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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Looking forward to hearing about Rob's first cruise. I have been to the Rock of Gibralter and it was amazing. Also we are heading to Scotland in August. This is off point of your post but could you please ask Rob if people in Scotland get offended when visitors wear kilts there. I am Scotish myself and wanted to wear a kilt one day while there when we see the military tattoo but don't want to offend. We are going on the Symphony in October 2019. I know its far away but love hearing about it. Enjoy the cruise.....

     

     

     

    Hi Shipmate I am so glad you loved Gibraltar! You will also love Scotland. We visit often and it is so beautiful. Rob says ‘go for it!’ he doesn’t think it will be an issue at all. He loves wearing his kilt too.

     

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    What an absolutely phenomenal first day! It’s 9am on our second day now and my goodness we were having way too much fun last night for an update. Apologies all...

     

    So we arrived at the cruise ship terminal at 10.40 by taxi and we were on board by 11. Smoothest check in process ever. That feeling upon getting on board was just unreal. We headed straight to buy WOW bands available from Boleros then straight up to the Windjammer for some breakfast. The choice was so overwhelming and it was all so delicious, we got there in good time as when we were leaving it started to fill up. The only thing that maybe I wasn’t overjoyed about was the speciality dining package sell. RC staff were very friendly but we were asked four times in half an hour if we’d like to buy a dining package! I just said no thank you and everyone was so polite. Not the worst thing in the world but just be aware you might be asked a number of times.

     

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    We followed up by a quick dip in the Solarium and the first of many drinks, a margarita for myself and a mojito for Rob. It was super relaxing and a spot I think we will visit quite frequently as it was so quiet.

     

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    Shortly afterwards there was an announcement that our rooms were ready so at around 1.30 we headed off to our Boardwalk balcony stateroom and unpacked and showered. Stateroom is easily the best I’ve ever stayed in. We have a wardrobe each and so many drawers. Rob’s height makes the shower a little small for him but it is manageable. We are seriously impressed.

     

    Afterwards we went to the pub for a gin fizz before the muster drill. Leaving the muster drill was super busy but it was all over really quick and sailaway was imminent! We went up to the Mast Bar for a while (didn’t see any CCers) so headed back to the Solarium viewing platforms to watch the sailaway. I couldn’t even tell if we were moving for a while since the ship is so big. There was a lovely sailaway party on the main pool deck but as much as I love the Cha Cha Slide I opted for relaxation this time around :)

     

    We turned up for dinner around 6.30/7 and we have MTD. We can’t have waited for more than 10 minutes to get a table and the front of house guy kept us very entertained whilst we waited! Our meal was great and so were the wait staff, one recommendation is order your drinks early as they can take a while to arrive, often after you dig into your meal. No biggie but the wait staff are doing a million and one things so it’s only natural.

     

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    We had a chat with some people at the table next to us too who were also super impressed. It really seems like every box is being ticked for everyone. Overall the ship seems quite busy but it never feels packed. There is always a good flow of people and everything seems to run so smoothly.

     

    After dinner we decided to try out the Bionic bar, so far my favourite bar on the ship. I created my own drink called ‘Rachel’s Riot’ which was delicious and basically tasted like the colour purple if you can imagine that! So fun to watch.

     

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    We also did a few rounds on the Rising Tide bar which was pretty cool. By that time it was around 10.30 and we were wondering if to crash or carry on (some of us were very excited and up early) and we took a walk around the ship instead. We came across an open hot tub showing some World Cup highlights and we were sold. Straight down to get changed into swimsuits and back up again to spent the last half hour of the day bubbling away. A perfect end to a perfect day. Normally I am a bad sleeper and wake up quite often during the night. I slept through from around midnight to 9am. Magic!

     

    I am saving cruise compasses for when I arrive home and I will scan them all for everyone to see. Now we are just getting ready for the day, let’s see what we get up to in Palma :)

     

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Will do my very best to find out about late debarkation in Rome.

     

    Thanks for all the following posts everyone. Well it has just gone 7am and I have woken up 2 hours before the alarm. I am too excited for embarkation today!The plan is to get a cab to the port and get on board ASAP and go straight to eat. After than I intend on chilling poolside with my margaritas before the drill and catching up on my phone with Friday’s episode of my favourite tv show Love Island. You won’t have heard of this show if you’re not from Britain but it’s terribly addictive reality tv which is kind of like a cross between Big Brother and The Batchelor. They are currently filming in Majorca so I am hoping I get to see the celebrities on our first port day!

