Live Cruising Review Symphony of the Seas 3/12/2022 - 3/19/2022 Plenty of Pictures!!!

[sharon&family]

On cocoa cay, which part is not free?  I did not pay extra for anything including the water park.  What do I need to stay away from that has to be paid for?

[Sadebud]

Another great live, Benny!  Thank you for taking the time to post!

[BennyBrun]

On 3/21/2022 at 3:03 PM, coops said:

Was the muster drill still in the cabin ?

You can watch the video on your phone or at the stateroom and then go check in at your muster station.

[BennyBrun]

4 hours ago, sharon&family said:

On cocoa cay, which part is not free?  I did not pay extra for anything including the water park.  What do I need to stay away from that has to be paid for?

South Beach Club, all cabanas, daybeds, Captain Jack’s Food, Waterpark all incurs additional charge.  Alcoholic beverages and beverages if you don’t have a package or above the package limit will have a charge.  That is all I can think of.

[BennyBrun]

3 hours ago, Sadebud said:

Another great live, Benny!  Thank you for taking the time to post!

Thanks so much!  

[Oceansaway17]

On 3/18/2022 at 9:09 PM, BennyBrun said:

Day 7 I Skate 

 

This was very entertaining.  It’s probably more in line with the traditional ice skating shows where 1977 was more a production!  

I have to say that the entertainment onboard Symphony of the Seas 👍👍👍.  I throughly enjoyed the evening entertainment at every venue I have been too.  In the Entertainment category I have to say Symphony wins over the Wonder over the Oasis over the Harmony.

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EXCELLENT to hear this.  I do Wonder early April and then Symphony.  So you did in the same order and I think the 2nd largest ship will do just fine in my book.

[BennyBrun]

2 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said:

 

EXCELLENT to hear this.  I do Wonder early April and then Symphony.  So you did in the same order and I think the 2nd largest ship will do just fine in my book.

You will definitely love how new and how pretty and how beautiful the ship looks and feels, however I feel that you will prefer the actual offerings on Symphony.

[CanacruiserKim]

Benny, I can't tell you how helpful this has been. Thank you thank you thank you! Boarding Symphony this Saturday. So excited! Can you tell me are you able to sit at the bars now? Thanks again!

[BennyBrun]

6 hours ago, CanacruiserKim said:

Benny, I can't tell you how helpful this has been. Thank you thank you thank you! Boarding Symphony this Saturday. So excited! Can you tell me are you able to sit at the bars now? Thanks again!

Thanks so much!  Yes you can sit at bars now and there were plenty of seats due to the ship being about a little over half full!  Enjoy your cruise!  Fantastic ship / staff!

[Oceansaway17]

17 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

You will definitely love how new and how pretty and how beautiful the ship looks and feels, however I feel that you will prefer the actual offerings on Symphony.

and I am thinking this as well.

[cruisegirl1976]

Thank you for letting us all follow along !

[CanacruiserKim]

On 3/21/2022 at 12:09 PM, Fouremco said:

19 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

Thanks so much!  Yes you can sit at bars now and there were plenty of seats due to the ship being about a little over half full!  Enjoy your cruise!  Fantastic ship / staff!

Oops forgot....one more thing please.....can passengers access the helipad? One of our fave spots. Thanks so much!

 

[BennyBrun]

11 hours ago, CanacruiserKim said:

 

There was no helipad access by cruisers that I can see.  I only see crew members using that area for rest/break/smoke.  The top tier event was held at the aqua theater.

[jbjcu07]

On 3/17/2022 at 12:21 PM, BennyBrun said:

Day 6 Sea Day

 

Windjammer Lunch 

 

On 3/17/2022 at 12:21 PM, BennyBrun said:

Day 6 Sea Day

 

Windjammer Lunch 

 

I'm a Benny newbie and have to say thanks so much for this AMAZING virtual cruise! My wife and I are sailing on SOS on May 7th and your report only raised our excitement!

 

I will say the fried chicken on the Day 6 Windjammer lunch menu looked better than the fried chicken on Day 2 Windjammer dinner.  Has anyone had the Windjammer fried chicken? Good, bad, or otherwise?

