Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The crew was always friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and abundant. The activities were fun. The musicians were the best! It all added up to a wonderful experience.

The crew was very friendly. Had good food, excellent entertainmnet. Cruise director was great. Captain was very approchable and was willing to be approached. Room was great, housekeeping was great. That is the positive, negative, some of the excursions needs to worked on. Toilets in room seem to always smell.

This is our 8th RCCL cruise. The cleanliness and respect to passengers is clearly lacking. The food remains excellent in both the dining room and Windjammer. The "headliner" entertainment was excellent. The ships entertainers were quite lame and boring. We have noticed the lack of many little niceties. The cruise staff was not always available. The activities at poolside were lacking such as things like limbo contests, horseraces, dance contests. You could always find ice cream late in the evening. Now the only ice cream in the evening is the Ben & Jerrys at about $5.00 per cone or bowl. They did not offer the many activities that qualified for ship shape dollars such as aerobics, aqua aerobics, dance lessons, etc. Instead they offered pilates, spinning and yoga FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE. What is theis with all the added expenses all of a sudden. It used to be that everything except drinks were included in your cruise price. Now they charge for the extras. We really noted the lack of care by our room steward. He was hardly ever around. We were missing the hair dryer from our cabin. Even though I mentioned this to him, I shared the hair dryer with my niece across the hall. One evening my husband and I had to share a bath towel even after I had called for a second one and it never came. As Platinum members, we did not receive as many onboard activities as in the past. For instance, we only had one bath robe to share. We did not receive the little discount booklet, nor were there as many "parties" for Platinum members.

Overall it was nice. Everything was very neat and clean. The ship provided hand sanitation stations around most every corner, which I welcomed. The pool area gets cramped at times and the decking seemed a little worn. The chairs in the pool area are not very comfortable (around the tables). There doesn't seem to be too much outside activity during days at sea.

Absolutly loved the ship. This was my and my childs first cruise, and we loved it.

Cruise staff not very helpful, and the cruise director needs a few more classes...prior to every excursion there was mass confusion, someone who barely spoke english was trying to give directions and the cruise director was never around....obviously to busy trying to be a pretty boy and making TV spots

This was my third cruise. It was a honeymoon cruise. When I booked the cruise i was told there would a surprise by the cruise line in our room. I told them I would prefer the 13th as to the first night. Nothing ever appeared. We had received the romance package as a wedding gift, but there was nothing extra. Rather disappointing. Good winnings on the slot machines.

No one ever plans to get sick. Buy the ship insurance. My daughter had to get off in Cozumel for medical reasons. The medical fees on the ship and off were outrageous, but foruntately, we had trip insurance.

Destination in the month of December, Galveston, Keywest, FL was a bad choice with rain and ruff seas.

This was my husband's and my first cruise together-only married 1 1/2 years-and neither had cruised with Royal Caribbean before. Cruising is not his favorite method of travel, but he is already talking about another cruise. I love cruises and would definitely cruise with Royal Caribbean again although not the same route. Neither of us care too much for Mexico and would have preferred more time in Key West or Cayman and skipped Cozumel. Would not do a cruise that only goes to Mexico. The service on the cruise was excellent-our room steward went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable. Our waiters were excellent-my husband and I like lemon with our water and after asking the first night for lemon, we always had lemon at dinner. Could not have been more pleased with the service. Enjoyed the variety of activities on the ship-played "42" in the card room, joined in the beading classes, walked daily and used the work out room, and just enjoyed the luxury of the ship. The Christmas decorations were outstanding-especially the Gingerbread houses.

I sailed on Rhapsody of the Seas, and what an absolutely gorgeous ship. So beautiful. The staff blew me away, everyone was full of smiles and polite and it was just a truely great experience. This ship has something for everyone, I particularly enjoyed the shows in the theater and the 6 whirlpools and 2 saltwater pools. There was tons and tons of delicious food and the service was excellent. I met wonderful people and had an amazing experience.

Deck 9 pool offlimits to kids, could relax without all the noise

we crusied own rhapsody of the seae , was our frist time we had heard the statroom were small but it was very nice sixe and had noporble ,there ws so much to to own the boat that we never saw each other but coming and going , he attened the art auction. why i found other thing to attend at the pool ever day .the staff went out of there way to help you with ever thing and any thing , the fine dinning is out of this world nd the waiter helped us chose wine each night for dinner.

This was my first cruise, and I was extremely satisfied both with Royal Caribbean and with . Everything I requested was provided. The ship experience was outstanding. I will definitely cruise again, and plan to use !

This was my mother's and sister's first cruise. Although, we were concerned about the size of the room at first. We managed to live with the limited space for 7-days. The only wish I have is that someday these ships would offer the option of a stateroom with "two bathrooms"! It is an amazing feat for 3 women to have to deal with one bathroom, but we managed! This was my second cruise and I have to admit that I got spoiled with the options available in the Golden Princess . However, a comparison between Golden Princess and Rhapsody of the Seas would be unfair; it would be like comparing The Hilton with Holiday Inn Express! Both very good hotels but totally different categories! Rhapsody of the Seas was a great ship for my family's first cruise. I would definitely consider cruising on this vessel again. The service was outstanding. However, I found that I did not care of the time constraints during dinner time. I also found the entertainment on the ship a little less than stellar. All in all however it was a good experience and we enjoyed ourselves.

This was our first cruise. From booking the cruise online until the day we departed the ship, we had nothing but positive experiences. Everyone associated with the cruise line was very, very helpful and the staff on the ship were absolutely professional and friendly. I found the ship to be beautiful (we sailed on the Rhapsody of the Seas) and was surprised at the elegance of every part of the ship we were on. Our expectations were more than met, and we plan to take many more cruises on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. I must mention that the food was fabulous, from the dining room to the Windjammer. We plan on recommending this cruise line to all of our friends and family. Thank you so much for memories of a lifetime!

This was our first cruise,so there really isnt anything to compare it with ,however as a veteran traveler we have never seen people enjoy what they do as much as the staff on the Rhapsody Of The Sea......The service was First Class all the way around.....We were also astounded as to the cleanliness of the ship.....

This was my wife and my first cruise, and we were not disappointed at all. I have to use a powerchair to get around,and from the moment we arrived at the dock ,to the minute we disaembarked for the trip home the entire staff made our cruise "a wonderfull cruise". Our cabin was very nice and confortable ,our stateroom attendant was the best, and will always be remembered for his attention to our needs.The food was very good ,and the waiters for our table were like family by the end of the trip. All the staff and crew did what they could with always a smile to see that we had a great cruise . This will definitely not be our last cruise ,God willing. I reccomend this ship and Royal Caribbean to anyone for a wonderfull cruise.

all is good

I loved the ship and how it was decorated...everyone was so nice....passengers and crew members!