Hogladyrider Posted August 25 #251 Share Posted August 25 34 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: I’m gotta tell you. If nothing else, RC wins HANDS DOWN in their drinks! I’m never truly drunk at sailaway on any line. Until today. Yup. Check that off the list! Hmmm sounds like you may need some adult supervision to stay out of trouble! 🙂 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den7Cruiser Posted August 25 #252 Share Posted August 25 Thanks so much for doing this review. We go on Harmony the last week of October (first time on her) and you have me soooooo excited!!!! Have a fantastic trip😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvcruzing Posted August 25 #253 Share Posted August 25 2 hours ago, ceilidh1 said: OK I need input from RC cruisers here. I always sail with the drink package and sample all the cocktails. On every other line, I would say alcohol content is low as I can drink all day and not feel drunk. After 3 on this ship, I was buzzed. I’m now on 5. Definitely drunk. Do they just add more alcohol? Or actually make the drinks as they should be made? The heavy pours might be the result of those $1 tips. 🤷🏼♀️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted August 25 #254 Share Posted August 25 2 hours ago, ceilidh1 said: OK I need input from RC cruisers here. I always sail with the drink package and sample all the cocktails. On every other line, I would say alcohol content is low as I can drink all day and not feel drunk. After 3 on this ship, I was buzzed. I’m now on 5. Definitely drunk. Do they just add more alcohol? Or actually make the drinks as they should be made? The last 4 or 5 cruises, we haven’t found any heavy pours, and we usually throw down some $1 every time. If I do find a bartender with a decent pour, they usually become my go to place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjlbbk Posted August 26 #255 Share Posted August 26 18 minutes ago, h20skibum said: The last 4 or 5 cruises, we haven’t found any heavy pours, and we usually throw down some $1 every time. If I do find a bartender with a decent pour, they usually become my go to place. Same. We’ll be cruising on Harmony for the first time in two weeks so I am both excited and encouraged to hear that OP is already having a REALLY good time! Following along to see which bars/bartenders we might want to visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #256 Share Posted August 26 Catch up… Sailaway- 4/10. C’mon RC. A ship this size needs a sailaway bigger than a postage stamp. I started the Cupid Shuffle and it was interrupted with a long, extended mix version of Wobble. Ugh. Macarena was next, followed by some random song that the cruise crew demonstrated moves for. Then they had some freestyle stuff (the only reason this scored a 4 rather than a 0) and boy, some of our fellow passengers are TALENTED! RC - where is the Cha Cha Slide (one hop this time) ??? Not overly impressed with this sailaway! 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 26 #257 Share Posted August 26 2 minutes ago, bjlbbk said: Same. We’ll be cruising on Harmony for the first time in two weeks so I am both excited and encouraged to hear that OP is already having a REALLY good time! Following along to see which bars/bartenders we might want to visit! I would say also she had a couple ice teas which have a lot in them and idk but maybe the painkiller did too? It could be the drinks chosen too. Maybe she found her kids and they got some food into her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #258 Share Posted August 26 6 minutes ago, firefly333 said: I would say also she had a couple ice teas which have a lot in them and idk but maybe the painkiller did too? It could be the drinks chosen too. Maybe she found her kids and they got some food into her. Yes, I had drinks. But on other lines 5 or more “cocktails “ are so watered down that you’re lucky to even get a buzz. I was praising RC for the fact that their drinks actually felt like drinks 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjlbbk Posted August 26 #259 Share Posted August 26 7 minutes ago, firefly333 said: I would say also she had a couple ice teas which have a lot in them and idk but maybe the painkiller did too? It could be the drinks chosen too. Good point! I’ve never had a Texas Iced Tea but might have to give it a try. 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #260 Share Posted August 26 My reservation for my time dining have disappeared. For some reason , they have me down as 8:30 dining according to my cruise card. Nope. I had a confirmation of 6:30 my time for tonight so we headed down. It was nuts down there. Needless to say, they couldn’t find the reservation but my OCD had me screen shot my reservation, so I showed it to them and they sat us. Not sure how this plays out for the rest of the week? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 26 #261 Share Posted August 26 15 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: Catch up… Sailaway- 4/10. C’mon RC. A ship this size needs a sailaway bigger than a postage stamp. I started the Cupid Shuffle and it was interrupted with a long, extended mix version of Wobble. Ugh. Macarena was next, followed by some random song that the cruise crew demonstrated moves for. Then they had some freestyle stuff (the only reason this scored a 4 rather than a 0) and boy, some of our fellow passengers are TALENTED! RC - where is the Cha Cha Slide (one hop this time) ??? Not overly impressed with this sailaway! I haven't attended a sailaway party in a very long time. Guess I'll have to check it out again on my next cruise in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #262 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 23 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: Catch up… Sailaway- 4/10. C’mon RC. A ship this size needs a sailaway bigger than a postage stamp. I started the Cupid Shuffle and it was interrupted with a long, extended mix version of Wobble. Ugh. Macarena was next, followed by some random song that the cruise crew demonstrated moves for. Then they had some freestyle stuff (the only reason this scored a 4 rather than a 0) and boy, some of our fellow passengers are TALENTED! RC - where is the Cha Cha Slide (one hop this time) ??? Not overly impressed with this sailaway! Clearly old. Cupid Slide? Wobble?? I wobble if I drink too much. Does that count? Or 6/7 drinks in, maybe that’s what you meant??? Edited August 26 by poocher 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 26 #263 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: My reservation for my time dining have disappeared. For some reason , they have me down as 8:30 dining according to my cruise card. Nope. I had a confirmation of 6:30 my time for tonight so we headed down. It was nuts down