Not impressed

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 04, 2020

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3094

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Was not impressed with RC but we will give them another try next year

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This went flawlessly with very helpful and happy people

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Everyone we know who cruises a lot said RC is by far the best. I would disagree, but I think the cost of their drink package is far to expensive, the food is fair at best nothing exceptional and nothing to write home about

Windjammer Cafe

3 out of 5

Mediocre food nothing to write home about deserts were the best part of the experience

Main Dining Room

3 out of 5

Mediocre food nothing to write home about better steak at the outback deserts were the best part of the experience

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The casino was a typical casino but comfortable place to pass time

Casino Royale

4 out of 5

Comfortable place to tax and pass time while waiting for a show

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All of the shows have been great the comedian was very funny while not being crude as so many of today's so called comedians are. Best part of the cruise! They did cancel a couple of shows due to safety concerns due to the rough seas.

Broadway Theater

5 out of 5

All the shows were wonderful very entertaining very talented people

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
I have never seen so many people (crew) that look like they just didn't want to be somewhere. Very few smiled even when smiled at. My wife even wondered if some of them were indentured. And lastly, we have had very few crew members that we could understand what they were saying had to ask them to repeat themselves. I think need better communication

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The overall cleanliness of the ship was fine with the exception of the sheets on the bed. One night, day 3 I believe, my wife found some small stains on the sheets so shem pulled them all back only to find a very large stain on the mattress pad which appeared to be urine. There is a lack of handicapped facilities, most men's restrooms had 1 sometimes 2 stalls but my wife found none of the women's restrooms had handicapped facilities.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was clean except for stained bedding

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Great place to shop and have a meal

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Always a great place to have fun and a great meal

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Lots of things to see and do easy getting around

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Easy to get to with convenient parking

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Everything was well organized and went smooth

Traveler Photos

Our daughter and son-in-law with us on formal night
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4 Comments

karainey    4 years ago

I live R/C and only cruise with them..I never had any problems..what went wrong..I'm going on this ship in November..

RelleCruz    4 years ago

So sorry you didn’t enjoy your cruise. We are big fans of RC, so I found your observations interesting.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sorry you were disappointed. We have RC pretty much at top of our list but have never been on this ship. Glad to hear you are going to try them again.

kellies26    4 years ago

It is too bad you had this experience. We have sailed 3 different cruise lines. Royal ties for the top. We have always been happy.

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