Great trip to the Mediterranean
Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean
7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 27, 2018
Ship: Symphony of the Seas
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 7354
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
Our Mediterranean cruise was fantastic however, it wasn’t without some issues. We boarded the symphony in Civitavecchia (Rome) but most people on our ship got on in Barcelona 2 or 3 days prior. Because our group was so much smaller, (about 1,500 guests as opposed to 4,000 from Barcelona we were told) our boarding went quick and easy which was great! What I’m about to explain may seem trivial, but upon boarding there was little to no welcome. The Barcelona crowd was returning from excursions etc and we entered the ship mixed in with them. There was some champagne on board for the newcomers however, there were only 2 glasses and we were a party of 4. No one offered the champagne so we asked about it... the two greeters said that more was coming so we waited and waited and asked again, still nothing...no one cared so we left. When the Barcelona crowd left after their 7 days we thought we’d be on top but no! The cruise staff seemed to cater to the new Barcelona people! Little things like this happened all week long but I won’t bore you with the details. I know this sounds trivial but we paid the same amount of money for this cruise and felt like second class much of the time.Embarkation
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Ship tip
great trip
Ports of call
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands