these ports that are close by? I really do not want to spend a lot of money on shore excursions for each port so was curious as to what are our options if we do not choose a shore excursion. TIA!

My husband and I will be on the HOS in June. The itinerary includes a stop at St. Thomas/Charlotte Amalie and St. Maarteen. Are there beaches at each of these ports that are close by? I really do not want to spend a lot of money on shore excursions for each port so was curious as to what are our options if we do not choose a shore excursion. TIA!