matthew1972 Cruise Review on Rhapsody of the Seas on Aug 05, 2017

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Helpful Votes: 9

Review summary

Well what can I say apart from what a fantastic holiday. RC Rhapsody was everything I could have expected and more. We had 2 days in Venice before boarding which was also a great experience. Boarding Rhapsody was painless and quick. Our rooms were ready early and our luggage was also delivered quickly. We dined in MDR and Windjammer, both very good. We also dined in Izumi which was well worth the extra money. We did get an offer one morning from the Windjammer of 25% off which was appreciated. We had purchased 3 deluxe drink packages and 2 soda packages which the only additional cost we encountered on any drinks was when we had some glasses of prossecco in the MDR one evening otherwise we enjoyed cocktails, spirits, lager and wine all included. The only gripe I do have is that the soda package does not include bottled water!! Staff were very attentive around the ships where drinks were concerned, again a gripe would be that plates were on occasion not cleared away quickly enough in Windjammer, but this was not a major problem. Our cabin attendant Nazareth was very obliging and rooms/beds always made. The entertainment was good but a slight let down to me on occasion. The cast were very good dancers and singers, I was disappointed that there were no acrobats in the cast, I did miss this. The brought in entertainment was not the best apart from our farewell night which was an Italian that made images with his hands through sillouet, amazing. We were sad that we could not tender into Mykonos, this was one we were really looking forward to seeing which was a major disappointment, but nothing could be done. Sea day it was then, however this is the only downside. There is just not enough to do on sea days with teenage children. We enjoyed all the stops and made the most of our time on land. We had a late flight back and so paid the extra to stay on board, we did not do much apart from relax but it was nice to do. We then left and got the water bus back to the airport which gave us a leisurly ride past Venice once again. On a whole, we would cruise Rhapsody again but it is looking a bit dated and does need a little bit of tlc. Looking forward to booking another cruise........