South America Cruise Reviews

one of the reasons for my taking the cruise was that i had encountered the ship on the seas and in the ports on a few previous cruises. It had always impressed me so thought I should experience it "real time". It's a great ship and obviously has been maintained very well.

Extremely well managed especially for the agressive schedule of daily tours.

It was very nice

Older ship due for refitting in Sep 2011. People with allergies to dust may want to consider that older ships have carpets that may be a problem even if they clean it well. Celebrity crew tends to be very friendly. Food is good but my-time dining tends to be slow on this size of ship (Infinity, Millenium, etc). Announcements are kept to a minimum and passengers are well informed either on TV or in print. Embarkation and disembarkation and excursions are well organised.

We have been on the Mariner before in the Caribbean, and since we did have so many days at sea, it was nice to have a larger ship with lots of things to do. But even with that 30 days is a long time especially when half of them are at sea. But the size of the ship mitigated this to some extent

It was great experience for me to be on this cruise. The bad part came when we had to go on shore. I felt like they preffered the pasangers that purchased from them, the on-shore trips than those who didnt. When it was time to go on shore, those who didnt take a paid ship excursion didnt get to get out till 3 or 4 hours after the anounced docking and clearing time. That was the worse thing I experienced in this cruise. It was like beign descriminated and it was a very awful feeling. My recomendation is that they alternate pasengers going out to give all an equal oiportunity. Also they had the worse coffe you could ever drink.

We were 1st time cruisers and have to say the ship and the staff on the radiance of the sea was above our expectations. We were the last group to go around cape horn as carribean cruise lines has dropped this from its list. The day we rounded the cape it was clear and sunny (cool ) and the ocean was as calm as you could get it. Overall it was well worth going.

IIt didn't have much to do during the day.

SHIP SIZE IS IDEAL BUT FURNISHINGS ARE GETTING OLD AND WORN !! LIKE TO INCREASE MORE REVIEWS OF THE NEXT PORT SIMILAR TO THE LOCAL PAID EXCURSIONS.

As I said I expecter better weater or pre information of bad weather. IT's nice to lood at glaciers but too many are too many. I would stop tose cruises altogether in frigid waters, windy etc.

It was a very nice cruise. There should have been less expensive land excursions. I met a lovely Chilean Family with two beautiful and charming daughters but i don't have their email and they must have lost mine. Meeting these wonderful people was one of the highlights of my trip. (Should you read this, please contact me at ernstmolins@sbcglobal.net. I would love to hear from you).

Friendly crew in dining room. Average to poor selections in buffet. Not much of interest to do on board between ports.

Llegamos al puerto de Buenos Aires y para mi asombro, me doy cuenta que por ms que el puerto no es gran cosa, Royal Caribbean organiza las cosas muy bien, haba bastante gente para recibir las valijas y en atencin para embarcar tendramos unas 30 personas, por lo cual 40 minutos despus de haber llegado estabamos arriba del barco, esto lo aclaro ya que el ao anterior viajamos en otra compaa y tardamos ms de 3 horas para embarcar y o casualidad, que la compaa en la que viajamos el ao anterior sala el mismo dia que el nuestro, y al igual que el ao anterior haba como 150 personas para embarcar. Cuando llegamos al camarote, vimos que haba solo una cama matrimonial, siendo que habamos reservado para 3, ya que viajabamos mi seora, yo y mi nena. Llamamos a la asistente y nos dice, que ms tarde, cuando haga la cama para la noche, la habitacin tiene 2 camas ms que se sacan del techo, uno de los puntos negativos, pens que no quedaban ms ese tipo de camarotes, lo ideal hubiera sido un silln cama. Con respecto a la limpieza 10 puntos, no se puede decir nada, durante los 13 das del trayecto todo brillaba y a cualquier hora. Espectacular lo que es el barco, el Radiance of the Seas, los ascensores de vidrio, algunos con vista al mar mientras suben bajan y los otros con vista al Centrum, no dejen de ver las fotos, es espectacular. Los restaurantes, que puedo decir, todo espectacular, muy bien servido, muy buena atencin, variedad, una sola contra es que en la cena en el principal, hay que elegir un horario fijo y siempre en la misma mesa. Muy buena la langosta, los langostinos, el salmn, el lomo, cordero, cerdo, ensaladas, los postres, sin palabras. Se puede comer la cantidad que uno quiera, las porciones son generosas, pero si les gusta ms de un plato no duden en pedirlo, yo un da llegu a pedir 3 entradas y 2 platos principales. As me fue, llegu con casi 5 kilos de ms. Con respecto a los otros restaurantes, el Windjammer para desayunar, almorzar y comer algo en el medio est muy bien. Y si de noche se quedaron con hambre el Seaview es chico, pero muy bueno, muy buena atencin. Sndwiches, aros de cebolla, hamburguesas, ricos postres, si tan solo quieren, para tomar un caf, te, un trago. El teatro muy bueno, con muy buenos espectculos, de las 13 noches, la primera no fuimos, del resto, sacando una sola noche que fue malo el show, todos muy buenos, en especial el que hace un imitador canadiense que se llama Sean OShea, si viajan, pueden perderse cualquier show, menos este, realmente es muy bueno, mucha diversin, interacta con el pblico, altamente recomendable. Una mencin especial para el cuidado de los chicos, los das que no hace puerto, tienen actividades de 9 a 12, 14 a 17 y 19 a 22. Si uno lo quiere dejar en los intermedios tambin los tienen pero ah ya tienen que pagar 8 dlares por cada vez que los dejen y si luego los quiere dejar, posterior a las 22 creo que estaba 6 dlares la hora. No lo recomiendo ya que sino, uno no est nunca con los chicos, pero alguna vez que uno quiere ir a cenar a los 2 restaurantes pagos a algn show en especial est la opcin La pasan muy bien y algo que al menos Royal tiene es que los das de puerto, cuidan a los chicos desde media hora antes de que uno pueda desembarcar hasta media hora despus de embarcar todo de corrido. Tienen muchas actividades y es hasta los 17 aos. Con respecto a las actividades diarias hay de todo, un muy completo gimnasio, pista para caminar correr, voley, bsquet, 3 piscinas, una para chicos con rampas para desplazarse, una abierta para todos y una cubierta climatizada, que para los das que estuvimos en el sur de Argentina y Chile, vino muy bien, y para los das que estuvimos ms al norte, pero a la hora del sol, tambin. Hay tambin concursos de Wii, cursos de salsa, de teatro, karaoke, etc. De noche en el Centrum hay cantantes todas las noches, hay bares por todos lados. En fin, le doy 6 puntos sobre 6 posibles.

