Good Cruise but disappointed with the cancelled shows!

Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: bcfdo

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

bcfdo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2021

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1712

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I would have given this cruise all 10s but for the lack of child activities and the cancelled shows and we did not port in San Juan

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Awesome

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We thought the food was excellent

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We booked this cruise line over Disney because it was suppose to have as many activities for our five years old son , only to find out that he could only do 6 hours for the whole 8 days. We were shocked and did not understand why? I guess we will have to do Disney Cruise in the future for our son!

Entertainment

1 out of 5

All but two were cancelled , I will say the one was good and the other one was also good but only two for a eight day cruise is not good

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

As stated above , only able to do 6 hours for the whole 8 days , Terrible

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Awesome ship and they were cleaning 24/7 !

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was totally awesome , loved it

Ship tip

Be sure to be able to use the restaurant on level 17

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

This was a big surprise to us

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

everything was closed

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

was turned away in the last second.

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Took a private boat around the island.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Great , super easy

8 Comments

1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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mdmaddog71 2 years ago

What is the restaurant on level 17?

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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purpl 2 years ago

Appreciate your review. Sorry there weren’t more activities available for your son.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. The issues you were disappointed with were all directly related to Covid issues / restrictions. Late December and early January were the peak of Omicron affecting cruise ships.

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