Cabin 8709 · Symphony of the Seas

Cabin 8709 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 8709 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Deck 8 of Symphony of the Seas, and it sits well aft. You are well out towards the end of the hull, which is where pitching is felt hardest. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

Nothing sits close by: it is 13 cabins to Bar, the nearest thing of its kind. Quiet, at the cost of a few minutes each way. 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 7 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 6 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 147th 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.

Worth knowing before you book: Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night at this grade. A suite pays two, and so does sailing solo on a double occupancy fare, which is the cheaper of the two routes if you are travelling alone anyway. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is further from the action than most. 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.