Never Again Royal Caribbean

Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 3.3
Author: k1uc2d3x25lSNwZ6BMaB4Hy7V

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 11, 2023

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12184

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We will never book a Royal Caribbean cruise again. IF, we go as a family, we will book Celebrity or higher. If just my husband and me....Seabourn or Ritz Carlton Yachts.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We arrived early and they allowed us to get in the cue

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The food is NOT good...we even upgraded to the specialty restaurants. Only 150 Central Park is worth it.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools too crowded...but the spa was nice

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Just ok

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Our cabin steward sucked but we had a FABULOUS severer at Chop's Grille who made our whole trip! LeRoy from Mauritius

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was clean but WAY TOO big with too many people for us.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

It was a SHOEBOX!!!! NEVER AGAIN

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It was excellent, because we walked off the ship by ourselves at 6:30 AM to catch an early flight

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