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 Rhapsody of the Seas

The first in RCI's third and last pair of Vision-class vessels, Rhapsody of the Seas was launched by Royal Caribbean in 1997. She sails to the Western Caribbean out of Galveston, New Orleans and Tampa, year-round.

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 User Reviews

  • Name Age # of Cruises Desitination
  • Ronnie  56 2 Alaska

    This review is based less on the entire cruise experience, and unfortunately, primarily on one negative, but exremely disturbing experience. I took my mother on this cruise for her 80th birthday....read more

    8 users found this review helpful.
  • Jeff Hackney  36 1 Western Caribbean

    Year: 2003 This is a review of a Western Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas. This seven day cruise embarked @ the port of Galveston, Texas. This is important...read more

    15 users found this review helpful.
  • Jennifer McConahey  36 2 Western Caribbean

    This was the 2nd cruise for me and my husband, but the 1st with our children (Girl age 10 and Boy age 7). We had a fabulous time. Oh – where to start. Departed from Galveston. Very...read more

    5 users found this review helpful.
  • Julie Rieke  38 1 Western Caribbean

    This review will focus entirely on family cruising because most of the reviews I read before cruising did not tell me what I wanted to know about what things would be like for our family. I...read more

    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Rosie  30 1 Western Caribbean

    I took the cruise that leaves from Galveston, which visited Key West, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. The ship is nicely decorated but will be refurbished in 2007. My husband and I really liked the...read more

    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Ricky Bumgardner  49 5 Western Caribbean

    This was our 5th cruise, 2nd with RCCL. Every cruise we have taken was from a different port. This time we left from Galveston. It is about a 5-hour drive from our home in Bossier City,...read more

  • Amy  34 3 Western Caribbean

    Rhapsody Pros: 1.Bigger and newer ship 2.Preferred dinner seating accommodated for our family of 9, professional wait staff 3.My mother had no trouble getting around in her scooter –...read more

    1 users found this review helpful.
  • Callie  25 1 Western Caribbean

    My husband and I chose Rhapsody of the Seas for our honeymoon mainly because the price was so reasonable. Unfortunately, hurricane Ernesto was heading towards the ports of call that we were...read more

    2 users found this review helpful.
  • David Handrahan  49 4 Western Caribbean

    Our history: This was my fourth cruise with Royal Caribbean and my wife's first cruise at all. I am a Royal Caribbean fan, having previously been on the Empress to the Bahamas, the Radiance...read more

    8 users found this review helpful.
  • Caribbean Pirate  34 3 Western Caribbean

    Since there are many who wonder the difference between Carnival and Royal Caribbean, I will try to compare the two here. I just returned home yesterday from my cruise on the Rhapsody of the...read more

    9 users found this review helpful.
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Ship Summary
  • Operator:Royal Caribbean Int.
  • Capacity (double occupancy):2000
  • Builder:Chantiers de l'Atlantique
  • Full Capacity:2435
  • Inaugurated:1997
  • Space Ratio:39.2 / 32.2
  • Gross Tonnage:78,491gt
  • Crew:770
  • Length:915 ft. / 279 m