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Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2019

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4011

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our first time on Royal Caribbean and we enjoyed it very much. We had been to all the ports in the past, but enjoyed going back.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food and service in the main dining room was outstanding. Windjammer buffet was very good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools very clean and very cold water. The pool and hot tubs in the adults only area were great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Ship's in house singers and dancers were great. All the shows, except the last show with the female comedian we're very good.people were walking out of her show because it was so bad.

Children's Programs

Not traveling with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The dining room staff was top notch. The room Steward was very good. Every one we came in contact with was friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship is showing its age, but was extremely clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Plenty of room for an inside cabin. We normally book a balcony cabin and were surprised by how functional it was.

Ship tip

Utilize the main dining room. Food and service is excellent.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Easiest embarkation and debarkation ever!

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Took the Hop on hop off Trolley. Enjoyed it very much. Wish we had more time in the port.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We've been here many times so we just shopped and ate at a local restaurant.

Belize City, Belize Did not visit port

We have been there before and just stayed on the ship.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
We took a taxi to a local beach and shopped.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Unbelievably fast. Off the ship, through customs and in the car in less than 20 minutes.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

Pebbles29    5 years ago

I'm going in June, can't wait. Thanks for the info

SoonerQueen68    5 years ago

Woo hoo. Going feb 23

Pandora1955    5 years ago

Thanks! I'm going on Rhapsody in March for my first cruise. How are its amenities?

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