Yes, another LIVE thread - From the Harmony of the Seas 8/14/2022 - Star Class - with a little Disney thrown in !!!

[Montanagirlalways]

Watched your ship leave. Envious!

[mac_tlc]

Lunch was in Sabor today. I do like Sabor and there are only a couple ships left where it exists. We pretty much had one of everything.

 

[mac_tlc]

Dinner is in Coastal Kitchen tonight. It’s pretty hectic as night one usually is. This is our first time in CL on Harmony, and it is flipped from Oasis/Allure and appears to be smaller but I don’t think it is. Bar is not near the window.

 

We will not be back to CK for dinner until Day 7, unless we change our schedule. 
 

 

[OCSC Mike]

Had a great dinner in Sabor on Harmony a couple months ago, first time trying it.

 

Excellent filet in CK on night one. Enjoy!

 

P.S. If Rodrigo is still onboard running CK, you'll love him. Very funny and great at his job.

[mac_tlc]

53 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Had a great dinner in Sabor on Harmony a couple months ago, first time trying it.

 

Excellent filet in CK on night one. Enjoy!

 

P.S. If Rodrigo is still onboard running CK, you'll love him. Very funny and great at his job.

The filet is one reason we do CK night 1. It is (was) very good! 

mac_tlc

 

[mac_tlc]

We are attending the Aqua show tonight. Half of our group is here, the other half Is going  to the movie in the Royal Theatre. 

We saw this show in 2019 and it was not our favorite Aqua show (that is reserved for Aqua80 on Oasis), but, for research purposes, we are willing to give it another try!

 

mac_tlc

Edited August 14, 2022 by mac_tlc

[perfect match]

How was the parking lot when you arrived at port? When we last cruised from PCN in December we got there about 11:30 and the garage was packed! We did manage to snag a parking space but it was up on the top level. I’m hoping the fact that they have moved some of the ships to another terminal has helped with the parking lot congestion. 
 

Thanks for the show schedule. It will be different for our cruise because we’re doing Eastern Caribbean with our first two days being sea days, but at least it gives me a general idea as to how the show schedule is running. 
 

I hope you and your family have a great cruise. Thank you for taking us along. 

Edited August 15, 2022 by perfect match

[OCSC Mike]

5 hours ago, perfect match said:

How was the parking lot when you arrived at port? When we last cruised from PCN in December we got there about 11:30

 

Not the OP but that was long before Mariner was moved to using terminal 5 exclusively. Parking in terminal 1 is no problem whatsoever now. I parked in the terminal garage twice in the past couple months, once for Harmony, once for Indy. Although we do arrive earlier than 11:30, you should be fine.

[AF-1]

Lovely review; it's always fun to take a vacation with the grandkids.  They keep everyone on their toes. Cheers, enjoy the rest of your cruise.

[mac_tlc]

5 hours ago, perfect match said:

How was the parking lot when you arrived at port? When we last cruised from PCN in December we got there about 11:30 and the garage was packed! We did manage to snag a parking space but it was up on the top level. I’m hoping the fact that they have moved some of the ships to another terminal has helped with the parking lot congestion. 
 

Thanks for the show schedule. It will be different for our cruise because we’re doing Eastern Caribbean with our first two days being sea days, but at least it gives me a general idea as to how the show schedule is running. 
 

I hope you and your family have a great cruise. Thank you for taking us along. 

@OCSC Mike is correct. We arrived at about 10:45, there were a handful of spaces on level 2, we parked on level 3. The top outside deck has cones blocking it , later they were probably removed but the garage was not full when we left. 
 

mac_tlc

[mac_tlc]

5 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

Lovely review; it's always fun to take a vacation with the grandkids.  They keep everyone on their toes. Cheers, enjoy the rest of your cruise.

Thanks! It is a much different experience than when the wife and I go alone.

 

mac_tlc

[mac_tlc]

We have arrived at Perfect Day at CoCo Cay ….. and have some neighbors. Explorer of the seas is here! 

 

[LATTELOVE]

37 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:

We have arrived at Perfect Day at CoCo Cay ….. and have some neighbors. Explorer of the seas is here! 

 

Ahhh, beautiful Coco Cay!

Just wished we were there too.

Looks like another gorgeous day at Coco Cay.

Enjoy!!

[chill6x6]

Enjoying your post and following along! We will be in a 2BR ATS aboard Harmony in November!

Enjoy your cruise!

[mac_tlc]

Enjoying our day at CoCo Cay. Since there are eight of us, we got an Oasis Lagoon cabana. Black Friday sale at $399, a great price. Here are some pictures:

 

 

One of the best perks of having a cabana is not having to bring any towels from the ship! 

Edited August 15, 2022 by mac_tlc

[Max and Ruby]

43 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:

Enjoying our day at CoCo Cay. Since there are eight of us, we got an Oasis Lagoon cabana. Black Friday sale at $399, a great price. Here are some pictures:

 

 

One of the best perks of having a cabana is not having to bring any towels from the ship! 

