All you need to know about Symphony of the Seas officially the World’s largest cruise ship………………

It took three years to build her but the wait for the world’s largest cruise ship is finally over. Royal Caribbean took delivery of its mammoth vessel, Symphony of the Seas.

With her maiden voyage just around the corner, Symphony just pips Harmony of the Seas to the post as the largest cruise liner ever built: with room for 5,518 passengers (versus 5,479 on Harmony of the Seas) in 2,759 stateroom cabins (12 more than its predecessor), with a total volume of 228,081 GT (a shade bigger than Harmony’s 226,963).

Symphony of the Seas will welcome her first guests this Saturday, March 31, for a one-off, five-night cruise, sailing from Barcelona and calling at Naples and Rome.

 She cost £959 million to build WOW! Today I have seen some amazing live footage from our Royal Caribbean colleagues and she looks INCREDIBLE!
There is amazing family suite like nothing else at sea.

A family suite with a slide, so children can whizz from their bedroom to the living room, and a mobile check-in service that uses facial recognition technology are among the cutting-edge features to be offered on Royal Caribbean’s newest vessel, the 25th in its fleet.

The ship’s new 1,346 sq-ft family suite, built with two bedrooms and sleeping up to eight people, will feature a host of other facilities including a 3D cinema room (complete with a popcorn machine and a library of video games), a whirlpool on its 212 sq-ft wrap-around balcony, a floor-to-ceiling LEGO climbing wall, and an air hockey table.

In a bid to eliminate queueing at terminal-side check-in desks, passengers will be able to register using a new mobile app, which will allow them to upload a “security selfie” to their account prior to their arrival and head directly to their cabins after a screening.

In total, Symphony will welcome 5,518 guests at double occupancy in 2,759 staterooms, including 28 additional balcony rooms that overlook the ocean or the ship’s signature “Boardwalk” neighbourhood – one of seven themed areas.

The Boardwalk will feature a new sweet shop (with more than 100 varieties on offer), Sugar Beach, while a new sports bar and arcade will have 30 large-screen televisions. Another neighbourhood, “Central Park”, is lined with shops and cafes, and trimmed with more than 12,000 tropical plants.

 

For children, there are two new play areas: “Battle for Planet Z”, Royal Caribbean’s first glow-in-the-dark laser tag game; and “Escape the Rubicon”, a sophisticated, custom-built “submarine” room, with a collection of puzzles to solve.

In terms of entertainment, highlights include performances of the Broadway musical Hairspray, as well as a new acrobatic aqua show, Hiro, in the ship’s open-air AquaTheatre and, elsewhere on board, an ice-skating show.

And guests certainly won’t be going hungry. More than 20 restaurants will serve a wide variety of food, at venues including Jamie’s Italian, and an open-air restaurant in the Sports Zone that seats 100.

 
I think Symphony is on my to list in the very near future, how about you???????????????

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