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Thank you. Hopefully the cruise planner will be updated soon.

Not hearing anything about upcoming Symphony of Seas itineraries. Anyone know what Royal is replacing Labadee with on these 6 day cruises? We leave April 14.

Son is tall but only 165 lbs. I think I'll place a bid for the cabin for our upcoming April cruise.  Thanks

Thank you.  He's slept on the couch on Symphony before but never the Pullman bed. 

Anyone stayed in one of these cabins with a teenager? Question on size of bunks.

Looking to possibly bid on an Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony on our upcoming Symphony of the Seas cruise. Anyone know if the bunk beds are standard twin size? Son is 6'2" and didn't know if he would fit.

In my experience any obc from a travel agent is not available for use until you are on board the ship. You cannot use TA obc for prebooking items only obc rcvd directly from Royal.

Just bought mine for 67.99 a day for Symphony April 2024 sailing. It's cheaper than what I paid 2 years ago bc I waited till I got on the ship.

Think Mediterranean menu. Healthier options than the main dining room. Roast chicken, salmon, grilled shrimp as mains.  Appetizers and salads are buffet but the main is ordered thru your waiter and brought to your table. We enjoyed it on our last cruise. 

Thank you everyone.  Just booked my symphony 6 day for April so now I'll start drink package shopping.

6 hours ago, gmerick said:

Can't figure out how they could charge for flowrider.  On most days, the stand-up crowd shows up about 5-10 minutes before scheduled time and sit arround talking.  When the crew show up some ambitious person starts us off.  Usually only about half a dozen active riders, so keeping track of who's on the wave is never a problem.  Most folks skip occasional turns.  New folks get rotated in, the folks who are most entertaining get encouraged to take extra time.  We coach and cheer on those that struggle.  We also have about 50% spectators on the shore bench.  

What would you charge for?  Per turn on the wave? Per minute on the wave?  Gate admission for the hour?  

I kinda think this thread was started by a troll just to stir controversy.

Promise I'm not a troll trying to stir controversy.  I only cruise every other year and wondered if the travel agent I spoke to was speaking the truth since I know things have changed since our last cruise.

Was only trying to budget and determine average price these days of the package per day 

I know...another drink package question...but this isn't to find out if it's worth it. I've gotten on my last 3 cruises and plan to get on my next two.  Just wondering what the average rate per day has been for these drink packages on 4 night allure amd 6 night symphony.  Getting ready to book and curious what the rate is now (I know it can vary..just wanting a ballpark).

Dare I ask what is "pizza gate"?

Hopefully she misunderstood bc that's what sets Royal apart from NCL who likes to nickle and dime their passengers. 

Just got off the phone with a TA that told me that Royal will start charging for the Flowrider on select ships and eventually fleetwide this year. She claimed that was per a conference she attended end of November.  Please say it isn't so. I know Royal previously charged for private/semi private flowrider times but the you could use it for free during the day during select times.

How does Odyssey handle the flowrider (stand up v boogie board) since there's only one on the ship? My DH and DS both do the stand-up and are worried there will be limited time allotted to stand-up since it seems like more enjoy boogie boarding 

Thanks to all for the input thus far. Symphony is 6 days to Labadee, Falmouth and Nassau.  Haven't been to any of these in years.  Odyssey is also 6 days and goes to Coco Cay, Falmouth and Grand Cayman. Personally I love Labadee and it's more laid back vibe than Coco Cay. So ports are both of interest to me.  How are the crowds on Odyssey?  Never felt very crowded on Symphony except in the promenade at night but we didn't hang out there much as we liked the other areas of the ship better. Can you reserve shows like Oasis class on Odyssey? 

We enjoy the solarium, flowrider ( I enjoy watching from the bleachers with a cocktail in hand) and the shows. Just was thinking of trying something new...maybe we will stick with oasis class and try Wonderland this time or a neighborhood balcony as we've only done ocean balcony cabins.

Looking to book either Symphony of the Seas or Odyssey of the Seas for a Caribbean cruise this spring.  We've been on the Symphony once and Harmony twice and love oasis class ships (only class we've sailed on Royal. Sailed on Carnival Inspiration 15 years ago and despised it). Looking at videos of Odyssey it doesn't seem like there are many outdoor areas as there are on Oasis class ships.

What are everyone's thoughts on Odyssey for a Caribbean cruise.

Just got home from Symphony of the Seas  cruise today and used rapidtestandtrace.com with no issues. Used the free tests provided by USPS and brought the printed negative result letter to the port and flew through checkin with no issues.  Very convenient and easy.

Would rather skip Costa Maya and pick up Coco Cay at the end in its place.

Royal just sent an email that Symphony will be delayed one day. Departing Sunday at 7pm rather than Saturday. Covid testing will be honored based on original sailing date.

We traveled to South Florida today so guess we spend another night in a hotel and depart Sunday.

Email from Royal states Symphony will depart Sunday at 7pm. We will miss Coco Cay. Covid testing will be honored based on original sail date so no need to retest.