it was my wife's first cruise at 57 and we needed to travel from Florida with specific dates due to her very demanding job... good past experiences with RC and big ship opportunity made symphony of the seas an obvious and accurate choice. I wanted her to have the best vacation possible, so I booked a suite with the ultimate drink package, the key program, and a night in Miami just before the sailing date. not cheap, of course, but when we love, right...?

to make a long story short, everything was great except the food service. after 9 pm, the only choice you get is pizzas, which were good, but very limited in variety. so if you are not an early dinner and/or if you want to see the shows, food was a complicated business. it would probably a good idea to extend to 10 pm at least the buffet.

the ship is huge, with plenty of activities for all levels of people. we were impressed by the quality of the shows and the talent of the artists who made each evening a great time (hairspray, hiro, 1977, flight dare to dream). Read more