Fun time with ups and downs

Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 3.7
Author: Talelei

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

Talelei

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

3 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2024

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1233

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Overall this was a lot of fun. It was an easy trip to coordinate with 12 people. We came to play board games on board with friends and the boat was perfect for this. We could have used a few more large tables that were available all day but we made it work and enjoyed the experience.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very quick and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was good, some things were really good, some okay and some really bad. Overall it was accessible and good. Friends with food allergies got really awful looking options. It is very silly there's a corkage fee in the dining room. You can literally open a bottle and pour it into glasses and carry it into dinner with no problem, but you can't pour it at the table. It seems very petty since you're allowed one bottle to be brought on board.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the hot tub and the ropes course. Those were the only activities.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

We didn't attend any of the shows but didn't enjoy the performances in the dining room. They were very loud and silly.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The staff was all very nice. Good interactions: Ar jay in the candy shop was really nice helping me get my $5 worth of bday candy. He held the bins open for me to get items easier. Diana was incredibly bright and cheery. When we had a long wait for a table she kept checking to make sure the table wasn't ready earlier then we were messaged. Great personal service. Not great interactions: One breakfast I asked if the ship had cappuccino. The waiter brought me one but never told me it was an additional charge. The drink was SUPER milky and I didn't drink it because it was not good. So I got to pay $4 for something that was bad and I didn't drink. Had I known it was an additional charge I would have just gotten regular coffee. Ketut was our cabin attendant. There was a long dark hair on the wall of our shower when we first entered it. We used all the sanitary bags and they were never replaced. We never got pool towels for our room and when we needed them we called and waited 20 minutes and never got them (when I asked if I could get them elsewhere they didn't tell me I could get them poolside). We used our drinking glasses in the room and they weren't replaced.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Overall this was okay. See the info above about the room attendant for info on the issues with our room.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I thought this was pretty good. There was a good amount of room and places to put our luggage and clothing. The shower was decent and the bathroom space was also good.