CRUISES
First photos: Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas arrives at Port of Miami.
Gene Sloan
USA TODAY
![The new giant of cruising, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, finally reached its year-round home of Miami early on Nov. 9, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/e2e6acc4-9d73-4b95-b134-8c4ea9c58129-1541758482_DJI-0004.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The new giant of cruising, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, finally reached its year-round home of Miami early on Nov. 9, 2018.
Royal Caribbean International![Shown here pulling into the Port of Miami for the first time on Nov. 9, 2018, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas measures 228,081 gross tons and can carry more than 6,000 passengers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/08298e73-28b6-46ec-98eb-c06c73fbfc37-1541760793_SY-Miami-Arrival-B-roll-v1-4K00-00-28-00Still001.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Shown here pulling into the Port of Miami for the first time on Nov. 9, 2018, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas measures 228,081 gross tons and can carry more than 6,000 passengers.
Royal Caribbean International![Unveiled earlier this year in Europe, Symphony of the Seas pulled into the Port of Miami on Friday before dawn after a 12-night voyage from Barcelona.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/5db480ac-ef33-43bf-b610-e6421b259030-1541758484_DJI-0009.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Unveiled earlier this year in Europe, Symphony of the Seas pulled into the Port of Miami on Friday before dawn after a 12-night voyage from Barcelona.
Royal Caribbean International![Symphony of the Seas will be christened at the Port of Miami on Nov. 15, 2018 by actors Carlos and Alexa PenaVega, along with their 17-month-old son Ocean.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/a72f6a99-e0f0-4bd7-b671-6a1e19fcd190-1541760793_SY-Miami-Arrival-B-roll-v1-4K00-00-31-00Still002.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Symphony of the Seas will be christened at the Port of Miami on Nov. 15, 2018 by actors Carlos and Alexa PenaVega, along with their 17-month-old son Ocean.
Royal Caribbean International![Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas docks at the Port of Miami's new Terminal A for the first time.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/09/USAT/0fe88424-bf48-4414-b42d-c854511a909d-1541760929_Symphony-of-the-Seas-1.jpg?width=660&height=457&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas docks at the Port of Miami's new Terminal A for the first time.
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