Cruise Accessibility

Rhapsody of the Seas®

Mobility Scooters & Power Chairs
  • 3 and 4 wheel scooters
  • Left and right hand controls
  • Standard size up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty size up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric size up to 500 lbs
Manual Wheelchairs
  • Standard 18 inches wide up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty 22 inches wide up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric 26 inches wide up to 700 lbs
  • Beach wheelchairs
Oxygen Equipment & Accessories
  • Portable battery-powered concentrators
  • Liquid oxygen
  • Cylinders in many sizes
  • Standard concentrators
Patient Lifts & other Mobility Aids
  • Hospital beds
  • Recliner Chairs
  • Hearing-impaired kits
  • Bed & bath safety equipment

 

Rhapsody of the Seas® Ship Accessibility

  • 14 accessible staterooms.
  • Accessible staterooms have wider doors, roll-in showers, grab bars and turning spaces.
 Rhapsody of the Seas® Cruise Ship Vessel

Ship Details

  • Ship Class:  Vision Class
  • Double Occupancy: 1,998
  • Maximum Occupancy:  2,418
  • Tonnage: 78,491
  • Length: 915.35 feet
  • Beam: 105.6 feet
  • Cruise Speed: 22 knots
  • Ship’s Registry: Bahamas
  • Inaugural Date: May 19, 1997
  • Refurbished 2007

Accessible Stateroom Features

  • Stateroom door width: at least 28 – 34 inches
  • Bathroom door width: at least 28 – 34 inches
  • No doorsill to get into stateroom
  • Ramped bathroom thresholds
  • Bathroom grab bars
  • Lowered sink and stateroom vanity
  • Roll-in showers
  • Fold-down shower bench
  • Hand-held showerheads
  • Lowered closet rod
  • Refrigerator in stateroom (upon request)
  • Commode height 17 – 19 inches
  • Commode chairs available
  • Accessible balconies (selected staterooms)
  • Lowered safes for easy access

Boarding

  • Gangways are wide enough to accommodate most wheelchairs and scooters.
  • There is an accessible route to the tendering platform.

Restrooms

  • There are accessible public restrooms available.

Decks

  • All decks have elevator access

Food & Beverage

  • All dining and bar venues offer wheelchair seating.

Recreational Facilities

  • Lift at main pool and whirlpool
  • Lower playing tables in Casino
  • Rear wheelchair seating in Broadway Melodies Theater
  • Jogging Track
  • Rock Climbing Wall
  • Video arcade
  • Adventure Ocean Youth Center
  • Teen Center
  • Solarium Pool (stair access)

Spa & Fitness Center

  • Dry treatment room
  • Wet treatment room with roll-in shower
  • Fitness equipment
  • Changing Room
  • Restroom

Other Features

  • Lowered counter at Guest Relations
  • Amplified Phones
  • Assistive listening systems in Broadway Melodies Theater
  • Braille/tactile public room signage
  • Braille/tactile elevator buttons and audio call signals
  • Braille deck numbers on staircase handrails
  • Braille/tactile stateroom numbers
  • Beauty Salon
  • Art & Photo Gallery
  • Card Room
  • Internet Cafe
  • Library
  • Conference Center
  • Business Center

Non-Accessible

  • Sauna
  • Steam Room

 

 

This information about Seven Seas cruise accessibility was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm details directly with Royal Caribbean International.

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