The first stop on the itinerary was Key West which was just great. It was so convenient getting around and we bar hoped up and down Duvall Street. We docked around 3PM and had until 11:30 (sailing at Midnight). We ended up getting back on the ship around 9PM. To sum Key West up, it’s definitely worth hanging out there.
We left Key West and were scheduled to be at sea another 1.5 days for George Town, Grand Cayman. However, the water was really rough and in fact I noticed a lot of green and sad faces walking around. Captain Charles announced that it was possible we wouldn’t be able to tender into George Town if the harbor master didn’t approve our visit because of the rough water. At 6AM the day we were supposed to arrive (Thursday) Captain Charles announced that in fact we were not approved and they had already started heading for Cozumel. A lot of people were bummed as they had scheduled a shore excursion and was looking forward to the fun things Georgetown has to offer. The Purser’s Desk was quick to credit all SeaPass accounts for the cancelled excursions. So, we ended up having an additional day at sea (which to me was awesome). We were now scheduled to arrive Cozumel the evening of Thursday. We arrived at 8:15 PM and was allowed to go ashore by 9PM. The ship basically emptied out after the late seating for dinner. Everyone went into town to party at the various places just outside the gates to the pier. Needless to say there were a lot of hangovers the following day. I chose to stay on the ship as it was “Retro 80’s” night in the Viking Lounge. Unfortunately there weren’t a lot of people on board so it was pretty empty.
The following morning (Friday) we were still docked in Cozumel so it gave everyone the entire day to do their shore excursions, shop and have a lot of fun. It was really busy while we were docked that day as RCL’s “Mariner of the Seas” pulled up next to us and TOWERED over the Rhapsody. It was beautiful. Then Carnival’s “Conquest” (which I believe is their largest ship) pulled up as well as Princess’ “Grand Princess”…they were all beautiful. The Rhapsody was sort of swallowed up by the other larger ships but was still EXTREMELY beautiful. I read another review once where the reviewer said they were really proud to be on the Rhapsody and couldn’t figure out why they were having that feeling. I must say I felt the same. Other than getting off the ship to buy some cologne and take some pictures I was on the ship for the rest of the day as I really enjoy the quiet time while everyone else is gone. However, the buzz was all the excursions were great and I didn’t hear any complaints as I made a point to ask a lot of people. We departed promptly at 6PM to head back to Galveston.
SPA: I booked 3 separate spa appointments. The first was the salt scrub and the full body massage. It was really awesome but I had to admit, I’ve had better and for a lot less money. It was $160.00 plus I tipped my therapist $30.00 because they truly do work hard.
The second treatment I had was a facial which was really nice. The facialist who did my facial advised me my skin looked great but I had some very slight dark circles which can be caused by cigarette smoke in bars, even second hand smoke. Then a day after I had my facial with her we were in Cozumel and I saw her walking down the pier with a big cigarette hanging out of her mouth. I thought it was really funny for some reason.
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