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Symphony of the Seas Cruise Review

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Reviews: 19
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Symphony of the Seas

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2024

Ship: Symphony of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7650

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Ship was beautiful. We ate all the meals in the Coastal Kitchen. The food and service were excellent. Cabin attendant was very friendly and helpful. The ship was very clean but extremely crowded. Unfortunately, 1000 kids that were very rude and unruly. They were running in the hallways late at night. Ringing doorbells and knocking on doors. In the future, it will be smaller ships instead of the larger ones. Do yourself a favor and do your homework. The mid size ships doesn’t not have many kids.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy. Make sure you complete all steps before boarding. I was on the ship within 10 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Izumi

5 out of 5

Highly recommended. Great time

Jamie's Italian

4 out of 5

Service was great. Food was average

Coastal Kitchen

5 out of 5

Excellent service from Alex and Dorian. Food was outstanding

Suite Lounge

5 out of 5

Staff was outstanding and very helpful.

Chop's Grille

5 out of 5

Chops never disappoints. Always a great meal and service

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Casino Royale

5 out of 5

Go in the afternoon if you are a non smoker. Evening tends to be busy and smoky. Non smoking casino had maybe 20 machines and no variety

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment was all over the ship. Mark Preston was excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Entire staff was friendly, polite and very helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Grand suite was a nice size for two people. Plenty of room and space to store everything.

Ship tip

Large ship with small kids. Kids were running around the ship all week unsupervised. Very rude behavior. Unless you have kids the bigger ships may not be for you.

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
Did the panoramic tour. Not worth the cost. Did not enjoy it at all.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Did the Aloe factory tour. Very interesting.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We did the Luggage valet. Highly recommend this. No need to check in at the airport or search for your bags in the terminal. Bags will be waiting for you at your final destination.

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8 Comments

byhisgrace     7 months ago

Appreciate your feedback

kef2016     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Glad you enjoyed despite some unruly kids.

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

karlgrgurich     7 months ago

Sounds like you have a good plan going forward

javawoody     7 months ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Shh813     7 months ago

Don’t plan your cruise during school vacation. That’s where there will be too many kids around and not be enjoyable. Little kids should not be on a cruise.

cruising2004     7 months ago

Thank you for your review. Probably a lot of kids on spring break.

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