there. Needless to say, they couldn’t find the reservation but my OCD had me screen shot my reservation, so I showed it to them and they sat us. Not sure how this plays out for the rest of the week? Yup night 1 is always chaotic. We always check our dining reservation right after boarding. We prefer traditional dining with the first seating of 5 or 5:30 pm. This way we can go right to our table without waiting in any line. No point of ruining your buzz waiting in a line😉 In the morning you may want to go to dining room and ask about your future reservations. Edited August 26 by Sunshine3601 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #264 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: Yup night 1 is always chaotic. We always check our dining reservation right after boarding. We prefer traditional dining with the first seating of 5 or 5:30 pm. This way we can go right to our table without waiting in any line. We have had great luck doing this with MTD (twice on Harmony). I reserve the same time each night & head to MDR as soon as we board. I smile & say well I’m just gonna pick out a table/area & if you can try to seat us there 😉. So far it’s always worked & we get the same table each night. After night 2 they just wave us in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #265 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, poocher said: We have had great luck doing this with MTD (twice on Harmony). I reserve the same time each night & head to MDR as soon as we board. I smile & say well I’m just gonna pick out a table/area & if you can try to seat us there 😉. So far it’s always worked & we get the same table each night. After night 2 they just wave us in. But I do not want the same time every night…which is why I chose my time dining 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #266 Share Posted August 26 Just now, ceilidh1 said: But I do not want the same time every night…which is why I chose my time dining And that’s absolutely valid but there will be more waiting & probably a different table & waitstaff every night. We use MTD because early seating is too early and late is too late. I can choose 6:45-7 every night which is when we normally have dinner at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 26 #267 Share Posted August 26 34 minutes ago, poocher said: Clearly old. Cupid Slide? Wobble?? I wobble if I drink too much. Does that count? Or 6/7 drinks in, maybe that’s what you meant??? I'm old and I still love the electric slide and all these others, though my wobble baby wobble baby isnt one I'm good at. OP enjoy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #268 Share Posted August 26 (edited) I’ve never heard of the Cupid Slide or the Wobble 🤷♀️ Sounds like something my grandkids did at the 5th grade dances I used to chaperone. Edited August 26 by poocher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #269 Share Posted August 26 46 minutes ago, poocher said: And that’s absolutely valid but there will be more waiting & probably a different table & waitstaff every night. We use MTD because early seating is too early and late is too late. I can choose 6:45-7 every night which is when we normally have dinner at home. So is my time dining not just that you reserve for the times you want? That’s what I did. I had reservations confirmed for each night at the time I wanted. Today those disappeared and my card says 8:30? I’m confused? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #270 Share Posted August 26 After the snafu of actually getting into the dining room, we did get a table around 6:45 (reservation was 6:30). The dining room head poobah came by several times to check in - I asked how to confirm this mix up wouldn’t happen every night and he looked like a deer 🦌 in the headlights! Told us to check in at the front…which was absolutely slammed! Anyways… service was great and fast! DS and I loved everything. DD struck out. Her ceasar salad had no dressing at all and her steak was so salty it was almost inedible. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJA Posted August 26 #271 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, ceilidh1 said: So is my time dining not just that you reserve for the times you want? That’s what I did. I had reservations confirmed for each night at the time I wanted. Today those disappeared and my card says 8:30? I’m confused? Nope, you don’t have to make reservations at all. But you will wait a bit longer. There are two lines, one for people that have reservations and one for people that don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #272 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: So is my time dining not just that you reserve for the times you want? That’s what I did. I had reservations confirmed for each night at the time I wanted. Today those disappeared and my card says 8:30? I’m confused? Not how it’s supposed to work. So is it MTD with an 8:30 time selected or Late Traditional Dining? If you are so inclined, I’d speak to the Maitre’d & see if you can get the times you originally booked back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted August 26 #273 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: After the snafu of actually getting into the dining room, we did get a table around 6:45 (reservation was 6:30). The dining room head poobah came by several times to check in - I asked how to confirm this mix up wouldn’t happen every night and he looked like a deer 🦌 in the headlights! Told us to check in at the front…which was absolutely slammed! Anyways… service was great and fast! DS and I loved everything. DD struck out. Her ceasar salad had no dressing at all and her steak was so salty it was almost inedible. We’ve always found the steak to be hit or miss and frankly mostly miss. If I can make a recommendation for tomorrow night, I absolutely love the beef bourguignon. I mean like lick the plate can I have more good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inconspicuous Posted August 26 #274 Share Posted August 26 We're jumping on HOS a week from today when you return from this sailing. Glad you're documenting it well as this will be our first time on the ship, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 26 Author #275 Share Posted August 26 36 minutes ago, poocher said: We’ve always found the steak to be hit or miss and frankly mostly miss. If I can make a recommendation for tomorrow night, I absolutely love the beef bourguignon. I mean like lick the plate can I have more good. No idea! My card says 8:30 deck 3 table 385. Which implies same time and table each night. Except I don’t want that. At all. I selected MTD and then made reservations for different times each night to fit in with our plans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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