Rhapsody of the Seas Review

Rhapsody of the Seas - Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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Sail Date: May 2006
Cabin: Large Interior Stateroom

This was our 5th cruise and our 4th on a Royal Caribbean ship. We took our children (ages 18-21) and two of their friends with us. Also, another family came with us so our entire group included 3 adults and 7 young adult offspring. We traveled by car from Arkansas and it took about 9 hours, including stops. We drove directly to the ship so we left about 3 a.m. and arrived around noon. Getting up to the ship was a little confusing because you are blocked from entering in front of the Rhapsody dock. You have to go further down to the first dock and backtrack.

Parking was fairly easy but the shuttle bus drivers were rude. The buses do not have the name of the ships they are shuttling you to which would eliminate a lot of the confusion and frustration exhibited by their customers. After getting everyone to the check-in lines, things were very smooth. All the employees were very nice and helpful but don't forget to tip the baggage claim people. We were eating lunch on deck 9 within 30 minutes. The lines were very short at every buffet we went to and the food was good.

We were able to go to our stateroom by 2:00 and our luggage arrives within an hour. The staterooms were being renovated and ours had the furniture changed within three days and there were some minor decorating changes that were being made when we left the stateroom. My family had a lower deck inside cabin and had 3 people to each cabin. The room was adequate and had plenty of storage. I have been in rooms with portal views but quite frankly, a small round window is not worth much to me. I may reserve a balcony room on my next cruise but we just don't spend much time in our rooms.

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Large Interior Stateroom

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