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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Traveler in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Ok, so where did I leave off.   Oh yeah, so we wandered down the tourist stretch watch people and window shopping.  Most of what we were seeing reminded me of the Caribbean Islands... same stuff different store.  We slowly made our way back to the bus to head back to the ship.  
    I think we were all pretty tired, at least I was.   Once safely back on board, the girls went to lay by the pool whilst I crashed for a few hours.   We did dinner in the Solarium, I told ya about already.   Little wandering around the boat to waste time just so we didn't go to the casino to early.
    We made some new friends while playing, but they were the ones winning.   Yeah, so one of them we were talking with got some minor jackpot like 4 times ... it wasn't a small one.   Good for her, but she was playing well outside our range.   We still have to work, so no major wins here.   It was late by the time we decided to call it a night, since we had to meet for our beach transfer around 845.
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 11 .. if I counted right.   The days are starting to blend together and go by faster it seems.   Weird how a long vacation does that.  The last real two week vacation was our honeymoon for two weeks on back to back cruises.  My wife may correct me on that .. 😀
    Ok let's see, where did we leave off.?  Yesterday was Barcelona.  There were no excursions for us, just random roaming.  There was no time frame, so we slept in a little.   Our as much as we could.   Oh yeah, guess yall know because I was back down in the diamond lounge writing.  
    Our son had played dodge ball the previous night and had soar legs.   He's not much for just walking around looking at stuff, so he opted to stay on board.  Well off the trio of me and the girls went to explore.   There was a bus from the ship to the city, maybe 10 minute drive. It was only 4 euros per person for a round trip ticket.   Make sure to have euro and it's easier if you have exact .. #looksatotherpassengers
    What little bit we saw was pretty cool.   Down a little alley we went and started to notice a little more unpleasant smells.  It started to distracted from looking around, although it was just buildings.  We at least wanted to say we ate there, on the hunt we went.   There was a little open square with six or seven restaurants to pick from.   We found one to try out.   The girls had a pasta dish and some rice thing filled with mushrooms.  I think we all grabbed a shovel and started digging out the shrooms, since my wife doesn't like them.   Me?  I was smart and ordered the fish and chips.   The fish was extremely good, we were surprised.   Chips=fries.  Oh yeah, we started with some nachos that were really good.   If I can remember the name I'll drop it out here. 
    So, an app, three plates and a bottle of water ended up being about 75 euros.  Little steep for lunch for three, but it was still good.   We also didn't want to go to a place with a low rating.   Funny, after that our daughter seemed to want to head back.   We convinced her to walk down the main drag.   She quickly found some little elephant trinket and I grabbed a stuffed animal key chain for my son.   The girls stopped by a shop for a quick look at clothes.   I met another dude standing outside on the street like me, his girls were inside shopping. 
    Oops, sorry for gotta pause and head up to wake the kids and get ready for the beach.   Back later to finish the story.   
    We'll be back after these commercials - heh
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Dinner options in the Solarium... what we had was good except the salmon was dry.  But much nicer than sitting in the WJ ... #spoiled 







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    TheHobbys got a reaction from wordell1 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Glad you enjoy them.   I find it kind of a therapy to take time and just write about the day.   
    Haven't done the king on this cruise 🙂 but will send my son to check it out.  
    We haven't done the MDR since probably 2009.  The WJ ... um let's just say it seems good but we got spoiled to other places to eat.  Mainly the coastal kitchen because we had access ... this trip we don't.   We ate at the WJ once a few days ago and it was ok.   However, I think what I ate didn't agree with me but that's just me 🙂
    if you are diamond you can hit up the club there for happy hour and snack on something like the below.  If not, sorry for the tease 😜
    oh, the little Irish pub on the boardwalk doesn't have food which sucks because on the anthem they do and it was pretty good. 
    You may want to book dinner in the Solarium, well you have to if you want dinner in there.   Breakfast and lunch are open to all.  It's included but you get a little nicer atmosphere.  That's where we heading tonight ... oh on about 10 minutes lol
    hope this helps, anything you want pics of or have other questions I'll try to post ya back


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    TheHobbys got a reaction from wordell1 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Some pics from dinner.  Looks good but didn't make us go wow.
    Garlic dinner rolls .. very soft
     
    Some crab dip appetizer
     
    Fried risotto balls.  They could have been good but risotto needed a little more cooking.  My wife makes better ones 🙂
    My lamb chops.. medium.  These were tasty
     
    The salmon .. wife said it had bones, so careful 
    And dessert ... cheesecake and a tirramasue . Uh . Teramassue .. hmm teriblemassur?  Crap, can't get spell check working.   Stupid phone.   Maybe it needs coffee.

