Symphony of the seas Pro`s & Con`s

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Symphony of the Seas Pro`s & Con`s We sailed on Symphony from 13th May, this is my list of pro`s & con`s. This guys is only my opinion, so before any of the keyboard warriors on this site shoot me down, like they did on my last post, remember your all old enough to make up your own minds. This is just my opinion. Pro`s 1. Staff are superb, nothing is too much problem. 2. Adults only solarium is fantastic. 3. Plenty of sunbeds all around the ship. 4. Central Park Superb. 5. Cabins are well set out plenty of storage. 6. Getting on and off the ship in ports is well organised. 7. Swimming pools are warm. 8. Debarkation easy and well organised. 9. Wonderland superb experience. 10. Sorrento’s Pizza Fabulous. 11. Casino has a great atmosphere. 12. Solarium Bistro great for lunch. Con`s 1. Embarkation Chaotic. 2. MDR meals were a bit monotonous. 3. MDR Tables for 2 are far to close, about 6 inches from next table. 4. Too many large corporate groups, made it hard to find seats in the bars. 5. Every bar has loud music, not one quiet bar. 6. Some areas were closed for private events. 7. Chops Grill do not serve the best steaks, I have ever eaten. 8. The ship is far too big; we felt it lost the feeling of cruising. 9. Too much upsell on everything. 10. No Tea or Coffee facilities in cabins. To round it off, this probably wasn’t our best cruise, and I doubt if we would ever consider symphony again. One of the major problems without naming specific nationalities was the fact that some people have no idea of the etiquette of queuing or behaviour, but I suppose that could apply to any cruise with multiple nationalities. The one thing that we did have to complain to guest services about was the really atrocious lack of organising getting into the Ice show. There were no designated queue lines between those who had reserved their seats and those who hadn`t, so it was absolute chaos and downright dangerous. Those at the front who had not reserve seating would not move out of the way for those who had. The staff lost all control, my wife was knocked over and almost trampled, I had to shout to get people to move. (The show by the way was outstanding, don’t miss it). In all fairness to RCI, when I complained to guest services, they couldn’t apologise enough and sent us a bottle of wine to the cabin. So guys that’s my take on our cruise, don’t let my opinion put you off, I am sure lots of people have much different opinions to mine, it just wasn’t right for us

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

Marseille (Provence), France

La Spezia, Italy

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Naples, Italy

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