Disappointing cruise

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 93

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Perfect Day & Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2022

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8330

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

As I said, we were disappointed in this trip-everything was so crowded, the reservation system is unfair, the Aqua show was cancelled more than it was performed, many passengers who are longtime cruisers were not happy. We’ve been on many cruises and this trip just felt like chaos.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation went quickly and smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate in the main dining room, buffet, Vintages wine bar ( has a small tapas menu), but the highlight was Wonderland. Such a unique and delicious restaurant!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My husband did the zip line and all of the slides. We played miniature golf which was actually a tough little course!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
We were going only able to get into two shows. Our boarding time was between 12:30-1:00 and by the time we got on board every single show was booked and we were very disappointed. Also, they do most of their game shows in this little club called On Air and to get in you had to be there 30-45 minutes before-it was ridiculous- 6000+ passengers and they use a space that might hold 100☹️. The pools were body to body including adults only pool but at least there were plenty of chairs whether you wanted sun or shade.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staff were terrific-everyone friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Ocean view balcony-good size for two people and our room steward was the best!!

Ship tip

Be the first on the ship if you want to see any shows that need reservations and if you have My Time dining to get the time slot you want.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Did what I thought from description was a 2 1/2 hour on a bus tour around the island. What it was, was an open air tram which everyone was squeezed into and basically went up to Mountaintop and back down. Waste of $-could have hired a driver at the pier for 1/2 the cost and seen more.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
We got there around 4 and we had about 4 1/2 hours there-got off for an hour-nothing special.

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Always good!!

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Haven’t been there for a few years so we did a bus tour around the island. Very informative, had a few stops, great driver!!

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
When we got off it was mass chaos-people trying to find cabs, Ubers, shuttle buses. It took us one hour to get a cab.
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Cruisersnoozer    1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

mflaherty1992    2 years ago

I agree about On Air. It's crazy how small that space is

kellies26    2 years ago

It is disappointing not to see shows. Hopefully next time is better.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

SuperDav3    2 years ago

That's a bummer about the shows! I agree that wonderland is a fun place to eat.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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