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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2019

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

my mother and I had a great time. Great experience overall. getting off and on ship during ports was so easy and fast. staff being very friendly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
took about 10 minutes from the bus to the ship. Very friendly staff

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
a few of the desserts that should have been warm were cold. Also, a few stale desserts. Great selections of different types of food at different locations. Wish there was sign stating there was another room with food in the wind jammer as we were unaware.

Windjammer Marketplace

4 out of 5

wish there was a sign directing there was another room with food. missed out on that and did not realize until last night.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of choices to please everyone. We listened the the band "great Ideas" and they were beyond words. Disappointed in the port shopping as the presenter went on and on about jewelry. was expecting were to eat and where to shop.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
all the shows were great great. Hairspray,flight,Hiro and 1977. The band " great ideas" were fantastic!!!!!! Loved how the interacted with each other.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
room steward was beyond great!!!!!! i can't say hello without singing it. He did a great job of taking care of us and answering questions. Took his time to talk to us. Guest service was great and didn't feel like was given " lip service" they really cared. What ever staff we came in contact with were very friendly and would say hi when passing.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
always saw someone cleaning. great job staff!!!! The layout was great. For a 1st time cruiser ,the layout was easy to figure out. Great " landmarks" to figure out where to go and where you are.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
the size was great. more than enough closet space and bathroom space. Beds were comfortable. Room steward did a great job keeping clean. loved it had a couch.

Ship tip

explore the ship. try as many things as you can.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
staff very friendly. it was beautiful. loved looking around.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
we did the great bay escape. Loved the beach. wish there was different chairs. loved we were able to eat on the beach. shopping was good to. easy to find stores.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
was only able to shop. easy to get turned around. Did find a small pastry store and had great food. would like to come back and see more of the island.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
felt this was a little dirty however, in it's defense there was more traffic at this place. We did not do an excursion. We found the queen's staircase , chocolate store, rum cake store and junkakoo beach on our own. Was great is was all walking distance. wish we had more time on the island.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very easy. went to our meeting place and waited to hear our number. staff directed where to go. very sad day to leave.
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