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Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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16 Night Circumnavigation Top End (Perth To Sydney)

Sail date: November 17, 2015

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8530

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

First of all, the ship's atmosphere was tense due to the sanitation issues from the previous cruise....being served at the buffet and always being reminded of the health concerns was stressful. The staff was polite and efficient but overall there was a cloud of heaviness. The captain was personable and available which is a positive. The cruise director was fake - really did not have an engaging personality as he introduced the performers....sounded rote rather than real. Other cruises I have been on had cruise directors who were cheerleaders and fun......

Room Steward was pleasant, efficient, personable.....Food was OK.....took the galley tour and got ill the next day so don't know for sure what that was about but lost a day at the reef?????

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

music in the centrum was fine

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Ports of call

Fremantle (Perth), Australia

3 out of 5

Geraldton, Australia

5 out of 5

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

3 out of 5

Darwin, Australia

5 out of 5

Cairns, Australia

1 out of 5

Brisbane, Australia

5 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

14 Comments

jamesg72765470 8 years ago

I have cruised with Royal Caribbean twice before but this was not the best cruise sailing from Perth to Sydney. I will admit that things did get better towards the end and met some great people. I will cruise with RCCL again and will have a break for the next year. Overall the cruise was a good cruise and relaxing. Steve the cruise director did a fantastic job. It was great to share a drink with the entertainment staff on the last night. There were some procedural changes that need to be made however the staff did there best.

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harry641 8 years ago

Only issue that we had it was less entertainment for kids.

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harry641 8 years ago

It was great cruise that I ever had, polite crews, food was excellent, food service and room service were great, we just arrived to Sydney this morning, it was fabulous and we planned for next trip.

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ilovecruising83 8 years ago

And the main pool could have been bigger!

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ilovecruising83 8 years ago

We enjoyed our latest cruise but yes my 4yo daughter got ill on the 3rd day with a gastro bug. Quarantined for 24 hours. Missed out on our Hobart Heighlights tour, but overall still an OK time. Staff were plesant, our stateroom attendant was lovely. She took great care of us.

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just1man 8 years ago

Just got off last friday and couldn't fault a thing. If you want to have a good time and enjoy it you will. Some people must just look for things to complain about

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Cruisefamily18 8 years ago

I join radiance on 26th .. I'm so looking forward to it even after some of the negative comments

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jobelp 8 years ago

our 6th in march on radiance and 7th booked on princess roll on countdown

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jobelp 8 years ago

we love royal its our favorite tried princess this year had a wonderful time too..yes there are differences but no matter what ship you go on we go on happy go with the flow and enjoy every minute..never had bad service that bad to rant...we love our special they make you feel and appreciate the jobs they do..floating hotels what a way to go...

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steve1956 8 years ago

I Have cruised with royal caribean line before & i found this cruise the worst i have experienced. Been served at buffet so slow & congested and never really got what you wanted. The food selection was much the same,Rec day after day. Definately dont know how to make scrambled eggs . Also found the waiter service on the tables were very slack A downfall to the Royal Caribbean Fleet. Received a letter from guest services about my account which was a error on their behalf All i say Get with it Lift your game A disgrace to your fleet

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groth 8 years ago

I'm glad they were thorough with the sanitizer everywhere, 😷 can you imagine if you were in the windjammer getting lunch and lined up behind someone with dubious hand washing post number twos...😖😵 overall the whole cruise was fantastic, BTW, Joff was amazing

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siennaharry 8 years ago

We found the cruise director excellent as was the food. Certainly didn't think there was a cloud of 'heaviness' , but I guess everyone's expectations are different. I don't know how much better you would want things to be??

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jobelp 8 years ago

who was your cruise director

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

Sounds like you are blaming the galley tour for getting sick. Unless several of the people on the tour got sick, I wouldn't have mentioned it.

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