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Item: Symphony of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: pawpaw72

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

pawpaw72

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2023

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11605

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

As we have done this itinerary a couple of times before we decided to stay onboard and explore the ship this time. We were also travelling with my father so we took things at a more leisurely pace!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick, simple and hassle free

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We had purchased a specialty dining package and so ate at Chops, Wonderland and 150. Also ate in the MDR and of course Windjammer! We did notice slightly less choice/variety in the Windjammer than before but still thoroughly enjoyed all meals

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Nothing too strenuous for us but we enjoyed watching everyone else take part. Attended the dance classes which were all good, pools, mini golf

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent! Ice shows and aqua theatre shows were all amazing . We’ve seen Hairspray and Flight on previous cruise so didn’t go this time

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

On the whole the service was great with a few tiny exceptions

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship and layout