good time but not great time.

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Carnival Radiance

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1331

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was my6th cruise I had a good time not a great time.there wasn't much to do during the day that didn't cost money.did alot of standing in lines.food was good and not so good.the workers who do trivia need to practice reading the questions.they need to have more shows and party's at a times that everyone who wants to go can go .thay need to make sure the waiters tell the passengers if they have to pay for juice.have the piano bar player not cover his face with a tablet when he's singing.they need bigger space for comedy club.my sister said she will never go on radiance again,I will with your time dining .overall on a scale from 1 to 10 I would give this a 5 nothing special.well I hope this review helps you in someway and I hope you have a good time and enjoy your cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Went through very fast less than 10min.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Some good some not so good.charged for pineapple juice in dining room and they didn't use my card.lines were long.deli meatball sandwich soggy.beef short ribs excellent. Pizza burnt.big chicken very good .lasagna in pasta bar very good.long lines for omelets and hard to get a table in pasta bar because people from the buffet were sitting up there.guys burger not so good no flavor.guys BBQ good.blue iguana cantina didn't have taco bowl I was looking forward to it. Sweet and sour shrimp good but not the same as other cruises.frog legs very good .grilled garlic shrimp good .etouffe+langostino good chicken parmesan very good,and stuffed chicken breast alright the last 3 are for carnivals50th.the carnival chocolate melting cake was the best I've had on any cruise.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Didn't swim it was too cold.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
There wasn't much to do in the morning and from3pm to7pm.there were alot of things that cost money examples _bingo ,sales ,pilates,deal or no deal .I tried to watch Elvis on the dive screen but I left after about a hour it was to cold my room steward gave me a blanket so I went back out to watch it but it was still to cold.i could of watched it in my cabin but that would have cost and I was on a limited budget.i missed love and marriage and the white night party and motown party and some of the comedy shows because it had late dining.the comedy shows i did see Russ Nagel and Cisco Duran were funny.the lines for the comedy shows were long and people were coming in from 3 doors,some people were turned away ,they need a bigger room for the comedy shows they also had to turn people away for the adult +show I took a oath not to talk about what happened there but I can say it was the most fun I had on the intire cruise.The trivia was fun but confusing some times there were 3 people who did the trivia thay all had accents and were hard to understand sometimes ,they had to ask for help reading questions a few times each and sometimes they would forget to say what number question you were on and then talk about other things that you thought was a question but wasnt I ended up putting my answers in the wrong spaces.and since I'm talking about the trivia if you come on a cruise please don't cheat on the trivia,I lost on1 trivia game to a guy who claimed he got all of them right ,later we were playing sports trivia someone said thay had 13 right he said he had 14 and won afterwards he left I saw his paper he only had 7 right its not winning if you have to cheat,and they didn't even have the gold plastic ship on a stick you just got a medallion. I went to the 80s party that was fun I did alot of dancing and singing and I dressed in 80s workout wear.they had a Halloween costume party we were to vote by clapping at the costume we liked the best the only problem they were filmed from the back so some you couldn't tell what thay were and Deon the cruise director didn't ask or tell us what they were .people ask if you can wear a mask on the ship the winner was a shark his face was covered and they didn't say anything about him not aloud to wear it and I saw a couple other people wearing costumes covering their face.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Sara our room attendant was very nice called me and my sister by our names and asked us if we were having fun , the room was always clean and she brought us ice every night ,our fridge didn't keep drinks very cold. Our waiter Imead was nice but should have told us we were being charged for pineapple juice.On the first day of the cruise my sister and I were walking outside to go to our muster drill and I had two heavy carry on bags (no wheels)I was carrying when I tripped over my own two feet and fell the 2 men immediately came to try to help me up ,but I just used the railing and got my self up.but they were very nice asked me if I was alright and picked up my bags for me.other workers I seen walking down the hallway smiled and said hello or hi.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship design can be confusing you have to walk to aft 5 then go down to 4 to get to the limelight lounge. The ship was pretty clean.the elevators took along time and a few of them were always locked for the workers .

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Room attendant sara very nice kept cabin clean.it was small but had plenty of storage.fridge didn't work well sara brought ice.

Ship tip

Get your time dining so you don't miss so much.and just ask for the same waiter.get to comedy shows early.wear comfortable shows that have extra room in case your feet swell(mine did).plan on standing in line alot everywhere I went I had to stand in a long line examples food ,comedy show ,restrooms,get on and off ship.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
Took a bus to the port so didn't see much of it this time.but have been there before it's nice.

Ensenada, Mexico

2 out of 5
Alot of people trying to sell you stuff.

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5
Beautiful.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Shout out to Shane the porter.after the cruise I was standing in a long line for people with birth certificates and a porter came by asking if anyone wanted a porter they could go past the long line ,so I went with him and I went right through customs I gave him a few bucks tip best money I spent on the intire cruise.
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

lsbs    2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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