Hockeyman55 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 So here we are a day before we set sail on our first family cruise, and our first Royal Caribbean cruise infact. It is my wife and I, our three daughters who are 5, 6 and 7 years old along with my mom and brother. We booked this in March of last year ,if my memory serves correct, so this trip has been a long time in the making. Will try and post as time permits and put up pictures as well. Started packing 3 weeks ago so that is how excited I have been Took today off work so I can finish packing and some other last minute things. We live in West Palm Beach so tomorrow morning we will hit the road for the port which is an hour drive south for us, not too bad. A few things Ever since RC came out with their Oasis class ships I knew that I had to go one and when Harmony came out with the all the slides I was sold (im a big kid at heart), so that was one of the reasons we decided on Harmony of the Seas. Our trips is headed to the western Caribbean with stops in Labadee, Falmouth and Cozumel. I have been on a cruise to the eastern Caribbean many moons ago on NCL and really wanted to see these island this time around We booked 2 boardwalk balcony rooms, both towards the back of the ship. I love the hustle and bustle of everything and wanted to have somewhat of a view of the show in the back so i was pretty set on getting one of these rooms. Our Excursions Labadee - aquapark, zipline and coaster Falmouth - dolphin encounter. Cozumel - spending the day at Mr Sanchos Well thanks for following along and if you have any questions or anything please don't hesitate to comment below. Skigoofy, J_Keeble, Matt and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Have an awesome time with your family. I will love any feedback from your daughters opinion. I will be taking my great nephew who be six when we go on Harmony. Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Have a great time! will be following! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Y'all are gonna have a blast!! We took this same itinerary in Jan and loved it! Labadee was much more impressive than I was expecting! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamblingRandie Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Have a great trip. Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 You picked a great ship. Looking forward to following along! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 So excited for you, HockeyMan. I know you're going to have a GREAT time. The O class ships are amazing. I would love to see the looks on the kids' faces when they see the ship for the first time. It's always such an incredible realization that YOU are going to be going on THAT ship ! Enjoy, enjoy ! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Have a great time @Hockeyman55! I remember your posts from when you first booked this cruise! Long time coming for sure. Harmony is a great ship. You will have a great time! Following BTW...you're hockeyman and you're cruising during NHL playoffs?? Lol Hockeyman55 and accio7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Enjoy your trip. Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skigoofy Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Have a great cruise! Looking forward to following along. Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Fantastic ship. Every time I see one (or sail one) I am in awe. Looking forward to your blog. Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cruises Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Have a great time! I'm sailing on the Allure on September 30th so I'll be following along given that it's Allure's sister. Have a great vacation!! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Thank you everyone. Currently sitting in Windjammer with everyone for lunch. Left our house at 8:30 and got down here about 9:45 with the rain slowing us down some. Parking, security and checking in was such a breeze and then had about a 15 min wait to board. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a little emotional stepping onboard, similar to when we took our kids to Disney for the first time. Off to kids club and shore excursions we go Skigoofy, ellcee, cruiselife and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysea13 Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 following you are in for a treat have fun Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hockeyman55 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 So far we hit Windjammer, mini bites and frozen yogurt machines. We are doing this the right way correct? JLMoran and ellcee 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Hockeyman55 said: So far we hit Windjammer, mini bites and frozen yogurt machines. We are doing this the right way correct? Depends. What are you washing it all down with? Boston Babe, accio7 and mom2mybugs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 hours ago, JLMoran said: Depends. What are you washing it all down with? Bahama Mamas JLMoran, henrysea13, Skigoofy and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 So day one is in the books. Weather wise it was a crummy day but we made the best of it, our Fine Line show was canceled and moved to day 6 due to the weather. Had lunch at Windjammer, then kids got hungry before dinner so we stopped at mini bites and totally ruined dinner so instead the kids decided they wanted to swim instead. So far my kids are having the times of their lives and we have just begun, cant wait to see what else is in store. Off to bed I go, have an early breakfast with the Dreamworks characters in the AM accio7, JLMoran, Skigoofy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Send my regards to Latisha, she is working in Schooner this cruise. --Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Glad to hear the girls are having fun. Did they do the slides yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayley_bopp Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 13 hours ago, Hockeyman55 said: Bahama Mamas Then yes, you are doing it right! ✔ Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 9 hours ago, Sweety said: Glad to hear the girls are having fun. Did they do the slides yet? My kids are still a little shy with the bigger slides, they will do the smaller ones though. Abyss was closed all day due to the weather, was looking forward to that. Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, Hockeyman55 said: My kids are still a little shy with the bigger slides, they will do the smaller ones though. Abyss was closed all day due to the weather, was looking forward to that. Is it that rainy they closed the Abyss , as wind should effect it , after all its a closed slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Traveler said: Is it that rainy they closed the Abyss , as wind should effect it , after all its a closed slide. Yeah was a rainy day yesterday and although the slides are covered the exits to the slide were drenched from the rain. Merry go round was closed part of the day due to the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Quick morning update Just finished up DreamWorks character breakfast Character interactions was great, we had Kitty Soft Paws who walked table to table spending time with everyone and then Shrek and Puss N Boots had a walk up meet and great with a little dance party. Will put up some pictures later as time allows. Now the sun is finally out and we are headed to the pools. accio7, ellcee and JLMoran 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Hockeyman55 said: Now the sun is finally out and we are headed to the pools. Don't forget your sunscreen! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 How did the girls (ALL of the girls !) react when they saw the ship for the first time ? I love that moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: How did the girls (ALL of the girls !) react when they saw the ship for the first time ? I love that moment I think it was a mix of excitement and nervousness. Our middle daughter was super nervous and said she didn't want to go on the boat. My wife and other two daughters were blown away by the shear size of it. Even on board they couldn't believe how massive it was and all the things you can do (even though I had them watch a thousand videos on YouTube prior to the trip) The most excited they have been though is when we pushed away from dock initially, they all ran out to our balcony to watch out the back since we are on a boardwalk balcony. accio7, Sweety and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Do you like the broadwalk balcony? I booked this one for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio7 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Following! Loving your review so far, hope you and the lovely ladies have a great cruise Have you had a chance to tune into the playoffs onboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 12 hours ago, accio7 said: Following! Loving your review so far, hope you and the lovely ladies have a great cruise Have you had a chance to tune into the playoffs onboard? Hey @accio7 all our Canadian teams are officially out now Who will you cheer for now? I say Vegas...love Marc Andre Fleury! Canadian and former Penguin... Skid and accio7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Long and busy day, will recap in the morning before getting off ship at Labadee. For now a few pictures from today Matt, ellcee, Lovetocruise2002 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Hockeyman55 said: Long and busy day, will recap in the morning before getting off ship at Labadee. For now a few pictures from today Your daughters are beautiful. Lovetocruise2002, Hockeyman55 and accio7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Hey @accio7 all our Canadian teams are official out now Who will you cheer for now? I say Vegas...love Marc Andre Fleury! Canadian and former Penguin... I have a Blackhawk jersey that they created for Michael Jordan. It has Jordan on the back and number 23. Everytime I wear it, people want to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 18 hours ago, Sweety said: Do you like the broadwalk balcony? I booked this one for next year. I love it, I enjoy the hustle and bustle but if you have trouble sleeping with noise it might not be the best choice. We also decided on a balcony room towards the back so we could see the water and show and neither have disappointed so far. I would choose this room again without a doubt accio7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Yesterdays quick hits Started the day with Dreamworks breakfast - had a great time After breakfast was a few hours at the pool and hot tubs, TBH my kids enjoyed the hot tubs more than anything. Didn't get on the slides, by the time we got there the line was long, will though for sure After the pool it was time for lunch at mini bites and of course some ice cream 2pm we headed down to the promenade for the Trolls dance party and meet and greet. Was cute and with my kids being big Trolls fans it was a must do We finally made it down to formal night at 6. This was our first meal at the main dining room and thought my food was just so so,I had the beef dish, everyone else loved there food. We did let our waitress know we had a show reservation for 7:30 and surely they got us out in time. Our first show of the trip was 1887, my kids and wife loved it, I thought it was good but not something i need to see more than once. That was pretty much a quick take on our day. Off to Labadee we go . . . . accio7 and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Hockeyman55 said: Started the day with Dreamworks breakfast - had a great time That's one thing I have yet to do. It's always too darn early for any of us to wake up for Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio7 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Hockeyman55 said: Your daughter on the far left does not look amused “Daaaad! Reaaallly?! MOAR pictures? You have the entire cruise!” Edit: Also, to your wife for wearing a lanyard! Hockeyman55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Hockeyman55 said: God almighty, those are some seriously cut / ripped individuals! Please tell me they were performers and not just a random sampling of guests doing a Zumba class! If the latter, I'm going to be even more reluctant to board an Oasis-class ship; my self-esteem couldn't handle being surrounded by so much physical fit-ness! Skid, accio7, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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