Overall the cruise was fantastic. All of the production shows were great! The food was delicious, especially the Indian choices at the MDR. I just wish it was spicier. The ports are ports. Was surprised by Labadee, wasn't heckled by the store merchants at all. Jamaica wouldn't leave you alone.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Embarkation was super easy, we had an 11:30 arrival time but we got there early. My wife read somewhere if you're staying in Jr Suite or above you have priority boarding. So we tested it out, we got to the port around 10:45, went straight to the suite line and they let us in! We were on the ship by 11:00!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
I was surprised by the food in the MDR. I read reviews about people complaining about the food with it being cold, on a 6 night cruise, there were 6 of us at our table. Only one dish was cold, and we ordered multiple appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Food in the windjammer was awesome as always! We did try Jamie's Italian for lunch. Food is great for 15.99, anything more it would have been not worth it.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
It's an Oasis class ship! Plenty of things to do! As my title of the review states, 6 days wasn't enough time for Symphony of the seas!
Entertainment
5 out of 5
All the production shows were fantastic! We loved iskate2.0 and Hiro! Flight dare to dream is a must not to miss! Also, Hairspray was really good. Once again Royal did an outstanding job when it came to the shows.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
We had Jason for our room attendant and he was amazing!
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas is a beautiful ship!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Our first time in a Junior Suite and it was wonderful. Having a coffee machine in the room should be standard for every cabin.
Ship tip
Fantastic ship and wonderful entertainment, do not miss any of the production shows!
We did the Dunn's river falls and green grotto caves shore excursion. It was a good tour. The falls would of been better if our tour guy Pedro didn't rush us up the falls. Green Grotto Caves was a surprise. It was really good!
We did the dragons flight Zipline and it was neat. It took longer to watch the safety video and drive up to the peak than it was to do the Zipline. We booked it when it was $56, anymore I think it wouldn't have been worth it. As for Labadee, it was really nice.
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