Overall, another wonderful experience with Royal Caribbean. I really enjoyed Symphony of the Seas and feel like I need to sail it again a few times to really do everything I want on the ship. The ship was well maintained and clean and had nice, fun, energetic, and helpful staff and crew. It nice to be able to get away on vacation and take another cruise.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Super Quick & Easy! One of the Quickest Times we have ever boarded.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
The specialty restaurants were solid, and definitely liked Central Park 150 and Wonderland. Wonderland is based on the experience and it was pretty cool some of the things they did with the food and drinks! Overall, great experience with the specialty dining. Did not do the main dining room this time!
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
The pools were great and not overly packed. I finally did the flow rider boogie board, the zip line, the abyss slide, and the water slides. We had great weather which made for a great time on the pool deck and the various outdoor activities. S need to do the rock climbing wall.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
The comedy show was legit as was the performance of Flight and attended karaoke a few times as well. We had wanted to do the Aqua show but it got postponed twice due to being too choppy at Sea, but that wasn't in Royal's control. Overall, a great time with the onboard activities and shows.
Children's Programs
I don't have any kids.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
I found the staff to be friendly, engaging, helpful, and energetic. Our Stateroom attendant was nice and did a nice job and all of the bartenders and servers at the restaurants and bars were quick and friendly. Overall, great service provided by the Symphony staff and crew.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
I liked the ship layout. I usually upon embarkation go to the top deck and grab a beverage and then make my way down and get a general layout of the ship so I know where things are at. I liked the design and layout of the ship and found it to be clean and we'll maintained!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
We had a Central Park balcony which was different, but we enjoyed it. It was very cool to check out all the action going on below and it wasn't too loud at night so we never had any issues sleeping. I enjoyed this balcony experience, although I think I like the Boardwalk balcony better, but it's pretty close.
Ship tip
Make Sure to Book a few sailings to give yourself time to do everything you want to do on the ship.
We did not do any excursions, however we stayed in Fort Lauderdale for 2 days before we went on the cruise and had a great time down in Southeast Florida.
Been to San Juan several times and always had a great time and experience. We were only in port for 5 hours and it was during dinner time so we didn't get off the ship this time since we were only there from 5 - 10 PM. Hopefully they can look at this time and see if there is anyway to give it a longer stay or just skip it since 5 hours is tough especially from 5-10 PM.
We did not do an excursion, however we did go to Great Bay Beach in Philipsburg and had a great time. There were 8 in our group and we all hung out on the beach and in the ocean and had some food and beverages. Weather was great that days well. Been to St. Maarten a few times and always had a great experience.
8 of us did a catamaran in St. Thomas. The experience of sailing on the ocean on the catamaran was amazing. We stopped to do snorkeling and also had lunch. We had great weather and overall it was just a great day! Can't wait to go back to St. Thomas.
We had great weather, and stayed at the Coco Cay Beach Club. It was amazing. Very relaxing and other than not having a swim up pool bar, it was just like being at a resort. We had great weather and a to. Of fun. Definitely would do this experience again.
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