Amazing experience, Great value for money, Excellent vegan food

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Carnival Radiance

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2023

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1041

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Family trip to celebrate our dads 75th bday. We had a great cruise and amazing food. Lots of things to do on the port. Very happy with the overall experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fairly smooth, quickly checked in and on the ship within 30mins

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We didnot visit any specialty restaurant. The main dining options were plentiful and amazing. If you are a vegan, avoid buffet as all items contain butter or animal broth. We requested specialty items a day in advance, they made us vegan pizza, stirfried noodles and fried rice. Make sure you make menu and work with the mait'rdee in the buffet area.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
It was a packed cruise, but we were able to enjoy a few on deck activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were amazing. The comedy shows with Larry Omaha and Doug Williams were very entertaining and had a great energy.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Our 13yr old did a few activities and she was fairly happy. I wished the kids activities didnot interfere with the late dining and shore excursion hours.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff was great. Room staff (micheal) was very attentive and took care of the room very well. The waiters (Dipendra) in the main dining took excellent care of us and would highly recommend the main dining room for all vegans. Their new menu is very modern, unique and well prepared.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was very clean. All areas were well maintained and clean. Lots of staff looking after passengers.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
For a balcony cabin, it was rather small. Had a lot of storage. Little cramped for 3 people.

Ship tip

If you are vegan, ask for the vegan menu or ask the dining staff to make something vegan based on your preference ( Indian, mexican, asian)

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty easy to get off the ship. Were out in under 30 mins.
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8 Comments

JoeJustJoe     9 months ago

I appreciate your insight

WorldCrusinJW     10 months ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Niavlys     10 months ago

Tks for sharing...

carolj68     10 months ago

Glad your birthday cruise went well. Will be on her Jan 8th same sailing. Looking forward to our time on her.

lsbs     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad that you had a good time.

javawoody     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     10 months ago

Glad everyone had an awesome time celebrating a very special birthday! Thank you for your review.

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