Symphony Review- on now

[Queen of Oakville]

Are you still on the Symphony or did you get off on the 10th?  If you were on 3-10, we were on the same cruise.

 

I also follow a keto diet (except I eat read meat) and had no problem modifying every meal to suit my diet.  I had not problem ordering extra veggies either.  I did cheat a few carbs and drank about 2 glasses of wine a day.  Gained 5 pounds (mostly water) - and five days later, am back to my pre-cruise weight 🙂

 

@Cruisegirl6 On the very last night, I noticed in the casino bar a sign for a 10 cocktail package. I can't recall exactly but I think it was $75.  I thought it a pretty good deal  and next time would give it a try. We also had C&A coupons for buy one drink, get one free, which we never used.

[poompalou]

On 8/4/2019 at 11:04 AM, Luv2teachandcruise said:

 

Day before we flew into FLL and stayed the night there.

 

Have you flown in/out of FLL and cruised out of POM before? I have done searching and have found mixed answers on whether you can use Luggage Valet from POM if flying out of FLL. Some say no, some say as long as your flight is after 2pm. Do you know what the current situation is? Thanks!

[Luv2teachandcruise]

5 minutes ago, poompalou said:

 

Have you flown in/out of FLL and cruised out of POM before? I have done searching and have found mixed answers on whether you can use Luggage Valet from POM if flying out of FLL. Some say no, some say as long as your flight is after 2pm. Do you know what the current situation is? Thanks!

We don't use the luggage valet, so I'm not sure. 

This was our first time flying into FLL and cruising out of POM...the shuttle company we used was great. I will say I'd definitely use them again, even I'd staying and cruising out of FLL

[Luv2teachandcruise]

1 hour ago, Queen of Oakville said:

Are you still on the Symphony or did you get off on the 10th?  If you were on 3-10, we were on the same cruise.

 

I also follow a keto diet (except I eat read meat) and had no problem modifying every meal to suit my diet.  I had not problem ordering extra veggies either.  I did cheat a few carbs and drank about 2 glasses of wine a day.  Gained 5 pounds (mostly water) - and five days later, am back to my pre-cruise weight 🙂

 

@Cruisegirl6 On the very last night, I noticed in the casino bar a sign for a 10 cocktail package. I can't recall exactly but I think it was $75.  I thought it a pretty good deal  and next time would give it a try. We also had C&A coupons for buy one drink, get one free, which we never used.

Yes, we were on the same cruise. Keto was very easy on the cruise...no weight gain (which I was thankful for), the hardest part is I am allergic to mushrooms, and no red meat in my diet, on the ship I had to eat chicken at most meals, and a lot of their chicken dishes had some sort of mushroom sauce, etc. However, I can say I NEVER left the table hungry. Hahaha

[Queen of Oakville]

I think what did me in, is despite my best intentions, I gave up intermittent fasting.  I had not "intended" to eat breakfast.  Some days, I took my almonds and my coffee and watched the family eat breakfast.  Other days, I opted for a muffinless eggs benedict.  

 

I usually eat 11 to 7.  Most days, we were eating after 7.  It's all good - I enjoyed my cruise and am almost back to where I was pre-cruise.  

[poompalou]

1 hour ago, Luv2teachandcruise said:

We don't use the luggage valet, so I'm not sure. 

This was our first time flying into FLL and cruising out of POM...the shuttle company we used was great. I will say I'd definitely use them again, even I'd staying and cruising out of FLL

 

Thank you! What is the shuttle that you used, and what was the cost, if you don't mind my asking? We don't sail until April 2020 so flights are still a ways out for us but I know there's a chance that it wil be a cheaper for us to fly into FLL depending on which airline we use. But the whole trip back would be much nicer if we could do it without luggage! 

 

Didn't realize how convenient it could be until our last cruise out of San Juan where it wasn't offered. Our flight wasn't until later in the day, but we couldn't sight-see because we had no place to put our bags. Went to the airport and they wouldn't even let us check in yet because they had "no where to put our bags." So we had to sit in a coffee shop for a while until we could finally check in. 

[sheezsmith]

I understand that Luggage Valet is NOT available on Symphony of the Seas. I was told earlier this year by a Customer Service rep for RCL it was, but later learned it is NOT offered. Too bad as it really is worth every penny, we have done it on several other Oasis Class cruises.

[Queen of Oakville]

1 minute ago, sheezsmith said:

I understand that Luggage Valet is NOT available on Symphony of the Seas. I was told earlier this year by a Customer Service rep for RCL it was, but later learned it is NOT offered. Too bad as it really is worth every penny, we have done it on several other Oasis Class cruises.

 

its not a service that we would have used, but I don't recall seeing any pamphlets on it left in the room.

[Luv2teachandcruise]

3 hours ago, Queen of Oakville said:

I think what did me in, is despite my best intentions, I gave up intermittent fasting.  I had not "intended" to eat breakfast.  Some days, I took my almonds and my coffee and watched the family eat breakfast.  Other days, I opted for a muffinless eggs benedict.  

 

I usually eat 11 to 7.  Most days, we were eating after 7.  It's all good - I enjoyed my cruise and am almost back to where I was pre-cruise.  

Way to go!!! That is AWESOME!! 

 

I do intermittent fasting, intermittently...hahaha

[Luv2teachandcruise]

3 hours ago, poompalou said:

 

Thank you! What is the shuttle that you used, and what was the cost, if you don't mind my asking? We don't sail until April 2020 so flights are still a ways out for us but I know there's a chance that it wil be a cheaper for us to fly into FLL depending on which airline we use. But the whole trip back would be much nicer if we could do it without luggage! 

 

Didn't realize how convenient it could be until our last cruise out of San Juan where it wasn't offered. Our flight wasn't until later in the day, but we couldn't sight-see because we had no place to put our bags. Went to the airport and they wouldn't even let us check in yet because they had "no where to put our bags." So we had to sit in a coffee shop for a while until we could finally check in. 

Jiffy Jeff's $15/person each way...it was so worth it!

[poompalou]

49 minutes ago, Luv2teachandcruise said:

Jiffy Jeff's $15/person each way...it was so worth it!

 

I’ll definitely keep that in mind. Even for 3 of us, I would guess that would be cheaper than an Uber/Lyft.