Radiance of the seas - Alaska

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: ellenslevine

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

ellenslevine

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: July 15, 2016

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8546

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

food was awful - steak in the dining room was tough and never cooked to order - always well done even if ordered rare. Lobster was previously frozen and undercooked. Vodka was watered and the "premium" red wine tasted vinegary. Kids were running unattended in elevators and stairways and very raucous in the pool areas. Never again on RCL.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Awful - not cooked properly. Low grade food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Kids ages 5-13 were running all over - so I assume programs were not effective.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

very clean but needs updating

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Needs updating

Ship tip

Don't go on this line - expensive and not worth it. We were Nicole and dimed to death for everything.

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

1 out of 5

Boring

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

1 out of 5

6 Comments

Michelle1964 8 years ago

Can't please everyone all of the time, some you can't please at any time.

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Windjam064 8 years ago

We did Radiance and felt that the cruise had below typical food - once a dish was truly cold. However it seems like food quality is trending down everywhere. The service on the ship was superb though and we had a great vacation. Radiance doesn't have lots of kids amenities like the newer ships so kids will be more visible. I agree that if you don't want kids around you'll need to cruise when kids are in school or go on Holland America.

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punkinpie 8 years ago

Summer sailing will bring kids..go during school times winter.fall ijs

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steve1956 8 years ago

Totally. Agree. Very average on radiance

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groth 8 years ago

Maybe you were on the wrong ship, sounds exactly the opposite of my experience on radiance

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jallaway 8 years ago

Where will you go? Those pesky kids are everywhere! Except maybe Holland America.

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