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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 16, 2019

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10326

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was a company cruise, so we were able to do more than we could have traveling alone. Suggest you have more places to get iced tea and consider adding some activities for senior cruisers at Coco Cay.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Some difficulty confirming Transfers from FLL to MIA, otherwise good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Did not experience specialty dining, but food and service in main dining room was stellar. Waiters Felipe and his partner were fantastic! Buffet was good, but really spread out. Was disappointed in lack of places to get iced tea however. Only 3 places carried it, and if any were closed (like the Dining room) it was an effort to find iced tea at all. FYI: Coco Cay did not carry any iced tea!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Played laser tag, did the escape room, both were way fun, pools were nice, but one in the adult only area was way too small (and there were children in the area as well).

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Saw Hairspray, HiRo and 1977 ice show. Very well done. Disappointed with way reservations were scheduled though. Very disorganized, almost did not get into HiRo due to scheduling issues.

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All service personnel were polite and professional. Our waiters were fantastic, and our room steward Gilberto was terrific.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Common areas were clean and well-maintained. Should have more signs indicating aft/forward, as we always seemed to be going the wrong way.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
First time in a balcony, may never go back to OV again. Used balcony way more often then I expected. Request for egg crate on bed was delivered promptly (bed was a bit hard for my partner)

Ship tip

Bring your walking shoes. Must have traversed ship end to end 50 times.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Not there long enough as we flew into FLL

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Beautiful! Took catamaran ride and it was excellent.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Very nice port. Took walking tour with introduction to local foods. Guide was knowledgeable, entertaining, and very very pleasant.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

3 out of 5
While it was nice, for seniors there was not a lot to do. Could not walk up steps to slides and other than hanging out at pool, or on beach, there was really nothing to do. Went back to ship for activities instead.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty much standard.
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