Bobal Posted May 27, 2016 #626 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Is the Solarium Cafe no longer an option for lunch? That was always a favourite of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise314 Posted May 27, 2016 #627 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Thanks alot!! Question we have a D1 booked for next May I have been watching the prices from D1 to JS and it's $1887. Based on your experience from Boardwalk to JS would you think it would be worth the upgrade? It looks roomy but I am not sure 1887 worth. It would be 3 in the cabin 2 adults and a 10 year old. HAVE A GREAT TIME!!! Look foward to your journey.. Thank you Edited May 27, 2016 by sunrise314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 27, 2016 #628 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Thanks alot!! Question we have a D1 booked for next May I have been watching the prices from D1 to JS and it's $1887. Based on your experience from Boardwalk to JS would you think it would be worth the upgrade? It looks roomy but I am not sure 1887 worth. It would be 3 in the cabin 2 adults and a 10 year old. HAVE A GREAT TIME!!! Look foward to your journey.. Thank you It would definitely NOT be worth it to us for pay $1800 for an upgrade from a Boardwalk balcony to a JS on a 7-day cruise. Edited May 27, 2016 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiohead Posted May 27, 2016 #629 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi, Great blog, thank you! We joined the ship yesterday for the 3 night trip. We haven't really experienced any major issues to be honest, maybe we have been lucky so far. There are bits obviously missing (light fittings here and there, scrapes on some of the outside deck flooring, etc) and plenty of workmen doing the finishing touches, but nothing like the "construction site" now that was claimed in the BBC website article. As a party of 6 I thought we would struggle to sit together, but found a spot in Windjammer last night at about 6:45pm and for breakfast this morning at about 8:30am no problem. The Park Cafe in Central Park was a nice spot for mid-morning snacks too. Each day it seems something new is being opened, as I think I have seen previously both FlowRiders and one Water Slide are up and running. I also went on the Utimate Abyss 3 times at about 10:30am (the ship is in port today) with no queue at all. I think a bit of planning ahead and avoiding the crowds might help on a big ship like this. Most importantly for me, half of Splashaway Bay was open yesterday for my little girl to have fun in (and they were testing the other half this morning), and there are plenty of Tetley tea bags to be found at the drinks stations. :) I think the trip so far can be summed up by this conversation I overhead in the lift: "It's an amazing ship." "Yes, it will be lovely when it's finished!" "Well, you can come on holiday to moan, or you can just enjoy it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitzel Posted May 27, 2016 #630 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Here are a few pics of the 1 bed aquatheatre suite in case any one is wondering what it's like. Large walk in wardrobe, sorry about the clothes in there! Telescope on the balcony is a nice touch too Awesome! Which room number is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 27, 2016 #631 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Try and guess which is the exit to the lobby and lifts...... Sent from my iPhone 6s using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourkeBlogs Posted May 27, 2016 Author #632 Share Posted May 27, 2016 We just had to go to guest services to report our non flushing cabin toilet and also to query some charges for drinks this morning despite being on a drinks package. They have refunded the incorrectly charged drinks and said the flushing problem will be investigated. As we didn't eat much at lunch as it was cold, we grabbed something to eat at dog house which was good, however we couldn't get a drink as the fridges were locked and no one had a key to open them. I have been trying to keep this thread relatively positive, as I know people will be looking forward to it. However my partner has been taking pictures of all the work going on around the ship of which there are over 100 so far and posted some on Twitter if you want to have a look it's @dianekh000 She's been contacted by a journalist from ITV Meridian (UK Broadcaster) who has requested to speak to her to discuss all the unfinished work. Whilst at guest services the staff member confirmed there are around 1,000 contractors on board at the moment and the reason it as not finished was due to being built in France and not Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise314 Posted May 27, 2016 #633 Share Posted May 27, 2016 It would definitely NOT be worth it to us for pay $1800 for an upgrade from a Boardwalk balcony to a JS on a 7-day cruise. I have been back and forth but have stuck with the D1 cabin for us. I will just continue to see if prices will drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickuk Posted May 27, 2016 #634 Share Posted May 27, 2016 awesome! Which room number is this? 14730 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted May 27, 2016 #635 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Whilst at guest services the staff member confirmed there are around 1,000 contractors on board at the moment and the reason it as not finished was due to being built in France and not Germany. Too big to be built in Germany (Meyer, Papenburg). But Meyer has bought the STX Finland shipyard which built Oasis and Allure. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esahuma Posted May 27, 2016 #636 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Wansbrough shared on another thread a lot of pictures of Harmony (great pics by the way!). You can see in one of them that they were selling the WOW Bands on a table beside GS P1120825 by Cruise Wansbrough, on Flickr Can't believe they are selling these for $5 - we got them FREE on Quantum in E2 Balcony - didn't use them - we would rather use our Seapass card - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 27, 2016 #637 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) I have been trying to keep this thread relatively positive, as I know people will be looking forward to it. However my partner has been taking pictures of all the work going on around the ship of which there are over 100 so far and posted some on Twitter if you want to have a look it's @dianekh000 Alright, I'll be honest. Nothing in any of your partner's pictures would be disappointing to me, and would not in the slightest way ruin my cruise. Sure, it looks bad, but it'll all be fixed eventually. I do understand that waterslides, Splashaway bay, and Starbucks not being open would be disappointing, and water issues in the cabin would be a problem. Other than that, I don't know what to say. I guess they could've cancelled your cruise. TO THE POSTER DIRECTLY ABOVE, please unquote that picture before your editing privileges end. Edited May 27, 2016 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted May 27, 2016 #638 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Here are a few pics of the 1 bed aquatheatre suite in case any one is wondering what it's like. Large walk in wardrobe, sorry about the clothes in there! Telescope on the balcony is a nice touch too Interesting. I was in the 1 BR ATS on Allure in Feb. 2016. No walk-in closet and no telescope on the balcony. So there are some minor differences on Harmony. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedosr Posted May 27, 2016 #639 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Can't believe they are selling these for $5 - we got them FREE on Quantum in E2 Balcony - didn't use them - we would rather use our Seapass card - That's exactly why they charge for them now. Because the free ones were not being used by everyone. It was a waste. I on the other hand used the ones given to us on the Quantum. It was a great convenience. But that being said, everyone might not like them. I have no problem paying if I had too. But we will be bringing the ones from our Quantum cruise and they can be re programmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska_planner Posted May 27, 2016 #640 Share Posted May 27, 2016 We just had to go to guest services to report our non flushing cabin toilet and also to query some charges for drinks this morning despite being on a drinks package. They have refunded the incorrectly charged drinks and said the flushing problem will be investigated. As we didn't eat much at lunch as it was cold, we grabbed something to eat at dog house which was good, however we couldn't get a drink as the fridges were locked and no one had a key to open them. I have been trying to keep this thread relatively positive, as I know people will be looking forward to it. However my partner has been taking pictures of all the work going on around the ship of which there are over 100 so far and posted some on Twitter if you want to have a look it's @dianekh000 She's been contacted by a journalist from ITV Meridian (UK Broadcaster) who has requested to speak to her to discuss all the unfinished work. Whilst at guest services the staff member confirmed there are around 1,000 contractors on board at the moment and the reason it as not finished was due to being built in France and not Germany. i believe the oasis and allure were built in finland, not germany... such a shame they built this one in france.. and i can't believe they're building the next one in france too... you'd think they'd have learned their lesson from this fiasco... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vino123 Posted May 27, 2016 #641 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I brought our wow bands from a previous cruise and got them re programmed at guest services, no problem. Had breakfast in Solarium grill this morning. Lots of choices. Delicious home made muesli. Plenty of places to sit at 8.30 am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 27, 2016 #642 Share Posted May 27, 2016 i believe the oasis and allure were built in finland, not germany... such a shame they built this one in france.. and i can't believe they're building the next one in france too... you'd think they'd have learned their lesson from this fiasco... I don't know, the problem isn't the French, it's Royals decision to put passengers on to soon after taking delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jm485 Posted May 27, 2016 #643 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Here are a few pics of the 1 bed aquatheatre suite in case any one is wondering what it's like. Large walk in wardrobe, sorry about the clothes in there! Telescope on the balcony is a nice touch too Thanks so much. We have a res for one of these in Feb -- it looks wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthvadrouw Posted May 27, 2016 #644 Share Posted May 27, 2016 i believe the oasis and allure were built in finland, not germany... such a shame they built this one in france.. and i can't believe they're building the next one in france too... you'd think they'd have learned their lesson from this fiasco... The fiasco might be due to the fact that Royal Caribbean decided to add an extra 2 cruises before the maiden voyage due to the fact that STX France delivered the ship 1 month early. Rccl should have taken the opportunity to put the finishing touches during that time. If the shipyard had done such an horrible job they wouldn't be building the 2 new oasis ships there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceman Posted May 27, 2016 #645 Share Posted May 27, 2016 i believe the oasis and allure were built in finland, not germany... such a shame they built this one in france.. and i can't believe they're building the next one in france too... you'd think they'd have learned their lesson from this fiasco... Oasis & Allure were both built at STX Europe in Turku, Finland. Harmony was built by STX France at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Why they decided to go to STX France instead of the one in Finland is something that RCI has their reasons for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickuk Posted May 27, 2016 #646 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Workmen are still frantically trying to finish the aquatheatre! Painting and sanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted May 27, 2016 #647 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Alright, I'll be honest. Nothing in any of your partner's pictures would be disappointing to me, and would not in the slightest way ruin my cruise. Sure, it looks bad, but it'll all be fixed eventually. I do understand that waterslides, Splashaway bay, and Starbucks not being open would be disappointing, and water issues in the cabin would be a problem. Other than that, I don't know what to say. I guess they could've cancelled your cruise. TO THE POSTER DIRECTLY ABOVE, please unquote that picture before your editing privileges end. Splash away bay and the champagne bowl water slide both fully open today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickuk Posted May 27, 2016 #648 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Thanks so much. We have a res for one of these in Feb -- it looks wonderful! Its an amazing room and having access to the Coastal Kitchen is a real bonus as its much more mellow up there and great views from the huge windows too. I've been watching the rehearsals from our balcony of the aqua show, gutted that we won't see it but for those that will on the upcoming cruises, it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted May 27, 2016 #649 Share Posted May 27, 2016 i believe the oasis and allure were built in finland, not germany... such a shame they built this one in france.. and i can't believe they're building the next one in france too... you'd think they'd have learned their lesson from this fiasco... Seeing as Oasis 4 is at least 8 months into construction, I'm not sure any lesson learned here could have an effect on a shipyard choice and as others have pointed out, these are not shipyard issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compman9 Posted May 27, 2016 #650 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The UK press have picked up on the story of how much work is still on-going http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3612880/How-Harmony-Seas-trip-PR-disaster.html Hope it's finished for Sunday :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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