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    TheHobbys got a reaction from wordell1 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    I've had deep tissue massages before and I always end up really sore for the next few days. Weird, it's like you need a massage for the massage you just had. Yesterday was our couples massage which was really good but the 75 minutes went by way too fast.   
    It was a semi lazy at sea day, which is good just as long as you avoid the casino.   It being open all day was tempting but we held off till the night. 
    Dinner at Jamie's... was good.   Unfortunately we weren't as impressed as the one on the Anthem.  Now the service was great, but the food was just ok.  We were going to try and get JJ out diamond lounge host to help get us another reservation but decided to pass.   I can't put my finger on what it was but last cruise it made us want to go back.   I know... last time we were star class so we got the better food .. this time, not so much. Ha
    After dinner we had reservations to the main show, Flight.   The theater was mostly packed, not like some of the shows in our previous cruises, still a fair amount of people though.   The show was actual really good ... think of a show telling the story of aviation backwards.   Blast of towards Mars, then rewind to space shuttles,  then back to landing on the moon ... you get my drift. The music was cool but some of the songs needed a little musical 'help'.  
    The night ended with us making another small donation to the casino.  Sadly, we just could find a steady machine.   Oh well, it was still fun.
    The kids disappeared after dinner to go hang with friends.   It seems most of the friends they made are leaving today in Barcelona.   I guess this is a sorta weird concept for us.   Everyone gets on at a port, then you all hang for 7 days.  Well, seems over here a bunch get on in rome on Thursday then we make our way to Barcelona and kick some of and pickup new ones.  So, new friends may only hang around for a few days. 
    I was actually surprised that my son managed to go to sleep at 2am and still roll out of the bed at 730 to go meet his friends for breakfast before they depart.   Of course, he was back at the cabin as I was heading to diamond lounge for my morning coffee and virtual blogging.  Im sure he's gone back to sleep ... wish I could.  But then again I try to power nap when I can.
    Sad, you want to nap and rest and lay by pool ... but then I get that feeling I'm going to miss something or sleep my vacation away.   So, there will be some extra sleep when we get home next weekend.
    Barcelona today ... at some point we'll get motivated and go walk around some.   Only a few hours cause there's some water slides on here i need to test out.   Maybe I should have done those before the massage.
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 11 .. if I counted right.   The days are starting to blend together and go by faster it seems.   Weird how a long vacation does that.  The last real two week vacation was our honeymoon for two weeks on back to back cruises.  My wife may correct me on that .. 😀
    Ok let's see, where did we leave off.?  Yesterday was Barcelona.  There were no excursions for us, just random roaming.  There was no time frame, so we slept in a little.   Our as much as we could.   Oh yeah, guess yall know because I was back down in the diamond lounge writing.  
    Our son had played dodge ball the previous night and had soar legs.   He's not much for just walking around looking at stuff, so he opted to stay on board.  Well off the trio of me and the girls went to explore.   There was a bus from the ship to the city, maybe 10 minute drive. It was only 4 euros per person for a round trip ticket.   Make sure to have euro and it's easier if you have exact .. #looksatotherpassengers
    What little bit we saw was pretty cool.   Down a little alley we went and started to notice a little more unpleasant smells.  It started to distracted from looking around, although it was just buildings.  We at least wanted to say we ate there, on the hunt we went.   There was a little open square with six or seven restaurants to pick from.   We found one to try out.   The girls had a pasta dish and some rice thing filled with mushrooms.  I think we all grabbed a shovel and started digging out the shrooms, since my wife doesn't like them.   Me?  I was smart and ordered the fish and chips.   The fish was extremely good, we were surprised.   Chips=fries.  Oh yeah, we started with some nachos that were really good.   If I can remember the name I'll drop it out here. 
    So, an app, three plates and a bottle of water ended up being about 75 euros.  Little steep for lunch for three, but it was still good.   We also didn't want to go to a place with a low rating.   Funny, after that our daughter seemed to want to head back.   We convinced her to walk down the main drag.   She quickly found some little elephant trinket and I grabbed a stuffed animal key chain for my son.   The girls stopped by a shop for a quick look at clothes.   I met another dude standing outside on the street like me, his girls were inside shopping. 
    Oops, sorry for gotta pause and head up to wake the kids and get ready for the beach.   Back later to finish the story.   
    We'll be back after these commercials - heh
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    We got a balcony this round ... one for the girls and one for the boys.   I think ours is cleaner .. heh
    If you can upgrade, it's well worth the extra space.  
    Honestly it's not bad ... I'm just spoiled





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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Pompeii. Most of this was covered with over 15 feet of dirt and stuff.
    The pic with scaffolding is where they are doing new excavation.











