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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Symphony of the Seas

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2023

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12286

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

This was my 53rd birthday trip and it didn't disappoint. I loved every thing. It was perfect.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent- easy and it flowed well

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room was great Avi and Sheila were so friendly.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pool, hot tub, the parade, and the guitar player was great!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Hairspray was phenomenal and I loved Hiro.

Children's Programs

I did not travel with kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Obi(SP) was friendly. Avi & Sheila in main dining were great. And Miss Whitney (Houston that is what she said lol) was awesome on our last day!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship, very clean, and accessible. I am use to the fish on the carpet on other ships to show the the direction we were walking in when going to the cabin - - front or back. I had to keep asking the staff which way was I going. I never figured that out. 😅

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Comfortable, roomy, clean. I got a sinus infection and the kleenex was ROUGH! Maybe you can provide lotion kleenex on demand on in the store. My nose was really roughed up!!

Ship tip

Wear some comfy shoes to walk in. And keep up with the app on your phone for events and excursions. And add them to your calendar to keep track.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
No excursion. The port was fine.

Naples, Italy

3 out of 5
The excursion was great. Pompei was exceptional.

Barcelona, Spain

2 out of 5
Awesome port. Excursions was great. Linka (sp) was professional.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5
City of Palma was excellent!

Marseille (Provence), France

1 out of 5
Buses were weird. But we figured it out. No excursion. But the Cathederal was beautiful and the boutiques were cute.

La Spezia, Italy

5 out of 5
Luka was cool. Pisa on your own - rainy day. The vendors were aggressive. We ate there and shopped by Pisa. It was great!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Great. As expected.

Traveler Photos

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