Symphony of the Seas Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Food meh. Ship beautiful. Spa treats you like cattle

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Symphony of the Seas
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Somsak
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Nov 2018
Traveled with children

Family cruise to celebrate teen bday—lots to do for her. She loved it. The shows were amazing. The free included food was not as good as other cruises. The cheese plate for our sit down dinner included old grapes, celery, cheddar, Brie and blue cheese that were gross. The juice bar at the spa is not complimentary but worth the cost.

I had a pedicure it was fine. 30 bucks more than my salon back home and equal in quality. I booked a 50 min massage. I arrived 15 min early to relax. At check in the 2 women behind the desk were talking to 2 other spa employees about another client. I stood there waiting for them to acknowledge me. After a minute they asked my cabin number and then began to gesture to where I could wait. I asked for a robe and slippers. They seemed annoyed and handed me a key and opened the ladies room across the hall. There was no robe in the locker and disgusting plastic slippers that were too small. I walked back to the desk and they brought me a robe. I went and put it on and discovered I would need to go back to the same public hallway. There was a couple at the desk so I waited a d was escorted to the waiting room—filled to capacity with people of all ages many in street clothes. Nobody offered me a beverage. There was water self serve but it was unflavored and nearly empty. I went back to the desk surprised the waiting area was coed with no ocean view and rather ordinary chairs. They said that was all there was and nobody else complained that it was coed. The massage therapist was 10 minutes late and although I told her I was seeing a show and would only have 10 min to change and get there she did not seem to care. The massage was avg She did not ask if I had any areas of soreness or how I liked the lighting or temp in room.

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