carnival you get what you pay for

Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 3.7
Author: StuPedasso

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review

StuPedasso

Contributor Level: Second Mate

342 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2022

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was nice to get away but probably won't sail with carnival again as you get what you pay for, other lines are just more entertaining and better food

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Seating while waiting to embark is a challenge and aggravating

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The overall food experience on carnival is just mediocre, if you want good food you'll need to go to the exclusive restaurants within the ship the steakhouse was fantastic

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Shows are just not good overall, the comedy show was thr o ly good entertainment

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Friendly, attentive and helpful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It's time to update for sure

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Expect to get what you pay for nothing more

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Ports of call

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Fantastic little town to visit, lots to see and appreciate

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Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Overall this was pretty painless

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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karikay 1 year ago

Yep food on Carnival sucks. Enjoyed food on Princess much better. And the comedian Doug Williams, was awesome!!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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silverado1952 1 year ago

Sorry but the food other other lines is no better, and I think worse. Same with the entertainment.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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