By: Mike Franks, Owner-Operator, Cruise Planners-Orange Park, FL
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| cruisecritic.com |
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| cruisecritic.com |
Royal Caribbean International just launched the newest and best ship of its fleet Symphony of the Seas. Since I have clients planning to cruise on her over the next few months, I decided to take a closer look at what makes this ship so special. In doing so, I intentionally stayed away from RCI’s web site and press releases and relied on various cruise line critics for their opinions on this ship. After three years of construction, the world's largest cruise ship just set sail from Barcelona, Spain, on its inaugural cruise around the Mediterranean. But the ship's record-breaking size isn't its only claim to fame.