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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12142

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Royal Caribbean did an excellent job on the 50th Birthday & Presidents Cruise for this sailing. There were plenty of events going on and the surprises were Fantastic. Royal Caribbean even had a Midnight Chocolate Buffet in the Windjammer and I do not know how they pulled it off but it was great. Thank You again Royal Caribbean for everything and looking forward to sailing with you again soon.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Getting onto the Ship was very easy. With completing check in online you just answer a couple questions at the terminal and then go to security. The new Terminal is very nice, clean and comfy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was Excellent! Big difference I saw on this sailing was the selection in the Windjammer. Out of all the cruises I have done this was the best buffet I have ever seen from Roast Turkey at Breakfast time to Crab in the buffet at Lunch. Breakfast & Dinner Service in the Main Dining Room was Excellent as well. Also ate at Sorrento's and the Pizza was good as well. Lots of other options to have with your pizza such as grilled vegetables, meat and Tabasco Sauce was a nice touch. Ate at Playmakers as well and the Wings were good. Just a tip if you do not like Spicy Wings go with the lowest tier for the sauce. I like Spicy food so this was not a problem.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Did the Zip Line and Ultimate Abyss. Always a great time. Also went into the Hot Tubs and Pools, didn't find them crowded even on sea days,.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Hairspray, 1977 and Flight were Excellent shows. I wish we was able to go see Hyro but there were so many events going on this sailing we did not want to miss those as well.

Children's Programs

Didn't have Children with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Stateroom Attendant was Excellent and always kept the area very clean. Waiters were fantastic, the wait we had was the best I have ever had on a sailing. She was so much fun to deal with. We always kept each other laughing. The Dining Room Manager also did a great job making sure my friend didn't have any shellfish as she is allergic.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship's Layout is excellent because they do a great job keeping 6000 Guests in different parts of the ship without noticing them. The ship was very clean as well.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room was very clean and comfortable.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We went to Maho Beach using the ships shore excursion. Great staff ran the excursion and the beach was very fun.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We walked around Puerto Rico on our own.

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5
What Royal Caribbean has done with this Private Island is FANTASTIC. I definitely want to go to CocoCay again. The Thrill Waterpark was a lot of fun. One of my friends rented a Cabanna and it was very nice. In the Cabanna there is a safe so you don't have to worry about leaving your stuff out. There was also water provided and a button that you press when you would like drinks and food. We also did the Up Up & Away Balloon and the view you get up there is amazing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was very simple, we walked our bags off ourselves.
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5 Comments

Loveandlight    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it!!

wooti05    5 years ago

Great review, she is an awesome ship.

bluewaves    5 years ago

Sooo looking forward to leaving on May 23, 2020 You made everything sound so exciting! Thank you for a great review🙃

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

Fantastic, very happy for you

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Great review, RCCL does a great job.

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