Easily best of Oasis class
Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean
7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 22, 2018
Ship: Symphony of the Seas
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 3578
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Symphony is easily the best. New additions far surpassed expectations. QUICK HIGHLIGHTS: Too many things to name really... the shows, the food (Jamie's!), the destinations. The Escape Room was AMAZING (we had probably done over 10-15 on land and this was the best) Laser tag was great (gets crowded, expect to wait in line at least 45-60 mins) Water slides are great and generally no wait while docked ;) Windjammer lunches were better than expected. Kudos to your Butter Chicken. THE BAD: The service continues to go down IMHO. Fewer people in the waiter industry spoke legible English. The bartenders (generally Eastern-European) were not the friendliest bunch so we mostly got a drink and walked away from the bar. Had much better experiences on other RC ships. New Seafood restaurant was awful. Horrible bread. Gross, oily calamari. Worst lobster I've had. One person in our party never got their Whoopie Pie dessert and was told it'll take "30 mins" after they brought everyone else's. Compared to the amazing caliber of other restaurants on board, this was such a disappointment. Our room location was THE WORST. We were right above embarkation bridge so be ready to awaken at 6AM to noises of the ship falling apart. And right above us was the jazz club so you'll hear the subwoofer until midnight. The room itself was excellent but clearly made for a deaf person. We barely got any sleep.Embarkation
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