Symphony of the Seas 9/17 - 9/24 Part 1 B2B Live Reviews with Lot of Pictures LOTS!

[BennyBrun]

The first 45 minutes of Hairspray… don’t worry I sat in the isle and will be back for the full showing!

[BennyBrun]

2 minutes ago, Stratford1950 said:

The reason I asked is our experience in the Solarium hasn’t been great on the Symphony…we were on the ship the first year it sailed on a TA from Barcelona to Florida. Once we hit the Atlantic we fried…the Solarium is primarily glass and very little shade so we found shade elsewhere…fast forward to this past July we tried the Symphony again and don’t get me wrong it’s a beautiful ship but same result it was an oven. Very few people from both cruises hung out in the Solarium for very long, there were never any towel hogs😎

Our favourite ships are the Allure and the Oasis where there is ample shade up by the Solarium bar.

Enjoy this cruise I’ll be following along🥂

Ahhh okay… yeap … I totally get it!  It does get very hot in there… I mean very very very hot… enough to sweat out all those calories I put in! 😆. I go there for the hot tub … once I am fried and steamed I am out of there and hitting the soft serve for a cold one!  I will report back on how it goes this week!

[BennyBrun]

Hooked Dinner… the reason why I buy the UDP on Symphony… HOOKED!  Definitely worth a visit or two or three!

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I needed a bourbon at the Wonderland Bar … smoked bourbon… wow!  Life changing!

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Comedy Club

 

Fully sold out … I went standby and I was the last few they took.  There was a huge line behind me… OMG funny?

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Day 2

 

I really did not do much this morning… my biggest accomplishment was I went to the gym 😂 and then had dinner at Jamie’s… I am telling you this UDP takes a lot of time!

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Day 2

 

Family fun day at the Boardwalk… free popcorn free cupcakes, free cotton candy … it’s a party 

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oh I hope the happy couple come to the game show tonight… yes jam packed with entertainment the first few days!

 

Edited September 18, 2022 by BennyBrun

[BennyBrun]

Day 2

 

Boardwalk

[RoperDK]

What was your opinion of Hooked?  I am spoiled with fresh off the boat seafood.  Hoping it is a good compromise.  

 

Can you get off the menu drinks at Wonderland?  I am a cosmo girl, but heard the bar is staffed with good bar tenders and thought it would be an interesting change of pace. 

[Ukigirl]

So the crew are masked up, is it mandatory or personal preference? 

[BennyBrun]

47 minutes ago, Ukigirl said:

So the crew are masked up, is it mandatory or personal preference? 

I just checked with security … in the public area they have to wear mask, in the crew area they do not have to wear the mask!  Don’t ask me how is this logical … I just provide information 😂 

[BennyBrun]

55 minutes ago, RoperDK said:

What was your opinion of Hooked?  I am spoiled with fresh off the boat seafood.  Hoping it is a good compromise.  

 

Can you get off the menu drinks at Wonderland?  I am a cosmo girl, but heard the bar is staffed with good bar tenders and thought it would be an interesting change of pace. 

I like hooked but remember I grade on a curve because I know it is not possible to fresh off the boat seafood and I certainly don’t expect that.  The best oyster I had is always freshly shucked from the boat.  This is close but if you want fresh fresh fresh days catch then this won’t be it!

 

There is a bar area at Wonderland and you can order drinks there.  The bar area is upstairs and the restaurant is down stairs but you enter at 12.

[BennyBrun]

Reserved !  Diamond plus is just a few sailings away 😂 

[BennyBrun]

Hairspray Matinee 

 

I guess the water is calmer today so they can lower Tracy down from above!  Great show !  90 minutes just flew by!

[BennyBrun]

Hairspray Matinee 

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A calm moment at the balcony before snack/dinner

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Izumi Snack 

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OMG why is my time dinning so crazy… usually by day 2 it’s sorted out

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Diamond Lounge Offering 

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Promenade Formal Night 

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Pizza!

 

Edited September 19, 2022 by BennyBrun

[blueslily]

1 hour ago, BennyBrun said:

A calm moment at the balcony before snack/dinner

 

Oh, looks like you have an extended balcony 🙂

[blueslily]

1 hour ago, BennyBrun said:

OMG why is my time dinning so crazy… usually by day 2 it’s sorted out

 

That looks like lines on both sides. Isnt Traditional on one side and MTD on the other side? Or, is it reservations versus no reservations for MTD for the two sides. It just looks like lines are long on both sides, even for Traditional (early and late seating). Symphony please get it together before my sailing, lol.

[Babyjax12]

Be SURE to catch all the shows - they were over the top! Simply loved the Aqua shows, Flight and the skating 1977 one. Absolutely awesome!