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Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: taurusandvirgo

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

taurusandvirgo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2019

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

My wife and I did enjoy the cruise. I just wish RCL didn’t find more and more reasons to charge more money. Make cruises all inclusive.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

I paid for the Key program. We were sent to the lounge. But there was nothing to eat or drink. Nice facility but there should have been something to see or do regarding the cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

I hate hate the increasing number of restaurants you have to pay a fee to eat. Just spread the cost over the 6,000 passengers and allow everyone to experience everything.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I didn’t get the storyline at Hiroshima but I enjoyed them all. I thought the Hairspray storyline was a little serious for a cruise

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We sat at 8:30 pm, Main Dining Room 5, Table 803. Dave and Monica were professional, friendly and superb.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Country is not ready for tourism

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Stop charging extra for everything. Put it in the cabin charge. Charge, I understand profit. Let customers once on the island enjoy everything

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

tomika75 5 years ago

I agree with LT, because if a ship holding over 6,000 passengers includes EVERYTHING everywhere the lines would be out of control. Charging actually controls a lot. Regardless, don't let it affect much of your cruise experience.

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cruisereckoning 5 years ago

What is the Key Program, I see people mention it but no one has ever explained it.

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mschleich 5 years ago

I get wanting it all included but for us we prefer things are optional. Some cruises we do specialty dining, some we do not. We are happy with a beach day at Cococay or Labadee. One thing we always get is the beverage package. With the bottled water, wine and beer prefer to prepay than purchase individually. But, cruising is for so many different people and everyone has their preferences.

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NJCruiseGuy 5 years ago

I hope they never add all of the options into the cabin charge. We rarely purchase anything other than the base cruise fare and the daily gratuity charges and have a great time. We don’t purchase soft drinks or alcoholic beverages, go to the casino or purchase excursions through the ship. It should be up to each passenger as to whether they want to spend money on additional things or not. If you prefer a more all-inclusive experience, try Oceania, Regent, Symphony, Crystal or Viking.

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