Had a great time .. would do it again and again and again until i reach Emerald status :)
Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean
7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 15, 2018
Ship: Symphony of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 6650
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Ok.. here goes. 1. Food in main Dining room for Dinner is mostly repetitive and I do recommend eating once or twice at a speciality restaurant and make reservations at the Solarium Bistro- that is included at no extra cost. Cecilia in the main dining room was awesome. 2. The ice show 2.0 is amazing. We loved it! 3. The adult comic show was great but the family comedian night was not. Wish the first guy was on longer (really.. gets hired to be on a cruise and only works 15 mins on stage) 2nd guy spend way to much time on things that frankly was boring and not funny for the family/kids. Spoke about disciplining them etc. and it went on and on. Insulted some. 4. The Aqua show... have to say was not as great as other ships. The lady up on the rope pretending to walk as she moved around was way to often. Once was enough of her. To much just stupid dance floors and not enough WOW. 5. To many activities that cost extra. Bingo, Tours of the ship, making sushi class, spa spa spa, drinks, internet list goes on and on. Can think of a dozen activities they can add to the schedule that would not incur fees for the guests. . I guess i was on Norwegian Cruise line and they include some things in the package you pay to get on. 6. Room: The room was great. Loved our room attendant. Like extra towels and ice and was not an issue. Ok size for a cruise line. 7. Getting on and off the ship was a breeze .. No lines - well being Gold helps.. really the only benefit we feel is any value from being a Gold status member is the gold line to get on the ship. , bags transfer from room to port both ways was not an issue. 8. The solarium was for 16 and older but was not monitored .. Some kids from time to time in that area. I was ok with it but others you can tell were not. Excited to see some couples making out. LOL (just say it for a sec.) 9. the stops.. loved France and Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands. Found Italy folks not as nice to speak to ... Look out for all the criminals in Roam tourist areas and pic-pocketers . 10. There was no Bingo jackpot game and no lobster night in the main Dining room.. 11. Love the work out Gym and the hours for it 12. Drinks - We did not get a drink package but figured we would just drink one night. Was not worth it. We hardly drink so when we get a drink on land in our home town 1 drink gets us going with a strong buzz.. on the ship..3 drinks did nothing. I asked about it and said he will add more to the next one (#3) but still nothing.. was a waste... gave me 1 drink for free for the issue. 13. Silent parties - use headphones with 2 channels of dance music you can switch to was akword .. we tried it and left. .. can't talk to each other and odd to kiss with headphones on.. wish they would have a late night movie night at the aqua show area and use the headphones to watch... got spoiled on Carnival with movies playing at night at the pool...loved that. not on the ship. was going to watch a move at 9:30pm but they switched it to 6:30pm since people in the suites in the area complained of the noise. 14. Spent a bunch$$ on the tour in Rome.. great tour guide. really great. A bit too much to see in the time we had so rushed place to place but it was a nice lunch they gave us and great that they had tickets to get in to each place at the time we arrived. 15. Loved the water slide.. although i am almost 50 .. i do like the water fun. If you wear the right swim suit cloths that slide great... you will go fast. Been on the top 3 largest ships of Royal C in the last 18 months.. All amazing ships on water. All about the same. Seen one seem all 3. Was really hoping to see some change in this ship. But none to report except some art/decor. Leaving out of Ft Lauderdale this Saturday 8/5/2018 for another trip on the Allaire.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Plan ahead and use TripAdvisor for some things to do at ports also.
Ports of call
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands