The cruise was just what I needed. Overall a great experience.

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Perfect Day & Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 08, 2022

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7600

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship was amazing. The food was average overall compared to other cruises I have been on. The excursions were ok, did not meet expectations, especially our snorkel trip to Roatan. Service from wait staff and cabin steward could not have been better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Things went smoothly, no complaints

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food overall was good. I was disappointed in the quality of the food in the main dining room. The desserts were very disappointing. Bananas foster was terrible, bananas were uncooked, chocolate lava cake was just a small piece of brownie with no filling. I had better food on other cruise lines in the past. We dined one evening at 150 Park Café, the service was the best I have ever had dining. I have traveled the world and have eaten at many fine restaurants, but our service was excellent in everyway.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The royal theatre performances were fabulous. Some of the best I have seen. The resident band Music Xpress was off the chain good. I wish we could have attended some of the performances more than once.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
This was the highlight of the trip for me. All of the entertainment was top notch. Music Xpress was my favorite. Hairspray was so much better than what I had expected prior to sailing,

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Menino and Erickson were unbelievably good. Their service was impeccable. Ryan our cabin steward was sooo good. His attention to every detail was spot on. Ryan's attitude was so positive everyday it made it a please to see him every morning.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I loved the variety of the ship. The boardwalk, the Central Park and the Promenade were so unique and gave such a different vibe. The changes were good, as you explored the areas of the ship. The cleanliness was outstanding

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room was better than expected prior to booking. Ryan made everything perfect for us. The size was very comfortable, and cleanliness was outstanding.

Ship tip

Spend the extra money to dine at the finer restaurants. The main dining was ok, but t he premier place were money well spent.

Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Very nice and relaxing, The food was good, not excellent, but better than expected. Overall a nice relaxing day

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the day shopping. We had an excellent lunch

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
We did a 3 site snorkel and beach trip. It was disappointing that we only got to snorkel a total of 30 minutes, and spent 2 hours on the beach. The boat was not easily accessible to get in and out of the water. Our guide seemed more interested in getting us through the experience vs. letting us take our time to explore the reef. I would not recommend the tour we took

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
The tour we took here was great. We enjoyed the ruins, beach and relaxing that day. Perfect mix of both.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Communication was terrible. We were told to wait in our staging area until we were told to leave. We were never told. If I would have not asked to leave, we would have missed out transfer to FLL. Our bus to FLL was 90 minutes late, and the staff was very unorganized and were of little help.
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6 Comments

Cruisersnoozer    1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise

SuperDav3    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Maybe we'll give e symphony one more try.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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