Had a great time for our first cruise

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 11, 2017

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4019

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time on the cruise, the ship is a little dated and small, but very nice none the less.

 

We cruised with 2 adults and 2 young teens 0 in an interior room.

 

The kids slept on the pull out bunk beds, which were roomy, but it was still cramped when we all stood up.  We probable will get 2 rooms next time for privacy.  

 

The food was excellent in the main dinning room.  Choices of escargot, steak and delicious fancy deserts are available every night.  The windjammer cafe is so so.  It's buffet style for the most part, with an omelet station at breakfast.

The Park cafe is pretty good, but the hours are odd.  It's open for 3 hours then closed for 3 hours.

Room service is good, but limited.  Service charge is added after 12, but free for the food.

 

The pool is tiny on the main deck, and so is the pool in the atrium.    The entertainment leaves a lot to be desired, luckily the scenery is amazing in the Caribbean.

 

Alcohol is expensive.  Beers are about 6.50 and well watered down mixed drinks are 8-12.  Suggest buying a bottle for 80 or try sneaking in some.

 

Getting on and off the ship wasn't too bad.  All in all we had a great first cruise.  We will definitely be looking for a larger boat next trip.  Looking for more options and more things to do.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It's a little cramped, but we fit 4 in pretty well. There's a small flat screen and one closet with two pull out beds from the ceiling.

Ship tip

Stay out of the casino, no one won while we were there. Order multiple entrees in the main dinning room

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

grammy221    7 years ago

This will be our 1st time on a small 🚢 love the Allure been on her at least 3 times.

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