Stay away from rooms near Centrum opening

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2024

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7580

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Overall, a great way to experience the southern Caribbean!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth process out of San Juan!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We did Chops for sail away lunch on embark day and had the place to ourselves - it was so good so we booked a dinner on the last day! MDR was okay…. We went on a night that just didn’t impress. And Windjammer is as expected… okay. Breakfast was the best at any venue.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Bands and shows have all been fantastic. The professional ballroom dancers were AH-Mazing!!! The truly late night stuff was on deck outside, and not echoing through cabin decks up to midnight every night.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was great, about what I expected for a ship this old. However, this cabin is the first one right off the Centrum, and although the “noise” doors close after a certain hour each night, you can still hear the bands, DJs, etc quite well from inside the cabin and if someone walking through opens the door, it’s a blast of noise. Will never book a cabin in a location like this again.

Ship tip

Set your expectations straight on the age of the ship - then enjoy! Rhapsody is small but packs in a good time!

Ports of call

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

3 out of 5
We did not really leave the port area… went to the beach just outside the port and wouldn’t do it again. Recommend booking an excursion away from the port - we regret not doing that!

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Did the bus tour and stopped at a rum distillery and a Dutch cheese shop. St Maarten was a favorite for us on this cruise!

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
Did the stingray snorkel - fantastic! Beware the rum punch at the end, it’s strong stuff! The only reason we didn’t give 5 stars is because of the aggressive locals in the port area trying to get us to use their taxi services. It was a bit much.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Catamaran trip to see the Pitons - fantastic experience!

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Highly recommend doing the walking tour of Old San Juan!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Coming back to Philipsburg
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