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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2019

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall this cruise is very well organized from the embarkation to disembarkation. Food offerings and entertainment shows were good but could be better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Entree in the MDR is simply marvelous and the presentation is better than expected. Food in the Windjammer and Solarium Bistro are always good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Running/walking track always enjoyable.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Hiro show - outstanding choreography. Musicians/DJ - excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Outstanding service from room stewards, head waiters, waiters, asst. waiters and other ship personnel.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship promotes 'wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands' mantra but some of the soap dispensers were empty especially at the entrance of the Windjammer and this was just at the early opening. As well in one occasion, I had to notify a team leader (or supervisor) at the Solarium Bistro that almost all the tongs were left laying bare on the ledge of the food trays which I believe could have immediate contamination.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Central Park view cabins are comfortable in size and impeccably clean. Convertible den/bed is still quite new but a little bit stiff.

Ship tip

Book it as soon as you can before the accommodation gets old.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Been here before.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We did an independent private tour of the island.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate as it rainy almost all day. Just spent an hour or so at the port stores to do some window shopping during a brief break in the weather.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Could have been better private excursion if there was more time as we were picked up perhaps an hour earlier.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Excellent port/beach destination at Junkanoo Beach which we did on-our-own and is 10-15 walking distance from where the ship docked. Perfect sunny weather but a little cool waters.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very good disembarkation procedure.
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