The balcony stateroom itself was spacious, had separated closets, a nice big circular vanity mirror, and a shower door that was solid. Sometimes I would shoot out of bed in the early morning to catch some pictures of the sunrise, and being one deck away from the open views of the lido deck came in handy. I’m all for taking the stairs on a cruise to help justify eating everything in sight, but it was fantastic just having to go up one deck to be on the main pool deck. But having the solarium and solarium bistro (my favorite place to eat a quick breakfast) so close to my stateroom was a big plus. Usually I would prefer something a bit more mid-ship so I would never be that far from either extreme. We just had a guest post on the best cabin locations on a cruise ship, and I felt like the placement of my stateroom was ideal for this cruise. From the time of arrival at the terminal to getting on the ship was about an hour. It did surprise me that they wanted to get my picture again even though I had already taken a passport style picture using the app. Once through security I got checked-in and went straight to the line to get on the ship. There were probably 7 or 8 entry points through security so this helped speed up the process a little. It look about 25 minutes and I was inside the terminal ready to go through security. I arrived around 11am, and there was quite a long line forming outside the building. See our ultimate list of shuttles from Orlando’s airport to Port Canaveral. To get from the MCO airport to Port Canaveral I used a shuttle service, opting for Go Port Canaveral once again since they offered early transports back to the airport after disembarkation. So, let’s take a look at my experience on this cruise. Maybe I cruised these Oasis class ships in the wrong order, having sailed on Symphony before Harmony, but it really allowed me to make some comparisons between the two vessels. First some obligatory stats on Harmony:Īlthough an Oasis class ship, Harmony has been infused with some Quantum class upgrades along with a few firsts, like Royal Caribbean’s first water slides at sea. Related Post: 10 Things You Must Experience on Symphony of the Seas Watch my video tour and review of Harmony of the Seas: This article/review will highlight some things I really enjoyed about Harmony of the Seas while diving though some differences with Symphony of the Seas that I noticed. And while Symphony of the Seas is technically larger (and newer) than Harmony, many Royal Caribbean enthusiasts prefer Harmony for a few subtle reasons which we will discuss.

I’ve sailed on 2 other Oasis class ships: Allure of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas. So don’t worry about trying to cram everything I did into a trio of sleeps. Sailings on this ship are usually on 7-day itineraries by the way.

Harmony of the seas