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Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 11, 2018

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2046

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

All in all, we had an enjoyable and pleasant cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Boarding went well. Room was ready. Bags a little late to the room.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining food was ok. Main dining service was excellent. Did not use the specialty restaurants. The buffets were superb.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Our cruise director, Elvis Pinto, had something going on almost the entire time. We had a great time on board and while at the different ports of call.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Simply loved all the entertainment on stage and around the ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward, Putu, kept our room neat and tidy and entertained us with his towel creations. Our waiter, Meven, provided an excellent diner service and actually helped us out on shore with picture taking on one occasion. Meven's assistant, Jesus, entertained us during the diner service with a dice game, card trick, several jokes and a special birthday song. Madam Janet from the main dining area accommodated our special birthday dinner request for a table for two. Other ship personnel were always friendly, courteous and helpful.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship's layout was ok. The Centrum , elevator and stair landings were redone very well and in good taste. Our room was a little "worn" and outdated. The pools were ok but the deck looking over the pool and the ocean side showed rust around the glass. Several loungers had broken straps.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Our room was a little "worn" and outdated. Bed and pillows were a little hard. Cleanliness was good. Size was as expected. There was enough room to unpack all of our clothes.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5
Did not tour Tampa. Just parked our car.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
We were caught in a torrential downpour during our visit but still managed to enjoy ourselves in the many bars, restaurants, shops and tourist attractions.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
It would have probably been a different experience had we done an excursion. We just wanted to relax on this vacation cruise. We were glad that we experienced some of Cozumel's highlights but will probably not return.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
It would have probably been a different experience had we done an excursion. We just wanted to relax on this vacation cruise. We were glad that we experienced some of Belize City highlights but will probably not return.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
It would have probably been a different experience had we done an excursion. We just wanted to relax on this vacation cruise. We were glad that we experienced some of Costa Maya's highlights but will probably not return. It seemed as if this little village came directly from one of Disney's parks. It was totally built for tourists.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Several guided missteps from the crew members in charge which led to some confusion while disembarking the ship. The missteps continued in the terminal which caused a large back up. Customs went very efficiently. It was a long wait for the courtesy van to our parked car (about 30 minutes).
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