Symphony of the Seas and Royal Caribbean has set a new bar for cruising for me.

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2022

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin number: 11674

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Again RC and their oasis class ship has set a new bar for us. It was our first RC cruise and can't wait to do another oasis cruise with them again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
quick and effortless with the online checkin

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All of the food everywhere we ate were better than expected. Buffet was better than any we have had in the past with incredible variety of selections every day. We ate at 3 of the specialty dining venue's and all were superior. Wonderland was a true treat.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was something to do almost all through the day and evening. And when not we were always able to find a lounger for a glass of wine and a good couple of chapters in our book.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were better than most we have seen cruising. Hiro was breathtaking. The ice skate shows, music everywhere and stage shows were equally exceptional.

Children's Programs

did not travel with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was right there every time you turned around offering help or maing suggestions. The most impressive part was how some of the staff handled some of the clients that were not so happy due to some situation. Still always smiling and trying to help find a way to make the client happy.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was incredible. There was so much to experience on the ship, piano stairs, art everywhere, the boardwalk with the merry go round, our favorite was Park Central with the trees, cafe's and restaurants that also had music every day/eve.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Was very pleased. Our layout was typical but the ocean view balcony was slightly larger than any of our previous balconies on other cruises.

Ship tip

Do try Wonderland. It was so unique and delightful.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Clean and modern.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Port was small, but took a quick taxi ride in to town to shop around a little. Have been to St Thomas multiple times and have done all the excursions that may have interested us in the past. Sadly the one we were going to do again was cancelled. I am sure it was due to low volume since covid was still keeping some of the numbers of cruisers down.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Talk about a full pack filled day. Was $109 for the adventure park but if you think about all it offers and what you would have to pay for excursions that offered the same you would see it was quite a deal. Loved all the different lagoon type areas, pool was huge and the food was excellent.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Something new for us, go have breakfast and then go back to your cabin and hang out waiting for your group to be selected. Was still able to get wifi and watch news while waiting.
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6 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

wooti05    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience, I totally agree Oasis class ships are the best.

bmastin67    2 years ago

Aghhh we are on this ship may 21!! So excited!! Love RC. This will be our 12th cruise

CVCruiser    2 years ago

Agree... Oasis class ships are the BEST!!! 👍

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

purpl    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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