Small but just right

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 19
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 15, 2017

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4025

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We purposely chose this ship to travel on due to the size, the itinerary and port of departure.  I was a big ship fan, having sailed on their largest, newest and all others in-between , but nothing beats the service and friendless of the smaller classes.  Here the crew has more time to interact with the passengers than they would on the larger vessels, this lends to the friendly and personalized service offered to the passenger.   Passengers seem to be a lot friendlier on the small vessels as well.  The MDR staff had their act together, all the servings were hot and tasty, the same could be said for the windjammer where we took most of our meals.   As for ship activities there is room for improvement compared to other ships in the brand.  The ship is older, but well kept, no complaints there.  The casino did not stink of gin and cigarettes as found on the other ships in the brand.  The music venues both live and canned were nice, as we are dancers and were able to dance many nights.  We wished RCCL had a bit more latin music mixed in every night from the live bands, even if it were only two songs out of ten.  All in all it was a good and enjoyable cruise, I would have to trouble booking this ship again.    

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Smaller cabin but well kept, no unusual smells or stains, stateroom attendant Mark was excellent.

Ship tip

There was Karaoke just about every night if you are a fun. Live and canned music the the dancers. Very good food in the windjammer.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

bmorgan    7 years ago

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picalo    7 years ago

smaller ships are the best...I mean conventional size

browers    7 years ago

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