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    TheHobbys got a reaction from MaryS in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Naples - Pompeii 
    Today was our Pompeii trip.   We opted for the see it on your own transfer.   What we didn't realize was that there was still a cost to get in.   It was only$25 per person with kids under 12 or 16 free .. yeah that depends on who you asked.  Our transport guy had a sheet where we had him get the tickets and charge our room.  
    Ok, I just have to say that place is huge and you can get lost very easy (not us of course  lol ).  You could spend a whole day just walking around but after a bit the rooms start looking the same.
    One of the cool parts was seeing some actual excavation going on.  We could have sat and watched that for awhile.  With kids leading, they were mainly looking for the bodies.  They are all stone but was humbling to see the people who got overtaken by the blast cloud.  I won't go into the history but yall should know .. volcano erupted and the city was buried in ash and cloud very quickly.  People were frozen in place because of the heat and speed.  If you haven't see the Pompeii movie ... it's well worth watching.
    Our visit was only 4 hours which for us with the kids was plenty to see a lot.  The trip to and from the ship was only about 30 minutes or so depending on traffic.  Do the early tour so tour can chill back on the ship in the afternoon and avoid some of the potential sun.  
    Back to the ship we went and back on board about 1.  We had a quick lunch at park cafe then parted ways.  Girls to the pool to lay out, my son to hunt for his new found friends and me to the cabin for a nap.  Yeah yeah ... I needed a nap.  Think I slept till almost 5 ... but feel a little more rested.
    My wife won a 100 bucks in spa credit, so went down there to book her something.  Funny, there's not much to get for 100 bucks, so we just paid the difference for some facial treatment.  We've been to the diamond lounge a few times to get to know JJ .. the host.  She's great.
    Tomorrow is at sea day so planning to try the slides and mill about.  Since we didn't get our 10yr anniversary cruise a few years ago, I'm treating us to a couples massage.  We had one on the last cruise and it was great...except for the sea weed wrap.  Little claustrophobic for us lol.   
    Pompeii pictures to come in a bit.
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 8 .. Naples and Pompeii.   Oh guess we haven't done those just yet. Days are blending together but that's just fine.   
    We were all anxious to get on board yesterday so everyone was up early and all happy.   Oh wait, that wasn't the case just yet.   You should know teenagers aren't the best at getting going in the mornings, so we just had to get them motivated.  Our p private rome cab to the port was scheduled for 11 ... so we were all packed and ready to walk out the door at ... wait for it ... 930.  Ha. Yeah so we all packed most everything the night before just to make it easier. 
    With a little over an hour to waste, we ventured out to a little street market hunting for a day bag.   Ok, so a good tip is to make sure you always bring a smaller bag than a backpack and a little larger than a purse.   This way you can have something a little easier to carry around.   We found a bag, great now just another hour before our taxi.  Ugh... when you want time to hurry, it doesn't ... but then you can't slow it down when you need.   
    Oh well, of to get the kids some donuts and red bulls.  Well maybe not the bulls just yet. After snacking in a little park we ventured back to grab our luggage which thankfully we were able to leave in the apt.  By the time we got our stuff and walked outside our driver showed up.   Of to the port ... an hour drive, maybe little longer since traffic decided to slow us down. 
    We got to the port and were dropped off almost in front of the ship.  Uh, where was everyone?  It was almost deserted.   Oh, @Lovetocruise2002 ... we got dropped off right next to another family meeting their geni.... think I felt a tear welling up.  No geni For us this time. 
    Sorry, moving on.   We were greeted and dropped off our luggage then made out way up to finish checking in.   Still, hardly anyone around.   Check in was like 5 minutes, then we were told to go get on board.   Wait, what?? This was a first.   To be able to show up at a designated time and just walk right on ... we didn't complain and rushed aboard.   Happy to be there, finally. 
    There were cruisers milling about already, so of we went to check out the ship.  It was a lazy day.   Our luggage came to the rooms about an hour or two later, thus the unpacking started. 
    It has been a really long time since we did the wind hammer, I mean jammer.  You get spoiled by other places to eat ... like coastal kitchen.   But we don't have access this time around. 
    Not much else other than wandering around until we called it quits about midnight since our tour starts early today. 
    Back in the morning with Pompeii pictures.  At sea day tomorrow, so we all going to try and sleep in .. me at least till 6. .. sigh. 
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Rome pictures 









