Rhapsody of the Seas Review
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I decided to go on another transatlantic cruise with Royal Caribbean because I had such a great time on the 2017 transatlantic cruise on the Brilliance of the Sea. This year I decided to take the Rhapsody of the Seas from Tampa to Barcelona. The ship is probably about 20 years old and could use a make-over but even though it's a little dated it is clean and a very nice ship.
The cruise director Elvis and his assistants, Eric & Bernie, are fabulous. They are the best I have experienced and made every day fun. Their expertise at keeping the activities fun and the good entertainment made the cruise enjoyable.
Most people hear about how great the food is on a cruise. Well, NOT ON THIS CRUISE! If this was my first cruise, I would probably call everyone who talked about delicious food on cruises a liar. This food looked fantastic but tasted the opposite. Out of 9 dinners in the dining room, there were 7 days that people at our table sent food back because it was so bad they couldn't eat it. Appetizers and desserts were left uneaten after taking one bite. The buffet wasn't any better. How can hard boiled eggs be so hot that you can't peel them and pizza be cold? Everything in the buffet was dried out. Pancakes were so hard they could be used as frisbees, toast would completely crumble when you picked it up and bacon always ended up as bacon bits. If you can live off boxed cereal & milk for 14 days then you would be happy. I on the other hand lost over 10 pounds. It's nice to lose weight but I didn't book this cruise to lose weight.
Cabin Review
Ocean View
Our attendant was fabulous. Cabin could use a make-over but it was clean. Disappointed that there was no refrigerator but would not put this as a high priority. However, the "Compass Newsletter" always stated that you could have your mini-bar stocked which we laughed about since there was no mini-bar in our cabin or anyone else's that we had met.
This was a 14 day cruise and on the 10th day, my husband and I decided that the reason we were not sleeping through the night was that the bed was so uncomfortable that we would sleep about 3 hours and then wake up. I guess the make-over could include some new mattresses.