Tampa to the Transatlantic Cruise Reviews

We love long cruises with lots of sea days and this cruise did not disappoint. We sailed from Tampa Bay to Amsterdam, seeing ports that we had yet to visit. The 8 sea days to begin the cruise were a wonderful way ...

Sail Date May 2019

cartervan

6 Reviews Written

21 Helpful Votes

Overall a wonderful cruise, but with a few complaints

This was our first cruise on Royal Caribbean--having been on Holland America (3-star Mariners), NCL, Celebrity and Carnival. We liked the itinerary and the timing was right for us. We booked 21 nights which was sold ...

Sail Date April 2019

COLGATE

14 Reviews Written

17 Helpful Votes

A tale of two cruises

We recently booked a back to back cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas. The first segment was transatlantic, Tampa FL to Barcelona. The second from Barcelona to Venice. In fact, these were really two separate cruises. ...

Sail Date April 2019

Drbasic55

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Disappointing

It was our 50th anniversary and we thought a repositioning cruise would be a great experience. On previous cruises we have always eaten in the dining room for all our meals. We found the food to be cold. My ...

Sail Date May 2019

brockman54

4 Reviews Written

11 Helpful Votes

Trans-Atlantic

This was our first trans-Atlantic cruise so we were very excited and a little nervous. We enjoyed every minute of the trip! The staff was attentive and very friendly. The food was way above average. The fellow ...

Sail Date April 2019

22Sailings

2 Reviews Written

26 Helpful Votes

Disappointing cruise to nowhere

Outdated décor, but clean. Cabin was fine, except for several problems - a broken balcony door lock, missing remote control, and the granddaddy of them all - the shower. (a broken faucet with scalding water ...

Sail Date April 2019

cancruise2

7 Reviews Written

31 Helpful Votes

Missed ports, boring for 11 days at sea

Because the oasis got canceled. I still wanted a transatlantic cruse and this was still available last minute. It is a small ship with little to do. Entertainment is the worst at sea. The ship is clean, safe and ...

Sail Date April 2019

JWP077

1 Review Written

16 Helpful Votes

Cancelled 3 of 5 Ports of Call with no backup plans

Avoid at all costs. While 2 larger ships just hours ahead of us made it across the Atlantic to Lisbon, we sat for 3+ days in the Azores and then headed to Rotterdam for disembarkation. We traveled 15 days from ...

Sail Date April 2019

Mrjoseph

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Rotterdam - Nice ship but don't go to the spa

Just got back from a Holland America Cruise on the Rotterdam. One of the last from the Port of Tampa. Not sure if the staff onboard is starting to get tired or what but some of the services were less than ...

Sail Date April 2019

barnslave

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Awesome trip

Love this ship. The fact that they haven't changed alot of the public spaces made me pick this ship. I like the crows nest as is....not a coffee shop.... The casino was smokey all the time e en tho they kept ...

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Sail Date April 2019

aod61

1 Review Written

Relaxing

We did the trans Atlantic crossing. the ship was quite, not a lot of children on it maybe because it was a 14 night cruise and not school holidays in the USA. Meet some fantastic people on this cruise. the staff ...

Sail Date May 2018

SLATER12

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Our worse cruise ever!

This cruise was booked as part of our package holiday through Cruise 1st. The ship desperately needs refurbishment all round! When we sat having breakfast or lunch in the Windjammer, there was pools of water on ...

Sail Date May 2018

Grigory

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Pros and Cons: A Comparison

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 ...

Sail Date May 2018

Beango

3 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Relaxing, Fun times for 2 weeks!

We like transatlantic cruises. This was one of the finest. We made new friends, and fully relaxed with the activities provided. We especially enjoyed Charlotte and her watercolor classes, and the lectures on ...

Sail Date May 2018

TexasDavid7

6 Reviews Written

36 Helpful Votes

A relaxing get-a-way.

This cruise started out as a 15 day repositioning cruise from the Caribbean to Europe and we added a 12 day Baltic cruise. The Rotterdam handled the trip just fine and the crew was outstanding as you would expect a ...

Sail Date April 2018

Jwix

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Excellent outstanding service and staff

We chose this cruise because it provided a way to get to Europe fairly economically when you consider all room and board and good food and entertainment and excellent childcare and programs included! We got to see ...

Sail Date May 2018

TikiEileen

1 Review Written

I lost weight on this cruise!

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 ...

Sail Date May 2018

Heisler123

6 Reviews Written

16 Helpful Votes

Great Ship and Great Experience!!

This was a great cruise. It was a smaller ship than what we are used to but we thoroughly enjoyed the whole cruise. We booked most of our excursions from SPB Tours and would highly recommend them. The groups ...

Sail Date April 2018

jimobrien

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

We sailed too early to miss winter storms

The transatlantic cruise was on my wife's bucket list. 8 days of open ocean until we hit the Azores. A bit long, but put a couple books back on the shelf after reading them during the crossing. The refrigerator in ...

Sail Date April 2018

cruising twosome

12 Reviews Written

15 Helpful Votes

Love all the sea days on transatlantic cruise!

We received a letter to arrive at the terminal after 1 PM......checked that morning on the roll call when anyone got on board.....shortly after 11AM-off we went. Easy. Went to the Windjammer for lunch. Rooms were ...

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Sail Date April 2018

Lisakauai

5 Reviews Written

21 Helpful Votes

Royal Wow!

Originally we chose this cruise because of a crew member who was trying to get on it. He didn't... but we were booked. The plan was to disembark in Amsterdam, spend 17 days on the ground and sail back on Mariner of ...

Sail Date April 2018

teleton

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Fantastic first time cruise ever and immediately a Transatlantic crossing

We had a wonderful time on board of The Brilliance of the Seas, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Tampa to Amsterdam. Our cabin was really nice and more spacious as we would have thought and was kept tiptop by the ...

Sail Date April 2018

beachbaby123

1 Review Written

Trip for two

Everything was great except for lack of gluten free food. The dining room waiters were the only ones to help me get food and allowed me to order a day in advance. The lido was a joke for gf food and offered one ...

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Sail Date April 2018

BrantfordCruisers

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Excellent & Relaxing Cruise