Senior Living Spring 2018

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There's a new 'Symphony of the Seas'
By Richard Tribou
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
This month the world gets a new
title holder with the debut of Royal
Caribbean Symphony of the Seas:
World's largest cruise ship.
The fourth Oasis-class ship from
the cruise line, which is just slightly
larger that its sister ships, will officially
inherit the bragging rights in a
handover ceremony on March 23.
The 228,081-ton, 1,188-foot-long
ship has been under construction at
STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire
France since October 2015, but now
the finishing touches are taking
place. The ship completed four days
of sea trials in the Atlantic off the
coast of France in mid-February undergoing
more than 80 tests for seaworthiness.
Royal Caribbean Symphony of the
Seas is the fourth Oasis-class vessel,
set to debut in spring 2018. It will be
the world's largest cruise ship and
sail out of Miami beginning fall 2018.
"All the ship's systems were put
into service at sea," reads a statement
from STX France. "The performances
expected during these presentations
were validated each time."
The Oasis-class vessels have each
held the title of World's Largest
Cruise Ship, certified each in turn by
Guinness World Records. Each one
has been slightly larger than the last,
with Oasis of the Seas first inheriting
the title almost a decade ago when it
debuted in 2009, followed by Allure of
the Seas in 2010 and Harmony of the
Seas in 2016.
Each of the four ships can hold
close to 7,000 passengers. Symphony
of the Seas has a maximum
capacity of 6,680 guests with 2,200
crew. At double capacity, though,
the guest count is 5,518 from 2,759
staterooms.
The new ship features the same
design, with seven distinct neighborhoods
and several of the same
features that debuted on Harmony
of the Seas or are mainstays across
the fleet. Those include the 10-deck
twisting dry slide The Ultimate
Abyss, twi FlowRider surf simulators,
a zip line, twin 40-foot rock
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climbing walls, ice skating rink and
the AquaTheater.
Unique to Symphony of the Seas
will be the "world's largest laser tag
arena," in the Studio B space where
the ice skating is performed. It will
be transformed into a glow-in-thedark
venue themed around the fate
of the last planets of the galaxy.
Also new to the fleet will be the Ultimate
Family Suite, a two-level suite
that will feature a slide, a floor-toceiling
Lego wall, air hockey, movietheater-style
TV room with popcorn
machine as well as a 212-square-foot
wraparound balcony with its own
climbing wall feature, bumper pool
table and whirlpool. It's a two-bedroom
suite that can accommodate up
to eight guests. Symphony will feature
28 more staterooms than Harmony
of the Seas with a Royal Suite
class, neighborhood balconies overlooking
Central Park, virtual balconies
on inside staterooms, and the
highest number of ocean-view cabins
at sea.
A new Mexican food concept called
El Loco Fresh and casual seafood op-
PHOTO |TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Symphony of the Seas, Royal
Caribbean's newest Oasis-class
ship, under construction at the
STX shipyard in France.
tion called Hooked will debut on the
ship. While other of the many dining
options will be the same as other
ships in the fleet including fusion food
venue Wonderland, Jamie Oliver's
Italian dining venue, Japanese cuisine
at Izumi, the Chops Grill steakhouse
and 150 Central Park, which
serves seasonal American cuisine.
Judy Johnson, REALTOR
781.405.5335
Judy.Johnson@remax.net
JudyJohnsonRealtyGroup.com
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