     

    If anyone is on Instagram and would like to follow me I am posting a lot of pictures and Instagram stories. My username is rrrachx

     

    Will catch up with you guys this evening.

     

    Rachel

     

     

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

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    Sorry for the bad post before- my phone died as I was typing and it looks like tried to post part of my response lol.

     

    You both are too cute! He is def a tall one. He can look over all the heads in the buffet and let you know what’s available without even having to walk around! Talk about a bonus!

     

    Hope he enjoys it. Have a blast!

     

     

     

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    Thank you so much. My family call him Lighthouse, he is very useful in big crowds but I hadn’t even considered the Windjammer possibilities! We will do our best to have a blast.

     

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Have a great cruise, Melody and Rob, and please let Rob know that I love his kilt :)

     

    Have a great embarkation day tomorrow!

     

     

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    Will pass on the message. He loves kilt compliments. Unfortunately my name isn’t Melody (Lovesick Melody is a song by my favourite band Paramore) My name is Rachel. I envisaged a few people getting confused!

     

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

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    Today started out with a delicious breakfast in the centre of Barcelona. We walked near Gaudi’s beautiful creations too.

    We then took the train to the nearby town of Sitges to meet Rob’s sister and her family. It was a beautiful sunny day and was thoroughly enjoyable to walk down the beach.

     

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    We are too excited for tomorrow discussing what our first drink on board is going to be! I am thinking a margarita. Anyone have any recommendations? Also, here is a photograph of the two of us if anyone is on board and spots us. Come and say hi :)

     

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    **Live Report** Symphony of the Seas 17th June

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Hello all and welcome to my first live post from Symphony of the Seas. I will be taking you on my journey over the course of the following week or so, very excited to keep you all updated. My favourite posts on CC are definitely the live posts from people on board so I thought I would return the favour and do one myself. Makes a nice change to write one instead of reading from the confines of the office!

     

    The ship leaves from Barcelona this Sunday the 17th June and we are staying in the city for a couple of days beforehand. We will be visiting Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Rome and Naples.

     

    So a little bit about us...

    My name is Rachel and I am 24, born and bred on the Rock of Gibraltar. Currently living in London (only for a few more weeks as I am heading back to live in sunny Gibraltar soon). I am travelling with my partner Rob who is 31, originally from the Scottish Highlands. We’ve been together for a couple of years and this is his first cruise I’m dragging him on. I’m a pretty good girlfriend if I do say so myself :) I can’t seem to attach a photo at the moment but if you do spot us on board, you can’t miss Rob he is 6’7!

     

    As I mentioned this is Rob’s first cruise but this will be my 10th sailing across a variety of lines. I’ve always cruised as a kid/teen with family (Adventure Ocean rules) so it will be a new experience for me cruising with my first deluxe beverage package!

    Being European we are fluent Spanish speakers (my Italian is pretty terrible but I try) and generally quite confident travellers around our neck of the woods as we have visited many of these countries and some of these ports before. Therefore, we are DIY at every port. I hope this will be useful to some readers also doing the same.

     

    Now we have arrived at our hotel in Barcelona and off to find some paella and crema catalana for our evening meal. Will report back tomorrow, thanks for reading and please feel free to ask any questions :)

     

    Rachel

     

     

     

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    Symphony Boarding Times In BCN

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    I am also sailing on this date and could pick no earlier time than 12pm. I’ve gathered from reading a lot of threads and watching a lot of YouTube videos people seem to be let on board around 11am. I am aiming to arrive at the port around 10am in the hopes to be one of the first on board and make the most of the day!

     

     

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    Solarium bistro on Symphony

    in Royal Caribbean International

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    Hello!

     

    From what I’ve gathered the Solarium Bistro works pretty similarly to the Windjammer in the sense that in opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. I do believe they offer a slightly different variety of food, with a healthier, Mediterranean feel, as well as the usual fare. You can make reservations for dinnertime and kids can also eat there anytime of day.

     

    Hope this helps, have the best time! We’re on board in June [emoji4]

     

     

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