Finally on Symphony of the Seas!

Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: DJCalise

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review

DJCalise

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 30, 2022

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6580

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We finally made it onto Symphony of the Seas after being cancelled 2 years ago. Unfortunately things have changed a lot since our last cruise in 2019….The ship is terribly understaffed leading to numerous shows being cancelled or rescheduled. The wait into the main dining room for my time dining is ridiculous . Our room steward Alexis was very nice and courteous each time we saw him. I think the pandemic has made a huge change to cruising . I’m not sure we’ll be rebooking a cruise anytime soon.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quickest embarkation ever!!! From Uber drop off to onboard ship was probably no more than 10 minutes….. Just be sure to have all your documents in hand

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We did only main dining room. Meals were decent nothing special….. Was not happy with my time dining especially that we had booked early dining…..

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Hairspray was cancelled We did attend the Hiro show at the aqua theatre and it was awesome!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

What a beautiful island!! Royal did a beautiful job here. We enjoyed the pool and swim up bar. Very relaxing !!!

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

Luckysmom 2 years ago

Same. Booked in 2019 for 2020 and are now set for October. I’m excited but keep seeing negative reviews due to staffing shortages. I hope they get that worked out soon.

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GT5Stripes 2 years ago

We are in the same boat (see what I did there?). Planned in 2018, was supposed to sail 2020, boarding July 25. Can’t wait.

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needsun 2 years ago

We also have been waiting. We were already packed, when covid closed everything. We kept our money in for 810 days, cross fingers this time we get to go. We are on June 25th sailing. WE NEED A VACATION! Lol

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. I agree that cruising isn’t the same yet!

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