DISAPPOINTED

Item: Rhapsody of the Seas
Rating: 3.4
Author: lmegs

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

lmegs

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

8 Night Croatia & Greece (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2018

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We were a group of 10 who previously traveled on cruises with Royal Caribbean. Past experiences were great. Seems like they are cutting back on the quality and abundance of food. Breakfast buffet was the same every day, greasy fatty bacon, fake eggs swimming in liquid, food in dining room was cafeteria food quality. Gone are the late night buffets and abundance of food. Only 1 place open after 9pm offered hot dogs with stale buns, cardboard pizza and salad. Same thing for the entire cruise! Luckily my mom had a suite which offered free room service. We spent a lot of time in the room ordering late night snacks. Otherwise there was nothing to eat! Never have I been on a cruise where the food was sparse and quality was horrible. Pools and hot tubs closed at 9pm too. Very surprising for Royal Caribbean.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

CAFETERIA QUALITY FOOD AT BEST! 1 option for late nigh snacks, cardboard pizza, hot dogs and stale buns

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

not a lot to do, karaoke at night was the big highlight

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

I wouldn't suggest Rhapsody of the Seas if you are looking for great good and a lot of activities

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Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Souda (Chania), Crete

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

4 Comments

Koren 6 years ago

First, most of the cruise lines gave up the extra buffets etc around 2007. That was the last one I can remember. Oh, did you report your problems to guest services while aboard? It's important to let them know immediately of any problems or issues that arise. They'll do their best to ensure you have a great vacation.

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Nicolekathleen 6 years ago

Comments like this worried me before our recent Rhapsody cruise. I like good food, cleanliness, reasonable variety etc. and can only say we had a very different experience to this so please do look forward to your trip if you have booked, and don’t be put off.

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Nanarrow 6 years ago

I cruise on Rhapsody, and the MDR is fine for breakfast, lunch, and supper. Great made to order inlets in the Windjammer. Great desserts and light sandwiches in the Cafe Latte-tudes. Park Cafe is great, Pizza is awful, but there are other options. The specialty dining on Rhapsody is extremely good. Fun times in the Centrum at night, a piano bar, karaoke, games shows, RC shows (meh) Comedy shows, hypnotist, late night dancing in the Viking Crown. There was so much going on- we couldn’t do 1/2 of what we wanted.

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RoyalCruzer 6 years ago

There hasn't been a late night buffet on any cruise line for the past 15 years!

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