According to the dictionary, the definition of rhapsody is "a state of elated bliss; ecstasy" and this is exactly how I felt during my 12 night cruise of the South Pacific.

Now I am only a second time cruiser, my first cruise being in July 2012 aboard the P&O Pacific Sun. It was the Sun's last ever cruise before being decommissioned to China to become a floating casino and boy, did it need some love. Despite the condition of the ship I still had an awesome time and one I wasn't sure could be topped.

From the moment myself and my bestie Joanne stepped aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas we were wowed at every turn we took. The ship recently underwent a 16 million dollar refurb and I wasn't expecting to see much of where that cash was spent (even to replace the towels on a ship this massive would cost a fortune), especially seeing as we were in what I affectionately call "The Slums" of the ship way down on the middle of deck two, I thought there would not have been a single red cent spent on our bottom of the line room. Whether it was or not the room was fantastic, heaps of storage space in every nook and cranny and more lights than Broadway, it made for a very comfortable home away from home. Read more