Relaxing but disappointing. The crew was not as friendly as prior cruises.

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Carnival Radiance

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2023

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8275

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was a fun trip but disappointed in the the cleanliness of the cabin, rude crew and extra fees along the way. The worst was I prepaid for a photo package and was trying to select which photos for the package. I had permission to pay the photos out to compare when Sanjay a very rude employee came and accused us of taking photos of the photos which was ridiculous. He demanded to see our phones which we proved we had not done. Then I had to prove I had prepaid for the photos. That made me really Mad as I had proof I had paid for the photos and we are honest people. He never even apologized after making a huge scene.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was okay no issues

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
and we paid extra for everything. We prepaid gratuities, taxes and drinks. Then every time we got a drink we had to pay taxes on it. Everything was extra.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The onboard activities were awesome!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment was awesome!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
We had a couple amazing people in the dining area. The Waiters were the BEST! The other personnel were not as good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship itself was cleaned and nice.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Our room smelled like a sweaty man and it was not cleaned well. I took cleaning wipes and essential oils and a tiny Lysol spray. It helped but it still smelled also we only got a towel animal, other rooms got 4. Disappointing

Ship tip

Pick a different cruise line, we had sailed on Carnival prior and other lines as well. This is low budget and that is what you get.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Had a great time, bought some souvenirs

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5
Rented a Golf Cart and viewed the island. IT was beautiful and fun. Got some fun souvenirs

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
We had a tour guide and lunch and visited some local places and shopped. It was fun with great food.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Great, Fast
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

StuPedasso    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

gwright1129    1 year ago

Lol@ low budget... did that make you feel better?

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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