Pre inaugural on the largest, latest and best cruise ship in the world – The Symphony of the Seas : Hop on to the ship for a special pre inaugural session  straight after the brand new ship is released from the Shipyard at St Nazaire, France and sea trials after. Super historic occasion to be part of the first run and on a special edition pre-inauguaral cruise of the brand new first ever sailing of the latest, best and largest cruise ship in the world ever built – A technological engineering marvel and wonder in all aspects lucky to be released and experienced in this lifetime.

SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE WORLDS LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP
I SAILED ON SYMPHONY ON ITS PRE INAUGURAL RUN MARCH 31 2018 JUST AFTER RELEASE FROM THE SHIP YARD & SEA TRAILS
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE WORLDS LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP
I SAILED ON SYMPHONY ON ITS PRE INAUGURAL RUN MARCH 31 2018 JUST AFTER RELEASE FROM THE SHIP YARD & SEA TRAILS
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE WORLDS LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP
I SAILED ON SYMPHONY ON ITS PRE INAUGURAL RUN MARCH 31 2018 JUST AFTER RELEASE FROM THE SHIP YARD & SEA TRAILS
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE THE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING
SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS : THE LARGEST, LATEST & BEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. AT THE DRYDOCK IN ST NAZAIRE / FRANCE JUST BEFORE INAUGURAL SAILING

Obsession and passion towards discovering and experiencing first hand extreme engineering , Technological and wonders of the world – adding to list 

  • The  world´s largest, latest and best aircraft ever built – The Airbus A380
  • The world´s fastest Railway across all categories till now
  • The Shanghai Maglev (max speed of 431 kmph & covers 30.5 km in 7 minutes)
  • The world´s fastest Railway (adhesion railway running on wheels & rails)
  • The High Speed Railway (HSR) in China (runs at 300-380 kmph) 
  • The world´s largest multipurpose dam The Three Gorges dam / 22500 + MW
  • The world´s highest railway as well as the longest railway built on permafrost
  • The Qinghai Tibet Railway (Qingzang Tielu – The world’s highest 5200 m + above msl / longest Lhasa – Golmud Railway built on permafrost)
  • The Second largest then (now the third largest) cruise ship MSC Meraviglia and many many more…

Fast Facts


  • At 362 Metres (1188 feet) long, Symphony is twice as high as the Washington Monument
  • Weighs 228081 gross registered tons (GRT), which is more than 17000 African elephants
  • Symphony is made up of 500000 individual parts
  • 5518 guests (double occupancy) and 2200 crew representing more than 70 different nationalities
  • 18 total decks (16 guest decks)
  • 2759 staterooms, including 188 suites and 28 more balconies than the next largest ship in the fleet (Harmony of the Seas)
  • Approximately 5200 restaurant seats across 23 dining venues
  • 7 distinct neighborhoods: Boardwalk, Central Park, Entertainment Place, Pool and Sports Zone, Youth Zone, Royal Promenade, Vitality Spa and Fitness Center
  • Symphony’s Central Park has more than 20700 lush tropical plants
  • 25 pools, whirlpools, FlowRider surf simulators and waterslides are on board

Food


  • 12 specialty restaurants with more than 350 different dishes served daily, including more than 40 created specifically with kids in mind
  • More than 200 candies at Sugar Beach sweets and ice cream shop on the reimagined Boardwalk
  • Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade lets guests cheer on their home team at sea across any one of 31 big-screen TVs and play out their competitive spirit at the arcade
  • The Bionic Bar can serve up to 1000 drinks per day with 21 mixers and 30 spirits from 2 robot bartenders
  • 42 bars and lounges where bartenders can mix and mingle 124 specialty cocktails, including 195 spirits
  • There are more than 120 different kinds of fruit and vegetables served weekly
  • On a typical 7-night cruise, an average of 32,000 lbs. of tortillas 15000 lbs. of beef, 9700 lbs. of chicken, 5000 dozen fresh eggs, 100 gallons of ice cream, 2100 lbs. of lobster tail and 2500 lbs. of fresh salmon are used on board
  • 1500 lbs. of coffee are made weekly – that’s 6 million coffee beans
  • There are 1,085 culinary staff of 51 different nationalities

ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO


  • The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide at sea, is a duo of racing slides where adventure-seekers spiral down a 92-foot drop in about 13 seconds
  • The slide is 10 stories high, towering 150 feet above sea level (45.7 meters)
  • About 300 LED lights shine overhead in the slide, adding to the thrill factor
  • The zipline crosses the open-air Boardwalk neighborhood at nine decks high
  • 2 signature rock-climbing walls flank the AquaTheater, standing at 43 feet tall (13.1 meters)

ART


  • The signature, high-tech Royal Theater seats more than 1400 guests
  • New, original production “Flight: Dare to Dream” includes an impressive replica of the historic Wright Brothers plane with a 22-foot wingspan and the first replica of the International Space Station used on stage
  • The AquaTheater has a secret level, deck 4.5, where performers and divers access the depths of the theater; those same high-diving acrobats use two 10-meter, Olympic-height diving boards
  • More than 13,347 pieces of artwork on board, including Paradox Void, a 3-ton steel sculpture with 2,100 mirrors and 200 LED lights that interact with its surroundings, and Big Wonder, a color-changing art installation that spans 2,594 square feet in the adults-only Solarium

ULTIMATE FAMILY SUITE


  • 1 Ultimate Family Suite (room 1733) spanning two decks at 1,346 square feet
  • The suite accommodates up to eight guests across two bedrooms and living room
  • A Royal Genie, the ultimate insider to surprise and delight guests during their cruise vacation
  • An in-suite slide, where even the biggest of kids can slide from the top floor
  • Private cinema room with a 85-inch 4K Ultra HD TV with movie streaming, a popcorn machine and the latest gaming consoles – Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch, PS4 Pro
  • Complete with air hockey table, a building block wall, table tennis on the balcony, and Luckey Climber kid’s vertical maze

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