Just ok

Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 3.9
Author: jolynda007

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

jolynda007

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 03, 2024

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1101

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

We had fun but food was horrible and entertainment for older teens was almost non existent. It was challenging to find entertainment that we could all attend together.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

This went by very smoothly and was surprised on how well organized it was.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The food was not flavorful and quality was poor. We tried the buffet every day, and the dining a couple night and both were subpar. They were extremely stingy on the meats being served. We bought the soda package however the only place you could get them was from the bars so we were constantly fighting to get drink( selection was poor). There were no snack foods offered anywhere so getting food outside of certain hours were challenging especially if you just wanted a snack and not a meal.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The pools were very small for that amount of people so it was not very usable. The activities were very limited for kids between 12 and 17.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

I had older teens so there was very little for them to do.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was good but having an older teen( adult size) sleep on the couch was not ideal.

Ship tip

Bring snacks and drinks. They do not have a very good selection of soda and no snacks other than desserts from the buffet. There is no option to buy any as well other than the candy shop......bring your own water, this was not included in the soda pass so bottles of water were expensive.

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