Loved it. First time for my husband who was reluctant
Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review
7 Night Greece & Croatia (Venice Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 01, 2019
Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7024
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
Loved the whole experience. This was my husbands first cruise and my 3rd. He was a reluctant cruiser so we choose this Greece-Croatia Mediterranean cruise as it had many port stops and was only 7 nights. Turns out he loved it. We chose a balcony cabin 7024 which gave us many opportunities to view the beautiful ports as we came and left. Breakfast became a must on our balcony as we soon found we did not enjoy Windjammers selections for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In saying that we used Windjammers for snacking-taking fresh fruit, cereal,milk,yoghurt and cheese back to the room. We tried izumis-Japanese-nice, Chops-good steaks and Giovannis-italian all were quite tasty but not first class. The main dining room for main meals were as good as the specialty restaurants no complaints here. The service staff on the whole ship are really marvellous, diligent, attentive and do know how to make you feel special. From our young assitant waiter Dmitrii to Oscar-our cabin steward attendant and Rowena and Joah our drink waiters in the Schooner bar we could not fault their service. We did enjoy The Schooner Bar and particularly liked the Pianist/singer in the late evenings. Entertainment onboard was a bit hit and miss-one show we walked out of because the female lead was so out of key we couldn't watch-whether or not that was sound or ear piece issues we were unsure-but many people were talking about it the next day. However there were many other options around the ship to enjoy oneself, particularly at sea days. The ship itself could definitely do with a revamp, outdated furnishings etc...but it was clean and comfortable. The ports- *Dubrovnik-cool-we hired a scooter on our own from Modena scooter hire and it proved to be a very fun day. *Kotor-Montenegro-boring,but the day we went was raining and had lots of cloud coverage-we went on the Grand Montenegro Day excursion booked through the cruise I do not recommend it. The ear pieces were poor and it was boring and long. The highlight was lunch because we far good company at our table. *Santorini-big let down because of thousand of tourists. we did the Oia Village tour which encompassed a winery tasting at Santo Wine Winery which was the worse wine I have ever tasted.I do not recommend this tour. Oia itself is stunning but you do not get to enjoy any of it because of the crowds. *Katakalon- Loved it- this place is bliss- don’t go to Olympia get off at port, cruise he shops, buy some beautiful jewellery at Christos (family run and quality guaranteed and backed by the cruise ship) . You can negotiate a lower price with them. You will be treated like royalty. Lunch at Porto’s by the sea.... great Greek hospitality, reasonably priced, beautiful food, great atmosphere. Then hop on the dipping train at the end of the street for 6 euros and enjoy the town. *Venice-Loved it Verdict we like cruising, and will definitely do it againEmbarkation
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