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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 7. Cruise day
    Most of the time keeping track of days is not that hard.   Well, after the first week you start to take extra time to think about what day it is.  This, here we go trying to remember yesterday. 
    I think we all slept pretty good, well as good as can be expected.  The wife and I spent a little time trying to get the expresso machine working but to no avail.  They do those types of machines here instead of the big coffee pots.  We get asked multiple times if we really want three shots in our coffee and we just say yup .. hook us up.  We had to go the previous night and get a couple triple shot lattes to put in the fridge for the next morning. 
    After getting everyone up and moving the only set time for something was to be at the colosium by 330, we ventured out to start seeing how many steps today would bring.  BTW it was about 26k, so another 10+ miles ... think we are just over 50 miles walking so far over the past few days.
    Navigation was really not that bad ... except the iPhone directions took us the wrong way a few times.  Break out the boys Galaxy phone to lead the way.  First up was the pantheon, which really only took us about 15 minutes to get to.   There, just outside we found a pastry shop to grab breakfast and people watch.  Yeah, there were a lot of people.  Like, too many.  The line to go in was extremely long and both kids declined waiting.  So, few outside pictures then it was off towards Trevi fountain then on to the Spanish steps.  
    The fountain was covered in people, not literally they can't get in but it was extremely crowded.  The boys found a perch at the top and watched as the girls made their way down to the water edge for some selfies.  After some pictures and elbowing, we regrouped and headed thru the crowd towards to out.
    next stop the spanish steps, for some reason we walked a little faster than we thought and the next thing we knew we were there ... along with hundreds of others, or what felt like that many.  Most were at the bottom not wanting to walk up.  The girls opted to stay down while the boys ventured up.  It wasn't to bad.  A few quick pictures then back down.   There we discussed directions to the colosium and hunting lunch.   Oh,  we had 3 hours to kill.  At some point we found a nice little outside lunch spot and had some pizza, salad and muscles ... not all together I mean but separate dishes.   
    We parted ways with the boys heading to the Roman forum and the girls shopping.  We were to meet at the colosium for the tour later.  I could have spent half the day walking around the forum and the archeological dig sites cause it was so cool to see.  We found a really large building with some dude on a horse, can't think of the name right now but guess what.... more steps.   With my son bitching at me for dragging him up there we took off on the climb.   A few pictures later and we were sorta at the top.  It cost extra to tour some of the inside so we opted to just walk around.  There was a brief argument to go into one area that looked cool ... there were two sets of armed guards but all you needed was an ID and I had our passports.  But the son won that round cause he wasn't interested in checking it out ... so off to walking around we went.
    We made our way to the colosium meeting spot where the girls finally caught up.  Shortly thereafter the tour started.  We did the one that included the gladiators entrance and part of the form.  They have us little boxes to hang around our neck with a wired earpiece to listen to the guide.  She was extremely awesome.  It seems most of the tour guides are also archeologists.  The tour was amazing and well worth it, however is was almost 3 hours.  The wife and I were fine but the kids were about done.  I'll toss out some pics in aa bit but way to much to blog about on a phone.
    Once the tour was over, the iPhone started to take us in the wrong direction back to the apt.  Oh, my phoned battery died so had to use my son's... at 25%.  Tip ... might want to bring some type of extra battery.  The right direction found, of we went.  There was a little opening near our apt with lots of restaurants and outdoor seating, so we ate and people watched.  
    One last stop for Gelato and back to the apt we went ... to get in line for four showers using one bathroom. 
    Finally, tomorrow, or rather today, is cruise day and it hasn't come fast enough.  We have all been taking about it might have been better to do a longer cruise than deal with some of the frustrating things we dealt with so far.   But it has still been a lot of fun. 
    Ok gotta get everyone packed and ready for our taxi to the cruise.   Back later with pictures.
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from JohnK6404 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Some shots within the Vatican museum.









