Cabin 8697 · Symphony of the Seas

Cabin 8697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Symphony of the Seas, 182 to 193 square feet plus a private balcony of 47 to 52 square feet.

Cabin 8697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Deck 8 of Symphony of the Seas, aft of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 7 cabins along the corridor to Bar. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. A bar at the aft end of Central Park. Worth knowing: moderate. The park closes down early compared with the Boardwalk. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 129th cabin position of 179 along Deck 8. Deck 8 also has Central Park, Vintages, Central Park Retail and Bar on it. There are 329 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

A Boardwalk View Balcony gives you 182-193 square feet. The balcony adds another 47-52 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

On loyalty, this is a standard grade, so Crown and Anchor credits its base one cruise point a night. There are exactly two ways to double that: move up to a suite, or sail on your own on a double occupancy fare. Either pays two a night, and doing both pays three. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is better placed for getting around than 87 per cent of them. It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.