Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas (2024)

3.9

Standards are slipping

We have cruised with Royal Caribbean exclusively for the last 17 years. We are currently on our 9th or 10th cruise (lost count). We are on symphony of the seas, sailed from NJ to the Bahamas. This will be most definitely our last cruise. The last time we sailed was in 2019. First the good is that the ship is absolutely beautiful, lots of activities, friendly staff, and excellent shows. We are a

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My 23rd cruise and my 6th with Royal Caribbean. We were a multigenerational group of 7, with me being the oldest member. Many have shared that RC's embarkation is smooth and fast, and we found that to be true. However, some of the staff at Cape Liberty seemed to enjoy barking orders, which made the experience less than pleasant. Some of us have pre-trip jitters, are trying to keep

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This was an excellent cruise from the smooth embarkation where we took the 1-1:30 pm time slot and walked right onto the ship to debarkation where we took the 8-8:30 am time slot and also did not wait in line. It is a clean ship from cabins to public areas with very good service. I preferred this itinerary with later arrival times at each port. Being on the Oasis of the Seas twice, I knew what

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Enjoyed this ship, even with thorough preparation via you tube, I was still in awe of Symphony boarding. PROS1. The embarkation process was a breeze at Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, took less than 45 minutes to wait through security line, check in and then board. Went straight to muster station, was told, "if anything happens... just come here..." hilarious! Cabins were available at

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Have cruised 8 times, 4th time on RCL. We really enjoyed the megaship was full crowd but oddly rarely seemed crowded. Food way better than expectation's, two nights we had unlimited Shrimp & Lobster tails in Windjammer buffet outstanding. Lunch in Solarium completely different menus from Buffet excellent. Appreciated the dedicated running walking track without other traffic. Gym had every

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Beautiful ship. Embarkation was great, very smooth. Our cabin on deck 8 was very nice. The staff very friendly and helpful. The food was disappointing, both in the MDR and buffet. Not as good as it use to be? We were put on my time dining, so did not have the experience of having our own table and waiters which was disappointing. We were told we could correct when we boarded but they were very

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Been over ten years since on a Royal Caribbean Ship What a very pleasant positive surprise.e were on Deck 8 beside the Grandchildren and their parents..JUst a walk away on this deck was "Central Park" with a variety of eateries and offerings so Handy just to grad a sandwich or spple The Staff from the young lady cleaning the Brass Handrails up to the Head waiter Excellent and Friendly Made us

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Not worth the outrageous cost for a sky suite! Won’t go on RC again. Water is not included in your room except for the crappy tap water that makes passengers sick. I had to complain until my room steward got permission to stick my room with bottled water! Then asked for a shower cap! Nope! Those were discontinued! Again my steward scraped me up a couple she found but said they were the last!

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Have been loyal to royal since 1995, this was the worst ship and cruise i have ever sailed on! Total chaos first 2 days. Crew members appeared over whelmed , rude and not concerned about passengers in all faculties! crew members stood aroung totally ignoring passengers, busy talking to one another, as if they couldn"t care less. Food was the worst yet, and service was slim to none...actually

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Great ship. Never felt crowded. Staff was outstanding. Food was good. Don't waste money on The Key program, or specialty restaurants, or balcony staterooms if trying to save a few bucks. Don't use the arcade. App was good but nothing beats the paper cruise compass when planning a day ahead so you can see all that is offered. You cannot hear announcements in the cabin so you have to jump up to open

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