Uneven quality of services and food

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

fsauer347

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2017

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3070

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We thought that the food was most of the time mediocre. Sometimes it was better than average, sometimes it was terrible (tough steak, under cooked seafood, over cooked seafood). The buffet on the 9th floor seemed to be crowded and hectic most of the time.

We enjoyed the shows...the cast was excellent and they performed with enthusiasm.

There didn't seem to be many activities on board. Most of them were efforts to get you to buy something (e.g. cosmetics in the spa, shopping in the pier, acupuncture, etc.)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Sometimes better than average, sometimes not very good, mostly average. We felt that the cruise line wanted to encourage passengers to go to the specialty restaurants to get the real good food.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

We felt that most of the activities that the ship offered were geared to selling things to passengers...didn't seem to be as many "free" crew led events.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very enthusiastic and talented performers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Jan and Tatiana were our dining room servers. They were very enthusiastic and responsive.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

Typical oceanview stateroom. We did appreciate the amount of closet space.

Ship tip

If you want a quiet breakfast, the dining room is the place to go. You can order from a menu but they also have a small buffet and fresh omelets being made so that you can eat quickly. By the way the omelets were far superior than the ones served in the Windjammer.

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