The second day of our cruise is a sea day and that means out first full day onboard Symphony of the Seas.
We had a lot of fun last night, perhaps even too much fun last night, so it was kind of a slow morning. I opted to grab Starbucks to kicks start my morning once I got up.
The creator of Izumi is on this sailing, and I had a great sit down chat with Chef Travis on Facebook Live and we talked all about Japanese cuisine and he surprised me with an authentic Udon noodle soup to enjoy.
After we wrapped on our chat, I was feeling the effects of not sleeping enough the last two nights so I headed back to the room for a much needed nap.
I woke up feeling much better and headed up to the pool deck for some time outdoors with a breeze. I found ample seating near Splashaway Bay and was treated to a glorious day.
The weather was the kind of sea day weather everyone dreams of to enjoy by the pool.
As evening set in, I headed back to the room to change for formal night.
To start our evening, we went to Wonderland for happy hour. We have the drink package, but it’s still a fun spot for drinks. I would point out that from 5-7pm, you can get two of their cocktails for $15.
Dinner was in 150 Central Park, and this was my first time dining there since Chef Michael Schwartz ended his relationship with Royal Caribbean.
Being formal night, the restaurant was busy, but we were seated promptly at our dining time. We started off the meal with their signature cocktail, the cucumber martini.
For our entrees, I tried the halibut and cauliflower steak. Halibut was excellent, while the cauliflower steak was nothing special.
My friend ordered the steak and while the menu lists it as a steak for two, you can get a single portion.
After diner, we checked out the comedy show. We had no tickets, but managed to get in via the standby line.
The comedy show had the opening act and the headliner and both were great and this being the adult show, there was definitely nothing held back.
After the comedy show, we meandered around the ship seeking out a good time onboard. It seemed like a lot more people were out and about this evening compared to day one.
Tomorrow is our first port stop of Cozumel.
Stray Observations
- The Voom internet has worked quite well and performed as well as any ship I have been on. Even my consumer grade VPN was able to connect.
- Speaking of Voom, my phone was getting signed out from the Voom and I discovered having open browser tabs with the Voom login page may have been to blame. Lesson learned is after signing on, close the browser tab.
We received another gift in our room. Symphony of the Seas sunglasses and a can of hairspray (in honor of the Broadway show onboard with the same name).
I tried the “new and improved” Sorrento’s Pizza and I can tell it is better than what it used to be. The crust especially is quite good.
Not surprisingly, many of the soft drinks onboard are in the European forms.
The Starbucks onboard does not have the full red cup menu yet. I was told by the time the Royal Caribbean Blog group cruise comes around next week, they should have it.
I asked at Guest Relations and it sounds like we will be able to stay onboard as a consecutive cruiser for the next sailing that I am on.
