Excellent experience.

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Verified Review
Rhapsody of the Seas

Sail date: May 11, 2013

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas was greater than we expected. The food in the dining room was top notch plus the wait staff made our dining experience a lot of fun. However, the food in the buffet could have been more varied. Our steward made life easy and comfortable for us. He was always watching out for our best interests. For example, dining in the Princess dining room as not as good, but their buffet was much better. There was a much larger selection and it was not obvious that leftovers were not being used in the next day's dishes. As for the entertainment, we could not wait to get to the Royal Caribbean's theater to see some of the greatest entertainers we ever seen. The lectures by U. of Hawaii Professor Emeritus Gary Fuller were excellent would have liked a longer time frame for each of them. We would cruise again with Royal Caribbean in a heartbeat.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
top notch

Children's Programs

did not use

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
could have been arranged in a more utilitarian manner

Ship tip

Please take part in the daily activities. You will be surprised at how well you enjoy them.

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

3 out of 5
the luau was very overpriced for what we got. We do not believe this was much like a true "native" luau.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

3 out of 5
The food at the Tropical Plantation was poor but priced as top notch. The Maui Ocean Center was fantastic.

Cruise Kilauea Volcano

5 out of 5
Great experience and fun. The Captain did a great 360 degrees so both sides of the ship could view the lava flow at night.

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5
Teriffic excursion. Bus driver was very knowledgeable.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Butchart Gardens in a must see. Bring lots of camera cards!

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5
Only there to leave the ship to fly home.
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CruiselineQ    11 years ago

The volcano viewing must have been amazing. Do you have any pics to share?