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Royal Caribbean unveils new Symphony of the Seas features
Royal Caribbean has revealed a host of new features for its latest ship, Symphony of the Seas, including a two-level family suite with a slide from the child’s bedroom to the living room.
The suite will also include a floor-to-ceiling LEGO wall, an air hockey table and hidden nooks.
Sleeping up to eight, it will also offer a 3D cinema theatre-style TV room, complete with a popcorn machine, and a wrap-around balcony with a pool table, climbing experience and whirlpool.
Symphony, which will start her inaugural season in Europe next April, will also debut new food and beverage outlets, adding to a line-up of more than 20 specialty and complimentary restaurants.
Back by popular demand, ‘Hairspray’- the brand’s first Broadway musical at sea – will return on Symphony with a total refresh and will headline the Royal Theatre along with a new original Royal Caribbean show, ‘Flight’, a historical satire on the evolution of air travel that ends with homage to the famed Wright Brothers.
In the open-air AquaTheater amphitheater, a new show ‘HiRo’ will feature high-flying diving and acrobatics. Studio B will showcase a new time-travel adventure, a high-tech ice-skating show ‘1977’.
The cruise line will also debut all mobile check in on Symphony to eliminate queues at reception desks. Guests will check in via a new mobile app and create their onboard account before they leave home, allowing them to go straight to their cabins.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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