Since we live in the greater Vancouver area, we did not require pre-cruise accommodation. With 3 ships embarking at the same time, 2 of which were RCI, getting on board was extremely slow and we were left sitting for over 2 hrs before our row of seats was finally called to enter the standing line to check-in. The ship finally left an hour late.
The Rhapsody of the Seas is one of the older and smaller ships in the RCI fleet, in the 2nd to bottom group of Vision ships. Though the ship was refitted a few months ago with a huge facelift, little things still reminded you of its age and size.
We ate Brkfst and lunch almost exclusively at the Windjammer Buffett. The food selection was good, not great. We had lunch one day at Izumi's, which was a nice change - the extra $ was worth it. I also had 1 Brkfst in the MDR which I enjoyed. Usually had a late afternoon wrap or salad at the Park Cafe to tie me over until our late dinner seating at 8:30 pm.
Our large inside cabin #3069 was comfortable, with a surprisingly large amount of closet and storage space. The washroom was small & the shower was the tiniest I've seen. We did hear frequent noises of rattles and squeaks and what sounded like furniture being moved around above us. Since we were under the R-Bar, I'm guessing it was coming from above us, though sometimes noises seemed to be coming from behind our cabin too. Maybe there was a linen room or something.