Relaxing short cruise

Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 4.2
Author: mamaduffel

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

mamaduffel

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2024

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9221

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Cruise was good, smaller ship. Good crew amd decent stops. Ship excursions were nothing great. More fun with adventures a the dock.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Decent food, service in MDR was good, a little slow though. Lido buffet was nothing great. Big chicken, Guys Burger and Blue Iguana wee very good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Trivia was good but there weren't a ton of them when guests were on the ship. Groove for SJ was a little lame

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Didn't watch the night shows, they are always boring. DJ on deck was good. Radiance band was not good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff were nice, and worked hard to make experience great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

All was very clean. Layout of ahip is a little challenging compared to others. Middle dining room causes 2 decks to be cut off.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Size was average, it was clean and comfy

Ship tip

Stay on a cabin only deck, quieter and easier to naviate.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Lots of homeless everywhere. Dirty city, smelled like weed everywhere.

Thumbs Up 0

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Personally I like foreign stops so I wasn't looking forward to this one, but renting a golf cart made it fun and took us to some great overlooks

Thumbs Up 0

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

Decent town but nothing special. Shopping, restaurants, normal town.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Great, super fast.

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