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Item: Rhapsody of the Seas
Rating: 2.3
Author: egl1983leon

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

egl1983leon

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

2.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2017

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8060

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Being a first timer and thinking that Royal Caribbean was number one we would be hard pressed to do another cruise. This ship is very tired and it is clear that Royal Caribbean has little interest in their older ships. Being a novice I thought their standards would be the same across all their products. On-board illness is more that squirting sanitizer on patrons hands. Basic cleanliness is a baseline,

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The process getting you checked in and onto the ship was first class.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food was cold, tasteless (except for dishes that had a ton of salt. It didn't matter if it was the buffet or dinning room.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Plenty of activities.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

About what we expected.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Staff made the week livable.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Pig Pen. Windows so dirty you had a hard time seeing out. Stateroom was never vacuumed all week. Common area kept clean except for difficult area to dust. Not an annual cleaning event. Buffet room had lots of crumbs under table feet.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Other than an sink update in the bathroom and new rugs,10 years ago, the room is as it was 20+ years ago when the ship was commissioned.