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    TheHobbys got a reaction from MaryS in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 11 .. if I counted right.   The days are starting to blend together and go by faster it seems.   Weird how a long vacation does that.  The last real two week vacation was our honeymoon for two weeks on back to back cruises.  My wife may correct me on that .. 😀
    Ok let's see, where did we leave off.?  Yesterday was Barcelona.  There were no excursions for us, just random roaming.  There was no time frame, so we slept in a little.   Our as much as we could.   Oh yeah, guess yall know because I was back down in the diamond lounge writing.  
    Our son had played dodge ball the previous night and had soar legs.   He's not much for just walking around looking at stuff, so he opted to stay on board.  Well off the trio of me and the girls went to explore.   There was a bus from the ship to the city, maybe 10 minute drive. It was only 4 euros per person for a round trip ticket.   Make sure to have euro and it's easier if you have exact .. #looksatotherpassengers
    What little bit we saw was pretty cool.   Down a little alley we went and started to notice a little more unpleasant smells.  It started to distracted from looking around, although it was just buildings.  We at least wanted to say we ate there, on the hunt we went.   There was a little open square with six or seven restaurants to pick from.   We found one to try out.   The girls had a pasta dish and some rice thing filled with mushrooms.  I think we all grabbed a shovel and started digging out the shrooms, since my wife doesn't like them.   Me?  I was smart and ordered the fish and chips.   The fish was extremely good, we were surprised.   Chips=fries.  Oh yeah, we started with some nachos that were really good.   If I can remember the name I'll drop it out here. 
    So, an app, three plates and a bottle of water ended up being about 75 euros.  Little steep for lunch for three, but it was still good.   We also didn't want to go to a place with a low rating.   Funny, after that our daughter seemed to want to head back.   We convinced her to walk down the main drag.   She quickly found some little elephant trinket and I grabbed a stuffed animal key chain for my son.   The girls stopped by a shop for a quick look at clothes.   I met another dude standing outside on the street like me, his girls were inside shopping. 
    Oops, sorry for gotta pause and head up to wake the kids and get ready for the beach.   Back later to finish the story.   
    We'll be back after these commercials - heh
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Day 11 .. if I counted right.   The days are starting to blend together and go by faster it seems.   Weird how a long vacation does that.  The last real two week vacation was our honeymoon for two weeks on back to back cruises.  My wife may correct me on that .. 😀
    Ok let's see, where did we leave off.?  Yesterday was Barcelona.  There were no excursions for us, just random roaming.  There was no time frame, so we slept in a little.   Our as much as we could.   Oh yeah, guess yall know because I was back down in the diamond lounge writing.  
    Our son had played dodge ball the previous night and had soar legs.   He's not much for just walking around looking at stuff, so he opted to stay on board.  Well off the trio of me and the girls went to explore.   There was a bus from the ship to the city, maybe 10 minute drive. It was only 4 euros per person for a round trip ticket.   Make sure to have euro and it's easier if you have exact .. #looksatotherpassengers
    What little bit we saw was pretty cool.   Down a little alley we went and started to notice a little more unpleasant smells.  It started to distracted from looking around, although it was just buildings.  We at least wanted to say we ate there, on the hunt we went.   There was a little open square with six or seven restaurants to pick from.   We found one to try out.   The girls had a pasta dish and some rice thing filled with mushrooms.  I think we all grabbed a shovel and started digging out the shrooms, since my wife doesn't like them.   Me?  I was smart and ordered the fish and chips.   The fish was extremely good, we were surprised.   Chips=fries.  Oh yeah, we started with some nachos that were really good.   If I can remember the name I'll drop it out here. 
    So, an app, three plates and a bottle of water ended up being about 75 euros.  Little steep for lunch for three, but it was still good.   We also didn't want to go to a place with a low rating.   Funny, after that our daughter seemed to want to head back.   We convinced her to walk down the main drag.   She quickly found some little elephant trinket and I grabbed a stuffed animal key chain for my son.   The girls stopped by a shop for a quick look at clothes.   I met another dude standing outside on the street like me, his girls were inside shopping. 
    Oops, sorry for gotta pause and head up to wake the kids and get ready for the beach.   Back later to finish the story.   
    We'll be back after these commercials - heh
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from PPPJJ-GCVAB in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Dinner options in the Solarium... what we had was good except the salmon was dry.  But much nicer than sitting in the WJ ... #spoiled 







