Symphony Of The Seas - The Best And Worst Dishes In The Main Dining Room
Last year, I went on a cruise for the first time on Oasis of The Seas. It was a surreal experience to step on a cruise ship that I have been fascinated by ever since I was a child. I did not think I would be cruising again for a while because Symphony of the Seas prices were astronomical. But towards the end of August, I found a great deal on the Halloween sailing and booked it immediately.
During seven nights on Symphony of the Seas, I cruised through extremely rocky seas, witnessed the safety features of a large vessel activated in a false emergency, connected with the ocean, and unfortunately ate disappointing food.
It may sound like I had a bad time, but I didn't.
I thought these experiences, though one would consider them disappointing, were very eye-opening and educational. I was sad to leave on disembarkation day. I don’t regret anything about this cruise.
The food on Oasis last year was FANTASTIC. I was looking forward to eating everything I had last year, but to my disappointment, the food was not good on Symphony. I have a theory as to why that was, though.
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On Disembarkation day, I overheard a woman say she took the same cruise back in May, and she noticed that this time around, the food quality went down significantly, among other things. I think this was because this was the final sailing out of NJ for the year. After our sailing, Symphony sailed to Miami without passengers to relocate during winter.
I don't know how this can impact the food quality, but I think it did. It felt like they were clearing out the freezers because most of my food did not taste fresh. Ironically, El Loco Fresh was one of the most disappointing meals I ate on Oasis last year, but it was one of the best on Symphony.
If you are going on Symphony soon, remember this is just my experience. You could encounter better quality food than I did. I feel like it was just a one-off thing due to it being the final cruise from NJ for the year.
Nevertheless, here is everything I and some of my family members ate on Symphony Of The Seas In The Main Dining Room
I apologize for the quality of first cupople of photos. We had late dining; it was nighttime, so the lighting was not the best and I was still getting used to my new phone. But it gets better promise!
Day One EMBARKATION DAY: WELCOME ABOARD
Day Two SEA DAY: A TASTE OF FRANCE
Day three PORT CANAVERAL: A TASTE OF MEXICO
Day Four COCOCAY: A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN
day five NASSAU: A TASTE OF ITALY
day six SEA DAY: THE ROYAL NIGHT
day seven SEA DAY: BON VOYAGE
BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
Hi! I’m Andrea, the creator of Cinematic Excursions.
I am a socially anxious girl who loves to travel, write about travel, attend various comic cons and events, write movie analyses, and yap about all things fandom.
I am a video editor, photographer, and travel content creator from New York City, and I have a useless film degree.