Let me say that we were on the first Rhapsody out of Sydney and hopefully a few things have changed.

My sister and her daughter flew in from Cairns and my mother, myself and my daughter flew into Sydney airport to catch the Rhapsody of the Seas leaving Sydney. Getting a cab to Circular Quay was easy but everything was a bit confusing. No one knew where to go and the staff were not very helpful. It was ages until we could make our way into the customs area and the Americans all around us were bitterly complaining as they have never had to endure this type of delay before. We were waiting for a couple of hours and there were no seats and no refreshments. My sister had a hiccup with her passport so we were all delayed for a while. We had all missed lunch due to the wait and when we were finally able to board there was no food available!!!! We would have to wait for dinner.

We had a family suite which was a great size and the stewards were good. Actually, one of them was great the other was so so. We loved the little towel animals. Read more