Rhapsody of the Seas Review
Fantastic first time cruise...won't be our last.
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My wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary by deciding to go on a cruise. We are both in our mid thirties and decided to cruise without our two children.
After much internet research and visiting travel agencies for information, we decided to do a cruise with RCI's Rhapsody of the Seas as it appeared to be one of the better ships that visit our shores here in Aus.
We travelled from Brisbane down to Sydney via Virgin Blue and had absolutely no problems finding our own way from Sydney airport to Circular Quay via the train. Circular Quay train station is right outside the International Cruise Terminal where the Rhapsody was docked. The train trip took less than 20 minutes and was hassle free.
Cabin Review
Large Ocean View Stateroom
We had an oceanview room on deck 3 just off midship which suited us perfectly. Room was comfy enough for the 2 of us. There was no fridge, only an ice bucket although we were surprised to find a kettle and coffee mugs supplied along with some tea and coffee suppilies etc. There was a slight vibration and humming noise in our cabin, mainly while the ship was running at high speed. We didn't notice it at all when returning to Sydney as the ship was travelling a bit slower. The noise and slight vibration weren't an issue for us however...quite the opposite in fact. It helped us get to sleep!
I suggest if you are prone to sea sickness you take others advice in here and choose a cabin lower down in the ship and more towards the middle as well. The movement is less noticable here. We spoke to a few people who were in cabins on above decks and either close to the bow (front) or stern (rear) of the ship who suffered sickness much worse than those of us lower down and more centred.