 

[BennyBrun]

9 hours ago, jbjcu07 said:

 

 

I'm a Benny newbie and have to say thanks so much for this AMAZING virtual cruise! My wife and I are sailing on SOS on May 7th and your report only raised our excitement!

 

I will say the fried chicken on the Day 6 Windjammer lunch menu looked better than the fried chicken on Day 2 Windjammer dinner.  Has anyone had the Windjammer fried chicken? Good, bad, or otherwise?

 

Thank you so much!  Have a fantastic voyage!  It’s going to be amazing!  I have had the fried chicken both days and it’s tastes fine but nothing like Hattie B’s or Gus’ fried chicken down south.  NOTHING like it 😂.  Part of the problem is that they chicken is fried then covered and then replenish when needed and then baked under the heat lamp.  So if you are lucky to get a fresh piece it tastes so much better than the last piece on the tray!  Trust me!

[Maureen52]

I'm so spoiled by your Live Cruise Reports.....no other can compare. 

[RDDAILY]

Thank you so much for this review!  We are going on Symphony in July and your pictures are making me even more excited for our sailing!  One quick question.  Where are those piano stairs located?  I know my boys would love them!  Thanks.

[BennyBrun]

On 3/27/2022 at 12:49 PM, Maureen52 said:

I'm so spoiled by your Live Cruise Reports.....no other can compare. 

Thank you so much!  I really appreciate it!  Well with any luck and all things go according to plan the next live review will commence on 4/3 on Celebrity Edge and welcome aboard!

[BennyBrun]

3 hours ago, RDDAILY said:

Thank you so much for this review!  We are going on Symphony in July and your pictures are making me even more excited for our sailing!  One quick question.  Where are those piano stairs located?  I know my boys would love them!  Thanks.

I am so glad you liked the review!  I am sure you will have an amazing time!  The stairs are located by the Windjammer so you get a little step in before the buffet!  Win win !

[BennyBrun]

The embarkation process has been delayed on the Virtual Edge cruise due to some deep cleaning (duplicate post had to be deleted) please see post below ⬇️ 

Edited April 1, 2022 by BennyBrun

[BennyBrun]

The embarkation process has begun on the Virtual Edge cruise!!!  Grab a beverage and snacks because this should be an interesting week.  I got 4 nights of specialty dinning and drum 🥁 roll please… I have been promoted to Elite Status 😂 so besides the usual shenanigans I will also be exploring the Elite benefits this week.  It’s going to be food packed… oops I meant action packed week!

 

 

[cherylxox]

Such an outstanding review! 

[Sunseeker20]

On 3/14/2022 at 3:15 PM, BennyBrun said:

Day 3 Solarium…

 

it was people soup day !  They shut down half of the pools on one side so everywhere is pretty crowded!  Do not comment on the paper mask plus cell phone in the soup bowl !  It will make me laugh!

I'm more concerned about the socks....?!

[Coralc]

6 hours ago, Sunseeker20 said:

I'm more concerned about the socks....?!

I am wondering why that other guy's body is disconnected from his lower half? 

[Sea Dog]

Sorry I'm late to the party. Just got through reading all 35 pages as we will be on Symphony September 17. I'm planning on doing a semi Live review with the UDP also so thanks for your information and inspiration. I do have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

1) What camera were you using? You had some great pics.

2) Since September 17th sailing will be close to capacity and I don't have the Key or in a suite, I'll be boarding with the rest and know how important it is to get reservations in before they fill up. Where do you recommend I do this? Chops may be busy for lunch so would CP150 be open to make reservations or Hooked? Trying to figure out how to beat the crowds to get my reservations in.

3) Did you have any issues with slow internet and uploading pics and video for your live review?

4) Sounds like the key to eating at multiple restaurants in a single day is to have reservations right? What if on the spur of the moment have dinner at one restaurant but try to get in Wonderland for dessert? Need reservations?

5) Planning on dinner reservations for 6:30PM will that allow enough time to make shows?

 

Thanks for your fantastic review. I hope to run into you some day. I would enjoy talking to you.

 

Cheers,

Greg