Western Mediterranean

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 07, 2023

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall a wonderful experience and beautiful locations. We will be returning to some of the areas that we want to spend more time in.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy using the app to check in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Used spa services, enjoyed some of the game shows and trivia.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows and performers are of such high caliber. We always.make sure to take advantage of the entertainment.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Main dining room head waiter and assistant waiter did not seem to work well together. Head waiter not only took orders, but delivered the food, drinks, amd refilled waters.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Bery clean but Somewhat 'choppy' floorplans. Difficult to get to some areas, up and down to access. Did not like going through casino to get to areas on the same floor, too smoky smelling

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Very much enjoyed the Almalfi Coast and Pompeii tour. Guide was wonderful.

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
Did Barcelona city tour. The guides were not very knowledgeable and did not offer much history of the city. We also did some walking in 'old' Barcelona on the gothic neighborhood twisting throughout the area. Our guide then tried to leave the group of around 10-12 of us to have free time and 'meet back at the bus'. None of us on the group were confident in returing to the bus location. The guide said we could follow her back to the bus immediately or call a cab to return to the port. This did not give us the opportunity to explore the area or be able to shop on that area. The areas were also dirty and very smelly.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
Beautiful area, enjoyed the castles, cathedrals, and the area of Valdemossa.

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the walking food tour. The food and stops were excellent however, an extreme amoumt of walking. May have felt longer due to the heat that day, 90 degrees!

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the Pisa and Florence tour. The tour guide was enjoyable and engaging. He made this tour a great experience and showed his love.of this area.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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