Your Best POOL Advice!

First time cruiser here (will be on Harmony of the Seas) & I LOVE lounging/hanging by the pool.

I'd love to know, what's your best advice for the pools?

Best time to get to the pools?

Most crowded/uncrowded times?

Best pool?

Best bar/food for lounging by the pool ?

Would love to hear your feedback!

Get to the pool by 7am if you want a decent choice of lounge chairs.

Don't rely on the lifeguards to save someone from drowning.

Best time to hit the pool is on a port day. 100%.

Water slides

We don't like sitting right NEXT to the pool...we like to go up a deck, where there's a bit more space between loungers..and you can sort of re-arrange them a bit. We've never had a major issue finding loungers if we're out there by 9:30 or so...and in the late afternoon, loungers do open up, and many folks are turning lobster red!

Keep looking for that Solarium Pool. It's gotta be there somewhere...

Keep looking for that Solarium Pool. It's gotta be there somewhere...

Good plan :D

Don't P in the pool......my advice. Your welcome.

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Pool time doesn't need rules or advice.

Go to the pool deck.

Relax.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

... Lather, rinse, repeat.

No lathering in the pool!;p

You didn't specify which ship you'll be sailing on, but I can give you my best Liberty of the Seas pool advice. In the solarium pool is a bridge with stools in the pool under the bridge. Easily THE. BEST. SPOT. ON. THE. SHIP!! We spent every day there, even port days. And as a bonus, the solarium bar is just a few yards away. Here's a pic:

No pool in the Solarium, but I loved sitting in there right by the windows :). And, the wandering servers were plenty, so I was never lacking for a drink (plus, there is a bar in there too).

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Don't rely on the lifeguards to save someone from drowning.

Has there been any drownings since they started having people stand around?

Has there been any drownings since they started having people stand around?

I don't believe so.

You didn't specify which ship you'll be sailing on, but I can give you my best Liberty of the Seas pool advice. In the solarium pool is a bridge with stools in the pool under the bridge. Easily THE. BEST. SPOT. ON. THE. SHIP!! We spent every day there, even port days. And as a bonus, the solarium bar is just a few yards away. Here's a pic:

OOPS! My mistake - you DID say you're on HOS. That's what I get for reading and responding to posts at 5am. ;p

First time cruiser here (will be on Harmony of the Seas) & I LOVE lounging/hanging by the pool.

 

I'd love to know, what's your best advice for the pools?

Best time to get to the pools?

Most crowded/uncrowded times?

Best pool?

Best bar/food for lounging by the pool ?

 

Would love to hear your feedback!

sea days or port days? on sea days you need to be in your lounger by breakfast( and no you cannot claim it, go to breakfast than wander on back when you feel like it) that being said if you don't have to be RIGHT next to the pool there will ALWAYS be loungers to be had in full sun. shade areas are second most popular, and they too will fill up quickly

the pool deck will be packed all day on a sea day unless the weather really sucks. on port days there will be tons of room.

best pool is dependent on what you want. quiet/kidless? then the solarium. in the middle of everything? family/main pool.

there is no food right by the pools( unless Harmony has a Park cafe or smilier in the Solarium) so you would need to head to the Windjammer and bring it back( and plenty of people do that)

there are fewer and fewer roving bar stewards any more but there will be a bar by each pool. these do tend to open early ish( before 11 am in most cases)

best pool is dependent on what you want. quiet/kidless? then the solarium. in the middle of everything? family/main pool.

No pool in the solarium on Harmony.

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Thanks everyone for the tips so far! Much appreciated.

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Beach pool is the best. Unfortunately, Harmony doesn't have umbrellas like Oasis and Allure

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Go early, grad a BEER and have fun...

Go early, grad a BEER and have fun...

GRAD a beer??? ;p

AS a non-swimmer, I am interested on pool depth.. Are the pools shallow enough to stand in or will I be stuck on the p

ool deck with my feet in the water.

AS a non-swimmer, I am interested on pool depth.. Are the pools shallow enough to stand in or will I be stuck on the p

ool deck with my feet in the water.

Difficult to answer without knowing your height.

On embark day, have a nice breakfast before boarding, bring your suit and sunscreen in your carry on. Enjoy the pool until the cabins are available and enjoy your first meal after the masses go to check out rooms.

As far as pool crowds, it's pretty much crazy after that.

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