Bahamas Symphony of the Seas Bahamas Cruise Reviews

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lots of disappointments, not all Royals fault though
"The night before the end of the cruise we found out our "selfie tour" excursion booked through Royal was canceled but good news, we'll get 15% off any other excursion we picked...Royal couldn't figure out how to number the days and they had Sunday (1st day of cruise now) listed as Saturday and we heard lots of people asking what day they meant to get the schedule of events...."Read More
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Great Cruise for excellent shows and good service.

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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LoveandLight
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We love the entertainment on most of the Oasis-class ships, but the shows on the Symphony of the Seas were absolutely spectacular and amazing--by far the best we've seen. The Aqua show, the two ice shows, RC's original show regarding flight and the Broadway show, Hairspray were top notch. We have been on Oasis, Allure, Harmony and now the Symphony. Symphony was by far my favorite based on the ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Last RCI cruise for us

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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Hefe805w
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have about 20 cruises under our belt, most of which have been with RCI and the overall experience and value made it our first pick for cruise lines. Just 3 weeks prior to our trip on Symphony of the seas, we took a cruise with Virgin on valliant Lady. With such a recent cruise as a benchmark me found ourselves disappointed and frustrated at every turn with RCI and will be unlikely to ever ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


Low quality Food with great shows

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Very disappointed in RCL. We have sailed with them several times prior to COVID. Was looking forward to the Oasis class ship. Big disappointment! The shows are great and that is where the greatness ends. The main dining room can not accommodate Celiac selections. Steak is always available but you find a better steak at waffle house. None of the steaks came close to Texas Roadhouse quality. When ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with disabled person


Enjoyable

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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D.McDonald
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

Wedding anniversary trip, seen so many places of interest, great way to see different cities, 6 ports of call, booked our own excursions, ship is wonderful and our balcony cabin was lovely, One gripe would be we encountered some rude people,at buffet who did not seem to notice others waiting in orderly fashion and just stepped in front of other passengers with no regard for manners. Lots of large ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Disappointing food, great ship

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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dawoz
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

First the good: The ship is huge and awesome. Felt like we were in a large hotel. Minimal sway on the “rough days”. Room a Central Park balcony was clean and had plenty of storage. Zero wind and nice music in the evening from the band playing in Central Park. Some random things I really disliked in no particular order: Upon unpacking, our cabin steward told us they no longer ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Traveled with children


Average food and few views of the ocean

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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oakleyj10
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

This ship has a lot of positive coverage on YouTube, but we feel the reality fell short. The main problem was the lack of ocean views and this is probably the main reason we didn’t enjoy the cruise compared to smaller ships. The only place with good water views is the buffet. Everywhere else feels like a high end mall or Las Vegas. If you don’t have a balcony room, you can easily go the whole day ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Overall satisfaction of our cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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Bighound
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

I chose this cruise because my experience with the Symphony in the past was great. After a long wait post Covid decided to take another. However, this recent experience was very disappointing. The my time dining completely change from the prior booking experiences without prior notice to me. The food selections in the windjammer was very poor. The entertainment and option to book in advance was ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Great Overall Experience

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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FireFan2
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this particular cruise due to the ship's reputation and the locations covered in the itinerary, as well as our previous experiences with Royal Caribbean, which have been consistently positive. Despite the Symphony's large size and passenger and crew capacity, it seldom felt crowded; the amount and variety of activity options doubtless helped in this regard. Meals in the main dining room ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Standards are slipping

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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bevmarc
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Having just returned from a cruise on Symphony of the Seas I wanted to write an honest review of this ship. We have cruised on both Royal and Celebrity in the past and have seen a big difference in the past few years. The main difference recently is in the Main dining room for evening meals. The menu always had choices on the day but also had "classics" which were available every day if you ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Symphony of the seas cruise disappointing

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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sjh737
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Cruise was not as good as those I have taken on the other big Rcc ships. The quality o the dining and the failure of the cruise director made tht\ this cruise less than enjoyable. One big failure was to have blind disco dancing with not enough head sets for all who wanted to participate. Also there were many activities but so many of them were only 30 minutes. . the only outstanding ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


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