Great cruise!

Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: glinnesa

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

glinnesa

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2018

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was not my first cruise but my first of the Mediterranean. I went with a travel group and had the chance to meet various people. It was a fun and great time. The Symphony is a HUGE ship!!! I barely felt the rocking of the ship. There's always something to do. I think they should have made a little larger areas that would attract more people. But overall, a great time and experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and orderly. No long lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main buffet is the Windjammer. I appreciated the attendants making you wash your hands before entering. However, I found the food bland and boring. There were better selections at the main dining hall. Michael, our head waiter, was awesome. There was one evening where I had to wait an hour for a seat. I was a party of 1. I found that discouraging, to say the least. Chops was a really good restaurant. I would recommend. My friend went to Hooked and was sick the next day. We believe it was food poisoning.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Hiro was great! The comedian was best when he was ad-libbing. Flight was so-so. Overall there were a lot of activities and it was fun!!!

Entertainment

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

For the most part, the staff was very accommodating. I didn't like the fact that they were trying to sell you packages as soon as you board the ship.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

For the most part they kept the ship pretty clean. My roommate and I had a fruit fly infestation in our room one night. We purged our room and could not find the source. Called our room person and they sent a horticulturalist to our room (who knew)! When we returned no fruit flies.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5