Fun cruise with friends on Symphony 🚢
Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review
7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 14, 2023
Ship: Symphony of the Seas
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
Overall we had a memorable experience with friends & great weather. Symphony is definitely on my favorites list of ships.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Chop's Grille
Chops- 5 star (favorite restaurant). Recommend the 9oz filet over all the meat options & ask for them to butterfly it- very tender. Tuna appetizer or shrimp appetizer are excellent. Crab cake appetizer is good also. There is a main entrees that is a spicy shrimp dish that is outstanding. Dessert favorite was Royal cheesecake with fresh raspberries on top. Red velvet cake is a close second. Bring your appetite because most times you are too full to eat dessert. They do let you take dessert with you to go. Excellent service
Jamie's Italian
There is a pasta appetizer with truffle sauce that is excellent. Lamb chops that are infused with mint flavor are delicious. Do not recommend vodka ziti type dish- it’s more of a marinara sauce. Tiramisu was excellent. Good desserts. There’s also an appetizer that they have a variety of cheeses & meats on a plank that is excellent also. Excellent service
El Loco Freshâ„
Food was ok for a quick snack but very busy with people/ lines.
Hooked Seafood
Very good experience at Hooked. There was a ceviche appetizer that was really good. Requested a small bowl of chowder instead of a big bowl & it was really good. Two pound Maine lobster was great but despite being cracked for you it’s messy but so good. Regular lobster tails were excellent. I regret not trying the lobster rolls. Dessert favorite was coconut cream pie. Excellent service
Windjammer Marketplace
Only ate light breakfast occasionally & we were satisfied. Ship tip: if you go around the corner to the other side of the dining room there’s an omelette bar. We didn’t use it but looked good. They do have avocado toast over there also. Large selection of everything
Diamond Club
Smaller Diamond lounge on this ship with very few people if you like a quiet relaxing environment. I only go there to get coffee & it meets our needs. Very clean.
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Royal Theatre
We really liked the show Flight
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Book dining and internet packages before sailing because it saves you $ on cost. Our cruise friends got the Voom faster internet package & it met their needs. They thought they couldn’t sail on any ship because of internet needs for work. I told them about Starlink internet & it was a success for them thankfully. If you have any issues the Voom desk can figure anything out. You do a lot of walking on & off the ship so bring comfortable shoes.
Ports of call
Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas