After DW& my three previous cruises, all on Rhapsody OTS, our party of 6 (3 couples) looked forward to 14 nights of cruising fun - we were not to be disappointed.

Embarkation: our shuttle got us to OPT, Sydney a bit earlier than we planned - no problems, we passed our bags over, joined the small queue & within 15 or 20 minutes we were on the ship! We headed to the Windjammer & had lunch & we were on holiday! Staff at embarkation were great.

Stateroom: we were able to access our stateroom on time (1pm) & dropped off our carry-on. Our attendant Valeriano had everything ready for us. We had an 8th deck starboard balcony [8648] which was perfect. Valeriano asked our names & from that moment on he spoke to us by name and was always available & was able to arrange whatever we asked for - nothing was too much trouble, and he was able to perform is duties fitting in with our schedule, even though we didn't always know what that was. Read more