Cruise Comparison

MSC Sinfonia VS Symphony of the Seas

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MSC Sinfonia Symphony of the Seas
Year built 2002 2018
Beam 32 m 47 m
Length 275 m 361 m
Tonnage 65542 tn. 228081 tn.
Velocity 21 22
Passenger capacity 2679 6680
Crew capacity 721 2200
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,72 3,04
Decks 13 18
Cabins 980 2759
Restaurants 4 20
Bars/Pubs 7 18
Lifts 9 24
Nationality Panamá Bahamas
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MSC Sinfonia Symphony of the Seas
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido
Jamie's Italian de Jamie Oliver De pago
Johnny Rockets De pago
Windjammer Incluido
El Loco Fresh Incluido
Dog House Incluido
Wonderland De pago
Chops Grille De pago
Solarium Bistro Incluido
Hooked SeaFood De pago
Café Promenade Incluido
Coastal Kitchen De pago
Sugar Beach De pago
Park Cafe Incluido
Vitality Café De pago
150 Central Park De pago
Sorrento Pizza Incluido
Restaurante Principal Incluido
Izumi De pago
Playmakers Bar & Arcade De pago
Overview
MSC Sinfonia Symphony of the Seas
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The MSC Sinfonia left shipyards in 2002, therefore it is 16 years older than Symphony of the Seas, which was built on 2018. The ship MSC Sinfonia has a capacity of 2679 passengers that are distributed in its 980 cabins, on the other hand, the Symphony of the Seas can accommodate up to 6680 passengers in its 2759 cabins. Moreover, the cruise MSC Sinfonia has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 3.7 passengers, compared to the ratio of 3 per crew member of Symphony of the Seas, which normally translates into better service.

One of the main differences of MSC Sinfonia is that it has 4 restaurants of which 2 (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC)) are included in the price of the cruise at no extra cost On the contrary, Symphony of the Seas has a total of 20 restaurants among which 8 (Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, Dog House, Solarium Bistro, Café Promenade, Park Cafe, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, ) are free and are included in the price of the cruise.

In the common leisure areas we can see that the MSC Sinfonia It has a total of 2 pools and 2 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. Nevertheless, the cruise Symphony of the Seas comes with more pools by having a total of 5 pools and 10 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. On the other hand, MSC Sinfonia has 11, bars and lounges less than cruise ship Symphony of the Seas, which includes a total of 18 instead of 7, both cruise ships having a variety of places to have all kinds of drinks.

MSC Sinfonia is 275 meters long, so it is equal to the length or height of 18 buses, 11 tennis courts, 59 Tesla Model 3 cars, or 7 Boeing 737 aircraft. Al contrario the Symphony of the Seas has 361 meters in length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 3 football fields, 10 basketball court, 3 Big Ben or 7 Boeing 737 aircraft.

MSC Sinfonia Symphony of the Seas
  • Symphony of the Seas is 16 years more modern.
  • It has 15 meters more beam than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 86 meters more than length.
  • Symphony of the Seas has more decks.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 1779 more cabins than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has a capacity of 4001 more passengers.
  • Has a difference of 16 restaurants than MSC Sinfonia.
  • It has 11 bares more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has a better crew to passenger ratio than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 3 restaurants included more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • It has 8 jacuzzis more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 3 more pools than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 15 elevators more.
MSC Sinfonia Symphony of the Seas