Symphony of the Seas Review

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Strip Mall of the Seas

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Symphony of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Feb 2020
Cabin: Ocean View
Traveled with children

Go to your nearest Mall. Double the price of coffee, triple the price of beverages, then add sociopathic security guards who enforce confiscatory policies by leveraging safety to take money from you.

Examples include the policy that you can't wash your bathing suit, because doing your laundry is unsafe (safety is $35 a bag for wash service), video games involving balance on a fake boogie board that are "unsafe" for my gymnast daughter but safe for her 53 year old dad (so they can sign him up for a wristwatch promo) or confusing embarkation beverage policy which results in having to buy their onboard beverage package ... nope I am not an alcoholic, don't need $500 + in booze sold to my suite mates.

The irony of Royal Caribbean's use of "safety" to fleece customers is that Royal Caribbean operates under Bahamian law specifically so it can avoid US safety and labor regulations.

Cabin Review

Ocean View

About 1/3 the size of comparable cabins on Disney Cruise line. One bathroom with a corner prefab unit I would guess to be

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