{"id":132,"date":"2023-03-13T11:28:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=132"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:58:11","slug":"symphony-of-royal-caribbean-departs-for-summer-crossing-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/royal-caribbean-international\/symphony-of-royal-caribbean-departs-for-summer-crossing-in-europe","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Symphony&#8217; of Royal Caribbean departs for summer crossing in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/ships\/symphony-of-the-seas\">Symphony of the Seas<\/a> began its transatlantic crossing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/miami\">Miami<\/a> today after concluding its winter season in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/north-america\">North America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will end in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a> after a 12-night repositioning voyage that includes ten days at sea as well as visits to two other Spanish ports, M\u00e1laga and Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>The Symphony of the Seas will visit a Spanish shipyard after the cruise, which ends on March 21, before beginning a European summer program.<\/p>\n<p>This cruise ship was built in 2018 and is scheduled to undergo routine maintenance, as well as minor upgrades and refreshments.<\/p>\n<p>The Symphony will resume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/western-mediterranean\">Western Mediterranean cruises<\/a> on April 16.Each Sunday, the vessel departs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a>, with stops in Italy, Spain, and France, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/naples\">Naples<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/palma-de-mallorca\">Palma de Mallorca<\/a>, and Marseilles.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible to take shore excursions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/civitavecchia-rome\">Civitavecchia<\/a> to Rome or to La Spezia to visit Florence and Tuscany.<\/p>\n<p>A six- and eight-night Caribbean cruise will follow the ship&#8217;s European program in November.<\/p>\n<p>The itineraries operate from Fort Lauderdale&#8217;s Port Everglades and visit popular destinations throughout the South, West, and Southern Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Symphony of the Seas was the world&#8217;s largest cruise ship from 2018 to 2022, an enlarged and improved version of the original Oasis-class ships.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its capacity for 5,400 passengers, the 227,625-ton vessel also features the Ultimate Abyss dry slide, and Central Park, a park at sea that has real plants and shops.<\/p>\n<p>There are also a variety of dining, shopping, a real carousel, and an open-air, fountain-filled show lounge known as AquaTheater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symphony of the Seas began its transatlantic crossing from Miami today after concluding its winter season in North America. 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