7 Nights Southern Caribbean Cruise

Great Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

I read the awful reviews in advance and they were all wrong. This was a wonderful cruise on a perfect sized ship. No ice rink, no bumper cars, no ropes course, and I didn't want that nonsense. The ship is old, but well taken care of and clean. We were on the ship and having fun before noon on embarkation day (San Juan), and it was easy on and off at all the ports. The main dining room was just okay, the specialty dining (Chops and Giovanni's) much better. Our cabin (junior suite) was wonderful and our cabin steward top notch. Don't bother getting off at St. Croix or St. Kitts, you won't miss anything. Barbados was great (Carlyle Beach) and St. Thomas (we took the ferry to St. John's and went to Trunk Bay) and St. Maarten (Orient Beach, as always) were wonderful. The Rhapsody of the Seas and her sisters (Vision, Enchantment, and Grandeur) will be gone in a year or two, so go now, while you still can.

Amazing cruise, fantastic crew, great itinerary

This ship is the 2nd smallest ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet and one of the oldest. Because of this- it often receives a bad "rap". This was out second time cruising on the Rhapsody in 2024 and the intimate-ness of the ship and the fantastic CREW on board. We've been on many cruises and cruise lines and this ship has the BEST crew- their attention to detail and how they care and look after the guests is TOP NOTCH! By mid-week the crew knew our name, and was greeting us everywhere we went (not just our fabulous room attendant!). The food on the ship - we did the Ultimate Dining package which included Giovanni's, Chops, and Izumi. All three were amazing for the service and the food. Does it have all the bells and whistles of the newer Oasis class or Icon? No. But because it doesn't have water slides there aren't as many children running around and the vibe on the ship is much more laid back. Because it's a smaller ship, it can go into port in fabulous destinations that the bigger ships cannot. The itinerary was fabulous island hopping every day and is one of our favorites. And because it's a smaller ship, my FEET didn't hurt like it did on an Oasis class ship! ;)

Ports, Ports and even more Ports!!!

This was a great cruise. The ship was good the ports were great. If you went on this ship looking for a great ship with lots of things to do, this is not the ship for you. But if you are looking for a cruise that basically gives you 6 ports in 7 days, then you came to the right place. Being able to go to so many ports in so few days is a huge benefit over those 7 day cruises that only makes it to 3 ports and one of them being Royal Caribbean's' private island. I mean coco cay is great and all but i rather see St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. Lucia and Barbados over coco cay, but thats just me. I look forward to doing another cruise one day out of San Juan and hopefully it is with a slightly newer ship but if not, its ok. It's all about the PORTS!!