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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2022

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12229

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a great vacation. We were worried with Covid protocols but found everything to be well planned and clean. We had no crew cases on the ship and I’m not aware of any guest cases.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We purchased the key, I was sad to see no option for key guests at embarkation.

Ship experiences

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We did origami, bingo, towel folding, dry slide, water slides and enjoyed the pools. Always something to do!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Hairspray was not showing, however we saw all the other shows and loved them! The ice shows are top notch!

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
You can book 6 hours the entire cruise and get other hours as available. This is understandable with the current conditions and I never had an issue getting time when we asked. The real issue is they are only open in 3 hr blocks and close between 12-2. I personally had booked 2 lunches that a child wouldn’t enjoy and had planned to use Adventure Ocean at those times. That wasn’t possible.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff was mostly great, my stateroom attendant wasn’t as good as I have become used to with royal.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is beautiful and very clean. Always someone cleaning the hand rails etc

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
If you’re booking a Central Park balcony this is the room to get. It’s next to a cleaning closet so you get a double balcony.

Ship tip

Book shows as soon as you board, check the app for new things popping up throughout the cruise. We found the escape room this way!

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
I love Cozumel, however the port is hard pressure sales at this time. We did a beach break at playa Mia.. not what I was expecting and not a great time.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
The port is a hassle, they are constantly trying to sell you things and you must walk through a large area to get out. We went to Maya Chan beach and had an amazing day with great service!

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Absolutely beautiful, we had a beach bed in breezy bay! Highly recommend. The island is beautiful and there is so much to do. Food was good and readily available on all areas of the island.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We took an excursion to learn about the culture, highly recommended this tour. We got to sample local foods too!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very simple, again as a key member I expected not to have to wait in a line but sound that was no longer the case.
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5 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the hiccups.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Remember Mexico is Mexico not the US or? Thanks for the review and the cruise.

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