Rhapsody of the Seas Review
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We sailed on the Rhapsody 7 day which left Vancouver, BC & ended up in Seattle with the standard port stops. This was our 14th Alaska cruise, 5th on RCCL but first not on the Radiance Class...our favorite RCCL class. BUT the price was definitely right to squeek in an extra cruise this year, so. We have never sailed in an inside before. Have been booked in 1 3 times but was upgraded out on the others but decided to keep this to see what it was like.
The inside was midship and large enough. We LOVED having a tea kettle in the room as we always bring our own teabags (Brits) and haven't seen this except on the Independence of The Seas. No fridge though...a little disconcerting to get in & find all the desk space taken up with all the things that are usually in the missing fridge. Stowed them behind the mirror sides which opened. Thought maybe no fridge because we were inside, but dinner companions in balconies didn't have fridges either.
Ship is a nice midsize. Very navigable. Like the Dawn Princess or HAL Volendam, Zaandam etc. Maybe a slight tendency to roll in seas while coming back outside of Vancouver Island on the way home which bothered some folks, but we were fine.
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Large Interior Stateroom
We were in 4563 inside midship. Great location...low & mid if the weather/seas might be a bit iffy. LOVED the tea kettle & ceramic mugs. No fridge. We didn't hear noise from the centrum. But...it turned out to be an adjoining cabin and we had a family with 2 small children next door beyond the connecting door who did a lot of screaming. It was mostly temper and spoiled child demanding attention. The baby woke at 4 am. After the 2nd night started wearing earplugs which I bring but hardly ever have to use.
They had just brought on new mattresses for most of the ship which I unfortunately had a severe allergic & asthmatic reaction the the outgassing...even had a rash after sleeping in the beds 1 night. Extremely strong chemical smell. The housekeeping staff had to get me back an old mattress so I could cut back on the inhalers I had been forced to use...which I always travel with just in case. Housekeeping were very accomodating and helpful.