It had been a long time since my last cruise (2007) so since I recently got married, it was the first cruise with my wife. It was her first cruise overall, and my third cruise, all of them with Royal.
Embarkation in Barcelona was a breeze, we were there at 10:30 and one of the first to be on the ship by 11:00 (had done the web check-in before hand).
Symphony is a mind-blowing ship, it never felt crowded and it never felt like a ship, rather a 6* resort!
Enough space for 2 large suitcases, not enough space to unpack all, but enough to unpack most. Cabin was brand new, very comfortable, AC was perfect, and soundproofing quite goos even if it was a connecting cabin.