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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2024

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

The highlight of my cruise surprisingly was Haiti

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy as it usually is

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The variety of foot options on this ship is great and the main dining room is my personal favourite place for meals. If I just want something quick I go to Park Cafe or El Loco which are two amazing options

Windows (Main Dining Room)

5 out of 5

We ate dinner here every single night and did breakfast quite a few times too. The service is unbeatable and our waiters Sheila and Anesh were amazing. Being able to get multiple things from the menu is a huge benefit and the waiters will do anything to make you happy.

Windjammer Marketplace

4 out of 5

Came here for lunch and breakfast a few times, I like it a lot because of the variety of food you can put on your plate

El Loco Fresh℠

5 out of 5

It is always great here, it’s a very quick option if you want to get right back to your activities and the fruit cups and deserts here are nice too

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
FLOWRIDER!!!!!! Spent around 5-6 hours a day here because it’s hands down the best thing on the ship. The slides are great too and it’s nice when the pools are completely empty at night. There are lots of hot tubs which are always clean also. The purple abyss slide is a high speed carpet slide which is very fun

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Hiro water show is always stunning, the tricks they pull off and the acrobats are insane. Along with the ice shows. It’s always so cool to see people do crazy tricks on skates.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiters were great and did anything and everything for us. Our room steward was a great guy who did anything we asked him without any hesitation and always made cool animals with the towels. Staff service was pretty good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
If you have never been on this ship before it’ll take a while to get used to the layout and you’ll get lost easily. Central park is so great and always very clean. Deck 15 and 16 is where all the fun takes place. Only complaint is: It seemed kind of difficult to find a quiet space throughout the day if you wanted it…other than your stateroom

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The interior room was really all we needed. When you don’t spend much time in your cabin I feel like you don’t need a big one. It was just enough space for two people and was manageable. We have had balconies before which are very nice and a bit of a bigger room. But this is okay too

Ship tip

Be nice to everyone, most people on the ship are very talkative so don’t be shy to talk to other people.

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Now this port was an underdog for me. I wasn’t expecting it to be this nice here. The streets in Aruba were a little cleaner but the beach we stayed at (Mambo beach) was just beautiful.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
We went to Eagle beach and it was very very wavy. Around 15 foot powerful waves the day we went. Sort of underwhelmed because I thought Aruba was going to leave me speechless, but maybe we just didn’t go to the nicest beach…once you got out past the waves. The water looked less sandy and very beautiful

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
Despite Haiti having a bad reputation. Labadee is BEAUTIFUL!!!! The water is so clear, and the scenery of the mountains everywhere look breathtaking. RCL did a great job with this island. I was left speechless here. I will let the pictures explain my excitement.

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
The cruise port is decent…Miami is nicer but Lauderdale is better than Port Canaveral

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was quick and easy. But the worst part of the trip…
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