HelenaCruiser2012

Thank you all for the info! We want to see Symphony go by but we also want to take a dry run to the port and we realized over the weekend that it would be a madhouse on sailaway day. we live in S Jersey so easy to jump on the turnpike and take a quick ride up on a Saturday and then plan another trip up to actually see her go by. We're not thrilled with the ports on our cruise - Port Canaveral, Coco Cay and Nassau - but the big draw for us is Symphony herself, we can't believe we don't even have to leave our state to sail on our favorite ship!

Great, thank you!

OK great, thank you both for the info!

Hello, we will be sailing on our favorite ship, Symphony of the Seas, out of Cape Liberty. We want to take a trial run up to the Cape Liberty cruise port over the summer and while we're up there see Symphony. Will we be able to see her go by from Liberty State Park, or is there a place around Cape Liberty where we can watch her sailaway? Thanks for your help!

Completely agree here. DH and I just got off Symphony last Saturday, had an oceanview balcony room on deck 8 and loved it. Loved the cabin, the quiet balcony, the convenience of being on deck 8 and walking through Central Park to get from one end of the ship to the other. BTW Symphony was the BEST! Review coming soon (I hope).

Glad you gave her a good laugh that day. 😊

So good to hear, thank you all so much! Although sorry to hear about the sinus infections broadwaybaby123. Sometimes we don't know when one or both of us will wake up sounding sick but we're not.

OH Awesome!!! Wow that's good to hear and I hope it's the same in Miami. Already stressing about testing this week but this takes a bit of the edge off. Thanks Mikewa!

Hi everyone, we're flying down to Miami on Friday and sail on Symphony on Saturday 9/3! Very excited but a question about the wellness check at the pier - DH and I both have allergy/sinus issues and we're wondering what the wellness check at the pier is all about. It's happened before that after a night in a new hotel we wake up with sinus congestion, sneezing etc. that I guess could be mistaken for something comtagious. What exactly do they check at the pier and would allergy head congestion keep us from boarding? We're vax'd and boosted, both had mild covid in May, and will take our eMed test Weds or Thurs. Even though we may be covid negative that doesn't mean our allergies have gone away too. Appreciate any info, thanks!

Thank you so much for this wonderful review! Following along, we sail on Symphony on 9/3. Thanks for all of the info!

All of you who embark on Sept 3rd & 4th, we feel your pain, we're on a 7-night on Symphony on Sept 3rd! Darn.

That was my first thought too!

All good info, thanks! We're flying down the day before -- hopefully anyway, unless our flight is cancelled, then if we can't get on a later flight we'll be driving from NJ to Miami. Good to hear how Miami handles embarkation, we thought it was easy when we sailed NCL out of NYC too (and a very easy drive up the Turnpike for us). I'm sure we'll be ready to get to the port early but thanks for the reminder that others will be disembarking too. Nervous about the pre-cruise testing 2 days before though and have started wearing masks in crowded places again even though we both had covid in May. One more question, where/when can we print our luggage tags? Thanks everyone for your help!

Appreciate all of the info, thanks! Been awhile since we cruised, really looking forward to being on Symphony!

OK thank you both!