P&C4/16/67 Posted April 27, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 27, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 27, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA Look right above this thread. See the list of all the ships? Just click on Rhapsody of the Seas. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinggirl Posted April 27, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 27, 2016 We liked it. Sent from my KFTHWI using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 27, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 27, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA I'm curious about the bad reviews, would you mind posting a link please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted April 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 27, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA I've been pretty curious myself, when I saw her 5-Day to Canada, I grabbed it for myself and my parents. I also started an all things thread for her. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2347359 Hoping to see more replies in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impatientlywaiting Posted April 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2016 We've cruised her twice and wouldn't hesitate to cruise her again. I've discovered some people will never find anything good to say no matter how good things are (yes I've known people like that and just don't understand it). We love the smaller ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted April 27, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Many seem to love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted April 27, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'd gladly sail on Rhapsody. Despite any "bad" reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&C4/16/67 Posted April 27, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm curious about the bad reviews, would you mind posting a link please? Went to cruise critic member reviews here. http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/getreviews.cfm?action=ship&ShipID=79 I'll try that ship link above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dln929 Posted April 27, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 27, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA We spent 11 nights on Rhapsody last summer in the Mediterranean and had a marvelous time. Well sorta. We were in a junior suite under the Park Cafe and it was very noisy. We were moved to another, quieter cabin and all was good. Avoid being under the Cafe and you will find a lovely ship with a friendly crew. I like the size of Rhapsody. Smaller ships are often overlooked because they don't have all the bells and whistles of the Oasis and Quantum classes but they have a certain charm that cannot be duplicated. I hope you enjoy Rhapsody as much as we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&C4/16/67 Posted April 27, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted April 27, 2016 We spent 11 nights on Rhapsody last summer in the Mediterranean and had a marvelous time. Well sorta. We were in a junior suite under the Park Cafe and it was very noisy. We were moved to another, quieter cabin and all was good. Avoid being under the Cafe and you will find a lovely ship with a friendly crew. I like the size of Rhapsody. Smaller ships are often overlooked because they don't have all the bells and whistles of the Oasis and Quantum classes but they have a certain charm that cannot be duplicated. I hope you enjoy Rhapsody as much as we did! Thanks, we love the Grandeur so the Rhapsody should be right up our alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted April 28, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 28, 2016 DH hates the new mega ships so when he saw the Rhapsody coming to Cape Liberty next May, he booked a B2B on the first 2 cruises. I've been reading the reviews here on CC and some of them are pretty bad. Anyone on her recently can share their opinions as to the condition of the ship, crew, etc.? TIA I have been on Rhapsody 3 times and now booked on 2 cruises in October! I agree with your husband on the mega ships. I like 2000-2500 max cruisers on my cruises. I'm not big on bells and whistles and I don't need a roller coaster on my cruise. You'll love Rhapsody and it will be coming out of Dry Dock in November! Enjoy your cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&C4/16/67 Posted April 28, 2016 Author #13 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Thanks! And it looks like we were lucky with the pricing too. DH booked an oceanview with free tips which actually made it cheaper than an inside. He just got an alert that prices went up by $127 pp. We booked a few days ago and the B2B would cost $508 more today. He said it looks like they raised all the prices on all sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkb8 Posted April 28, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Keep this in mind when reading recent reviews: Rhapsody's South American itinerary was brief. Meaning ... when it hit Valparaiso, it was every two weeks .. twice? So boarding issues, etc. should have been anticipated. Not poor, just learning .. so what? The buffet food was average and repetitive, but I thought that dinners were very good. As in, not blanded down for 'Mericans. I applauded the creative effort. Yes, excursions were not cheap because RCI doesn't have regular contracts with the companies. The excursions we took were very good. So find your own, no one was preventing that. And yes, find a cheap beach in February. It's all good. Weather took out quite a few of our ports, one of which was saved by busing us. If you knew ANYTHING about this itinerary (and we did it 5 years prior), you would know better than to complain, that's the area, weather, experience. We've cruised her twice and wouldn't hesitate to cruise her again. I've discovered some people will never find anything good to say no matter how good things are (yes I've known people like that and just don't understand it). We love the smaller ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 28, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Went to cruise critic member reviews here. http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/getreviews.cfm?action=ship&ShipID=79 I'll try that ship link above. Only negative I saw was about the food, and that is so subjective I never even consider food opinions. Edited April 28, 2016 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted April 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 28, 2016 It has been a year and a half since we were on Rhapsody but the crew was by far one of our favorites. Not just friendly but genuinely fun to be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansolosmom Posted April 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 28, 2016 We spent 11 nights on Rhapsody last summer in the Mediterranean and had a marvelous time. Well sorta. We were in a junior suite under the Park Cafe and it was very noisy. We were moved to another, quieter cabin and all was good. Avoid being under the Cafe and you will find a lovely ship with a friendly crew. I like the size of Rhapsody. Smaller ships are often overlooked because they don't have all the bells and whistles of the Oasis and Quantum classes but they have a certain charm that cannot be duplicated. I hope you enjoy Rhapsody as much as we did! Do you have any idea what the room number was for the room under the Café? I was looking at a JS for one of the cruises thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Do you have any idea what the room number was for the room under the Café? I was looking at a JS for one of the cruises thanks You should be OK on the starboard side, aft of the centrum. Park Cafe is on the port side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dln929 Posted April 28, 2016 #19 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Our noisy JS under the Park Cafe kitchens was 8078. Our cabin attendant said several other people in nearby cabins also had a hard time dealing with the activity from early morning upstairs food prep and clean-up (so it wasn't only us with "sensitive" ears :p ) I'd be careful about booking portside JS in the vicinity of 8078. Having said that, however, the food at Park Cafe is fabulous!!! We ate there for lunch and late afternoon several times and found the food to be imaginative and delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfaeric Posted April 28, 2016 #20 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Two of our best cruise experiences were on the Rhapsody. So when she came up as sailing out of Quebec, we booked it immediately. (although, not fast enough, as we didn't get the desired cabin- one day late) One needs to read the reviews to understand why people had a bad time. Especially when you look at the numbers of reviews- a large number of the poor ratings were the South American cruises, and the ones I read- it mostly wasn't about the ship. Take it as you will. If people start canceling, that will mean our cabin price will drop. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapleleafforever Posted April 28, 2016 #21 Share Posted April 28, 2016 We sailed on her in Alaska and thought she was great! And we prefer mega ships so that's saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted April 28, 2016 #22 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Very glad to hear all of these positive comments. This will be our first older and smaller ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseTobey Posted April 28, 2016 #23 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) My wife and I booked JS 8598 on the Rhapsody for next April. We have never been on a vision-class ship. Has anyone stayed in that stateroom or vicinity? If so, any comments? Is it a good room? Edited April 28, 2016 by CruiseTobey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dln929 Posted April 28, 2016 #24 Share Posted April 28, 2016 My wife and I booked JS 8598 on the Rhapsody for next April. We have never been on a vision-class ship. Has anyone stayed in that stateroom or vicinity? If so, any comments? Is it a good room? Lucky you! Yours is an aft balcony JS. Our friends were in the corner aft next door and we had the corner aft on the opposite side. This was on Vision but Rhapsody's aft is the same. Being in an aft JS is wonderful wonderful wonderful. Great big deep balconies and a magnificent view of the wake. You scored big. Enjoy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 28, 2016 #25 Share Posted April 28, 2016 My wife and I booked JS 8598 on the Rhapsody for next April. We have never been on a vision-class ship. Has anyone stayed in that stateroom or vicinity? If so, any comments? Is it a good room? I think it's an excellent stateroom, enjoy the huge balcony.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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