Royal Caribbean Transatlantic Cruise Reviews

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Great ship and service. Food & departures not so much

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Symphony of the Seas

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Meekacat
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We sail frequently mostly on Celebrity, are Elite+, and wanted a big ship with lots to do for our transatlantic crossing. Symphony of the Seas was amazing with lots of venues and activities. Btw/ We loved the newly designed cabin layout, colour palatte and spacious showe. The crew below Officers/Managers were friendly, engaging and often exceeded our expectations. Wonderful to ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


Needs a lot of work

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Vision of the Seas

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salandrich
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because of the timing. We were in Europe for 6 weeks and wanted to cruise back home at this time. This was the second cruise we took on RCCL. We thought it was just ok the first time. We find other cruise lines better. We were not impressed with RCCL at all with this cruise. The ship needs a lot of work. Most of the furniture is old, chipped and needs to be replaced. And ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Tired ship

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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imaproctor
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Just got back from 16 days on the Brilliance. Our stateroom was so tired. Furniture was scuffed, needed replacing or refurbished. The bathroom had an odor we couldn't identify, sort of like mold. The main dining room needs more variety. Food was mediocre. Some of the entertainment was good, other so-so. I had a good time, but I began to feel like I was in steerage, no amenities in the ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Pros and Cons: A Comparison

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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Grigory
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This was my first voyage on Rhapsody of the Seas and my first on Royal Caribbean. As someone who has sailed fairly extensively on Holland America Lines (HAL), this is my point of comparison. The positive aspects of Rhapsody of the Seas on this transatlantic crossing to Barcelona were the friendly, competent level of service and the food. The lunch buffet choices and quality were actually better ...
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Sail Date: May 2018


I lost weight on this cruise!

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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TikiEileen
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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 ...
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Sail Date: May 2018

Cabin Type: Ocean View


BAD ball room dance music not live, pre recorded

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Navigator of the Seas

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Mistery
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

For a vacation to relax, we took our dance shoes with us, normally on RCCL, there is dance (ball room) music before dinner and after dinner and if you are lucky the bands can play later too ball room music. On the Navigator of the Seas this time, pre recorded music, dancefloor was too small. The big band can play jazz very well, but no ball room music, the waltz was too quick, rumba too ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Junior Suite


Don't book an aft cabin.

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Navigator of the Seas

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Canegirl44
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We recently took a Transatlantic Cruise on RCL Naviagator of the Seas. We booked an aft cabin (6388). Having cruised many times before in aft cabins we like the ability to see behind us - it makes for great pictures, particularly when leaving a port. Nowhere in any brochure or online does it state that this cabin has an obstructed view. We could not see directly down to the water as there was ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Hard-working staff *10*: poor management *-5*

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Serenade of the Seas

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48Tweeter
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Service staff in general are hard-working, cheerful, and concerned about providing a pleasant trip. We found some managers less thoughtful, sometimes uninterested. There were stupid mistakes like running out of Purell and not being able to find a spare for over 2 hours- that's a managerial error. Moving the dispenser is not a solution. F&B staff should check the coffee machine before Diamond ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Interior


Poor food and overworked staff

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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1robinwood
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This is our 25th cruise, 4th transatlantic cruise and 4th with Royal Caribbean. Smooth seas all the way, we were sorry to not stop in San Juan and RCI substituted St. Kitts. This sailing on Royal Caribbean felt like being in economy class on the airlines. A noticable decrease in food quality plus they have cut, cut, cut the ships staff in all areas from house keeping, dining room and windjamer, ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


Not a fan of Royal Caribbean after just one cruise!

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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JillandJim
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I choose this cruise because of the price, the itinerary, and I'd never cruised on RC before. And I won't be back. RC- if you do NOTHING else, you must institute a seminar for First Time RC Cruisers ONLY. Have one per each 5 days at sea. (Let's face it - the longer the cruise, the older the passenger, the more we need review!) This seminar should be all about the loyalty program. During this ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


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