Older ship - wonderful staff

Item: Rhapsody of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: skopstein

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 25, 2018

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: deck 2

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Excellent staff and food, but older ship that lacks amenities.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was excellent, as was the staff. In the casual dining area, they walk around bringing you deserts and drinks. We did not try the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Requisite pools, hot tubs and climbing wall. But this is a smaller, older ship no exotic stuff like sports area, water slide, etc.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean, but as stated above older and smaller. Seemed to rock excessively, even in relatively calm, Gulf waters.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was great, except that one of the pull down beds creaked badly as the ship swayed. We switched to the other bed.

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

Just walked to the southern point. Don't really feel the need to visit this port on a cruise.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice beach downtown that you can reach on your own via $3 shuttle or taxi. No need for expensive shore excursion.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

1 Comment

Woobiescoobie 6 years ago

Yeah she's an old girl built in 1997, many cruisers like Rhapsody that really enjoy the ship say it's because the staff and food is always very good. Folks looking for a laid back cruise seem to enjoy this ship. She is rumored to be getting a few updates this month but no news to that effect yet.

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