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Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Radiance

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2021

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6436

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Being able to cruise again was great. It was great to see the Carnival "crew" so happy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Steakhouse was awesome. Buffet lacked in variety. Big Chicken and Guy's Burgers were great. Dining room was okay.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
NYE Lido Deck Party was awesome. Didn't go to the show.

Children's Programs

Don't have kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
**Cabin Steward Rommel was awesome. He took very good care of us, remembered our names, had our balcony door fixed within an hour, and always had a smile on his face. ** Nithin, the chef for Pig & Anchor Smokehouse, was wonderful. he took the time to ask our group how the food tasted. Which it tasted great. He took our critique with grace. All the food was great tasting but the chicken was over cooked by about 5 minutes. The chicken was a little dry but the smoky favor was spot on. He spent about 30-40 minutes with us, talking about smoking food and about his life. It was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The Radiance was well laid out and the design is one of my favorites. Common areas were clean and well-maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our Aft-Balcony cabins were awesome; such great views and an awesome cabin steward, Rommel. The cabin was always clean. The safe and the refrigerator were in weird spots. The Aft-balconies could use a little TLC as far as paint touch up, rail polished, and balcony glass cleaned.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Started at the Port of Long Beach.

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5
Catalina Island was beautiful. No excursion done but did rent a golf cart for two hours.

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
Ensenada was great. No excursion done but did hit our favorite candy shop. The owner even remembered us from 2 years ago. He was so excited to see us.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy.
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2 Comments

snowwhite74    2 years ago

What's the name of the candy shop? Doing the shopping excursion there

BeachDiva    2 years ago

Thanks for the review, I’m going on a cruise on the radiance at the end of the month

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