Tell me all about The Key!!

[sammysmom]

Cruising on Harmony of the Seas in January and I am wondering if we should get The Key. Is it worth the money? Can anyone provide me with info on how good the priority boarding is? TIA

 

[Mrsjvb]

General consensus is it’s not worth it unless buying internet is more expensive per day for your group. most of the ‘Exclusive’ times for activities are at inconvenient times/days. The seating for shows tends to be not the best.

priority boarding means little.. you are behind back to backs, pinnacle, suites and wedding parties. The lowest tier gets called within 20 minutes usually of boarding begins.

the boarding day lunch is nice though. Priority tendering is a plus depending on port.

 

[cutigerlady]

I will say, who knows what boarding in January is going to look like! However, I will say we don't think the Key was necessary for priority boarding. We didn't wait at all and one sailing we got there around 10:30 and the other was around 12:00. On the Harmony, we thought the sit down lunch to avoid the buffet was really nice (on the Mariner, we had to sit with another family for lunch). We also dropped off our carry-on bags which was nice.

I was going to buy internet for my family of 4 anyway and the price of the Key was slightly more than that. Having the ability to text my kids was important to me and they would tell you having YouTube access was required because of the limited TV options. The idea of a lunch and breakfast made it worth it to us. We did get awesome seats for the water show. We didn't find that the activities were crowded, so we didn't need the special times.

For our trips now moved to 2021, I'm comparing the cost to the internet for one of them and if it's close, I'll probably get the Key again. For the other trip, I'm not because I don't think it's needed.