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Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 4.6
Author: meloncaptain

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

meloncaptain

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The size of this ship plus the restaurants and amount of things to do was the best Carnival cruise I have been on. The Fun shops were stocked with great branded merchandise too. Crew were constantly cleaning and friendly.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Travel with special needs child and had escort the whole time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was the best on this carnival cruise, especially dining room

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Halloween cruise activities were so fun!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

DJ played great electronic music in Lido

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Crew in kids club were top notch and did great even though there were a ton of kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room attendant kept my ice stocked 24/7

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Re model is great and layout of public areas is awesome especially lido

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabins on deck one are above crew areas so some noise from below in my cabin. Very large cabin however, with massive couch.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Great port, parking very expensive

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Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5

Did my own excursion. Submarine type boat to lovers cove. Fabulous!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

No problems. Stayed on ship until 930 am so less people to navigate with

Traveler Photos

Build a bear workshop was fun, get there early or the wait to make your stuffy is long!

7 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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RoynKaren 2 years ago

thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ramsey1986 2 years ago

I’m glad you enjoyed your cruise experience on the Carnival Radiance. Thank you for taking the time to share your review. 😎

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Glad your trip was fantastic!

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