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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Mr.Cruiser in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Dinner options in the Solarium... what we had was good except the salmon was dry.  But much nicer than sitting in the WJ ... #spoiled 







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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    Glad you enjoy them.   I find it kind of a therapy to take time and just write about the day.   
    Haven't done the king on this cruise 🙂 but will send my son to check it out.  
    We haven't done the MDR since probably 2009.  The WJ ... um let's just say it seems good but we got spoiled to other places to eat.  Mainly the coastal kitchen because we had access ... this trip we don't.   We ate at the WJ once a few days ago and it was ok.   However, I think what I ate didn't agree with me but that's just me 🙂
    if you are diamond you can hit up the club there for happy hour and snack on something like the below.  If not, sorry for the tease 😜
    oh, the little Irish pub on the boardwalk doesn't have food which sucks because on the anthem they do and it was pretty good. 
    You may want to book dinner in the Solarium, well you have to if you want dinner in there.   Breakfast and lunch are open to all.  It's included but you get a little nicer atmosphere.  That's where we heading tonight ... oh on about 10 minutes lol
    hope this helps, anything you want pics of or have other questions I'll try to post ya back


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    TheHobbys got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    I think I'm with you on this now.   The past few have started to feel uncomfortable.   I blame mine on age lol.  
    Think I'll stick to regular ones also from now on ....
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    TheHobbys reacted to WAAAYTOOO in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    I've quit getting massages for this very reason.  Actually, there is significant discomfort WHILE they are doing the massage as well as afterward.   Maybe I'm just a wimp.  ...but I've decided, after trying soooo many times, that deep tissue massages just aren't for me.
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    TheHobbys reacted to Mr.Cruiser in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    @TheHobbys
     
    Thanks for your daily blogs ! 😀
    I'm doing the same cruise this summer, so I find it interesting how things are currently going on the Symphony.
    Are there places on the ship that you should definitely have seen and not miss? 
    Have you been to the "King of the World" near the Solarium yet ? 😉
    How is the food at MDR and Windjammer?
    If the food has also gotten worse on my cruise I will have to look for alternatives where you can still eat well for dinner.
    Thank you
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    TheHobbys got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Symphony of the Seas, June 8, 7 Night Western Mediterranean Cruise   
    I've had deep tissue massages before and I always end up really sore for the next few days. Weird, it's like you need a massage for the massage you just had. Yesterday was our couples massage which was really good but the 75 minutes went by way too fast.   
    It was a semi lazy at sea day, which is good just as long as you avoid the casino.   It being open all day was tempting but we held off till the night. 
    Dinner at Jamie's... was good.   Unfortunately we weren't as impressed as the one on the Anthem.  Now the service was great, but the food was just ok.  We were going to try and get JJ out diamond lounge host to help get us another reservation but decided to pass.   I can't put my finger on what it was but last cruise it made us want to go back.   I know... last time we were star class so we got the better food .. this time, not so much. Ha
    After dinner we had reservations to the main show, Flight.   The theater was mostly packed, not like some of the shows in our previous cruises, still a fair amount of people though.   The show was actual really good ... think of a show telling the story of aviation backwards.   Blast of towards Mars, then rewind to space shuttles,  then back to landing on the moon ... you get my drift. The music was cool but some of the songs needed a little musical 'help'.  
    The night ended with us making another small donation to the casino.  Sadly, we just could find a steady machine.   Oh well, it was still fun.
    The kids disappeared after dinner to go hang with friends.   It seems most of the friends they made are leaving today in Barcelona.   I guess this is a sorta weird concept for us.   Everyone gets on at a port, then you all hang for 7 days.  Well, seems over here a bunch get on in rome on Thursday then we make our way to Barcelona and kick some of and pickup new ones.  So, new friends may only hang around for a few days. 
    I was actually surprised that my son managed to go to sleep at 2am and still roll out of the bed at 730 to go meet his friends for breakfast before they depart.   Of course, he was back at the cabin as I was heading to diamond lounge for my morning coffee and virtual blogging.  Im sure he's gone back to sleep ... wish I could.  But then again I try to power nap when I can.
    Sad, you want to nap and rest and lay by pool ... but then I get that feeling I'm going to miss something or sleep my vacation away.   So, there will be some extra sleep when we get home next weekend.
    Barcelona today ... at some point we'll get motivated and go walk around some.   Only a few hours cause there's some water slides on here i need to test out.   Maybe I should have done those before the massage.
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