That is a fantastic price! $999 for my December 2022 cruise and even more for April 2023 one.

[Raja88]

I want to go on this ship!!! Hoping to book for 2024. 

[perfect match]

11 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

Not the OP but that was long before Mariner was moved to using terminal 5 exclusively. Parking in terminal 1 is no problem whatsoever now. I parked in the terminal garage twice in the past couple months, once for Harmony, once for Indy. Although we do arrive earlier than 11:30, you should be fine.

 

11 hours ago, mac_tlc said:

@OCSC Mike is correct. We arrived at about 10:45, there were a handful of spaces on level 2, we parked on level 3. The top outside deck has cones blocking it , later they were probably removed but the garage was not full when we left. 
 

mac_tlc

Thank you to both of you for your responses. I haven’t heard any complaints about parking at Terminal 1 since Mariner was moved so I was assuming we would be ok, but I’m sure you know what happens when you assume 😂 so I figured I’d ask. We do have a 10:30 arrival time scheduled. Based on what you’re telling we we should be fine. 😎🛳

[Jimbo]

On 8/10/2022 at 3:52 PM, mac_tlc said:

Awaiting check in at Old Key West. They recently renovated the entire lobby area. It’s airy and bright. 
 

 

 

On 8/10/2022 at 4:20 PM, Arzeena said:

Will you be going to Olivia's? Yummmy!

Love the Crab Cake there, also it's home of the $20 Bacon CheeseBurger.  🙂

 

On 8/10/2022 at 8:43 PM, mac_tlc said:

Finally got into our room about 6pm. 
It’s a Grand Villa, 3 bedrooms,   4 bathrooms, dining area, living area, laundry room, two stories. It’s a few more square feet than our house in CT. 
 

Here are some pictures. 

Entry and living room:

 

 Master bedroom and bath

 

Other bedrooms and view from second story:

 

Good to see Old Key West Check In again, we owned a time share there for many years. Yes the rooms there are the largest of all the resorts on Property. Did you get a chance to ride the boats to  Disney Springs? We are going to Disney again in January, not staying on property this time, we will be staying at Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek

On 8/14/2022 at 1:27 PM, mac_tlc said:

Made it onboard. With a group of 8 , it takes longer, plus the COR process seemed to be new to the check in person. Overall, about 45 minutes from curb to checkin. Raj met us in the terminal and escorted us to the Suite lounge, we’re there about 11:40.

 

Suite was ready at 12 and it is really big.

Here are some pictures of the living area, I’ll post the bedroom pictures later.

 

 

Beautiful Cabin, Congrats on the Anniversary !

[mac_tlc]

45 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

 

Love the Crab Cake there, also it's home of the $20 Bacon CheeseBurger.  🙂

 

Good to see Old Key West Check In again, we owned a time share there for many years. Yes the rooms there are the largest of all the resorts on Property. Did you get a chance to ride the boats to  Disney Springs? We are going to Disney again in January, not staying on property this time, we will be staying at Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek

Beautiful Cabin, Congrats on the Anniversary !

Our daughter, spouse and grandkids took the boat to Disney Springs. Glad they are running again. 

mac_tlc

 

[Biker19]

3 hours ago, Raja88 said:

I want to go on this ship!!! Hoping to book for 2024. 

Welcome to CC.

[mac_tlc]

In Nassau today, with the Disney Wish and Carnival  Liberty. Not sure if anyone will get off today, maybe a couple of us for a short walk. 
 

Did Jamie’s Italian last night and had a great meal. With a group of eight, they basically bring you every appetizer and serve it family style. Let’s everyone get a taste of everything. 
 

Were originally scheduled for the ice show but decided to not rush dinner and will go this afternoon at 3:30. Also Grease tonight. Dinner is at 150 Central Park, only 4 of the eight will go. Honestly, we are not as fond of 150CP since the menu change a few years ago. We enjoyed the previous menu, especially the bread salts….. But, for research purposes we will suck it up and go 😂.

 

mac_tlc

[mac_tlc]

A few random thoughts on CoCo Cay. We have been there 5-6 times since the redesign and it really is a much better stop, IOHO. I know some folks consider the changes gaudy or amusement park like but for those of us that don’t really want a sandy beach day, the lagoon pool is wonderful. One issue we had this time was the ear-splitting continuous music at the pool. When we were there in May, the DJ started at 12 noon. That gave a little time to actually be able to talk to the person next to you. This time it started at 10:30 and never stopped. It is not possible to talk to the person next to you.  I know, my age is showing😜. Maybe an hour break for the overworked DJ??? Just a thought. 
 

mac_tlc

[cindyscruise]

I read many  complaints about the music on the ships and Coco Cay.  The complaints are coming from all age groups.  Ear plugs are high on my packing list now.  A family vacation should give people time to talk to one another - not yell or just give up because it is too difficult to converse.

 

[JCDCA]

Quick question: how has the WiFi been on board?  Would one be able to work from the ship/logon to the occasional zoom call?  Booked on HOS in the future but sometimes do need to be able to work remotely.  Thanks.