Generally speaking the ship was in great conditions. Clean, rooms and decks very well maintained.The ports of call were well chosen. What we did not like were the following points: - Lack of organization at the boarding of the cruise. No directions on what to do and where to go.People were handled as a human herd. - Lack of organization at the disembarkment.We were supposed to leave the ship at 8.15 am because we had a driver waiting for us at the terminal.We disembarked at 9.20 am, had to wait another 15 minutes for our luggage toshow up, and.... our driver was gone.Now we had to wait another 1 hour in line to catach a taxi!! - Waitng for organized tour was systematically between 45 and 60 minutes, with a messy exit of the lounge when your tour number was called. It would be way easier to organize these tours by sections and timing. This would make the flow of information and people much easier. - The cruise management allows people to read and even to take a nap in areas such as the Garden Cafe which is supposed to be a restaurant, not a library,and in bar areas. At the positive side: we had the best cruise director ever since our 7 cruises. (6 with Princess)

The getting on/off the ship was horrendous. Extremely poorly managed and left us with the uneasy feeling that if there were a true emergency we were doomed. The ship wasn't very clean, right down to dirty glassware and cutlery. They took one city out of the itinerary and then we couldn't dock at a second location. Seemingly refunding our shore excursions and port tax was supposed to make us feel better. The entertainment was mediocre and passengers were inconsiderate.

There were a few things lacking, like missing a 24 hour buffet and good entertainment, but overall this was the best cruise I have ever been on. The staff are very friendly, the ports and offered excursions extraordinary, movies were 1st run, Library well stocked, steak house truly excellent, and good choices of onboard activities. The smaller size of the ship added to the camraderie, but also added to feeling the motion more intemsely.

Clean, well attended.

This smaller ship and cruise itinerary provided a warm vacation experience... Enjoying not only the Galapagos Island nature/wildlife but the ship guests/staff were like on big happy family! (And this is from a couple that typically like wildlife/nature first...)

When my husband suggested the trip, I was a bit hesitant. But it was time to plan a vacation, and we do like to travel abroad, so I agreed. The fact that the ship's itinerary put it in Rio for two days during Carnaval was the definite draw. In anticipation, we booked our shore excursions ahead of time, so as not to be disappointed by not being able to maximize our experience ashore. Unfortunately, we found the ship's Carnaval tour package price to be excessive for the description of the activities. Even worse, was the fact that no options or suggestions were offered in lieu of the big money tour, As well, it was never mentioned that if you did not purchase a ticket to view Carnaval in the Sambadromo, you essentially were not going to see it at all.

The ship is very beautiful and modern. There is plenty to do and see for everyone. We were busier than we are at home. But the best is that we were taken care of from dawn to dusk. This is why we enjoy cruising so much. It really gives you a perfect REST.