worst cruise ever

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Radiance of the Seas

Hawaii

Sail date: September 09, 2016

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7070

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

this was a disaster from 1 one to day 11...started with check in..first we were led around in circles in terminal, sitting from one place to another..get to the check in desk and was girls first day..had to check every question with someone who knew what they were doing..took over 20  min......get to our room...ordered unobstructed balcony and sofa bed for our 25 yr old grandson..the view was obstructed and the sofabed was oversized chair, which when opened went directly into dresser, which meant when my husband (age 70) or myself had to go to the bathroom at night, we had to become long jumpers....which didn't work....or step on my grandson...went to complain at front desk and spoke with carlos who had nothing to say..just sorry and to call my travel agent...what good is that? went to dinner where girl paraded us around dining room because she couldn't find our table and finally said, o just sit here.....this is the first day...asked for table to be moved and service after that was excellent...regarding the pool....could never find anywhere to sit..and after spending thousands of dollars on this cruise, I had to take a towel and LAY ON THE DECK FLOOR ..finally met roddericks, pool attendant, who was diligent in timing empty chairs..found me a chair and 5 minutes later they started painting frame around solarium windows..i realize they have to do maintenance, but did they have to do it on a sea day?with oil based paint which had a strong odor which made it impossible to sit there...went to see carlos again...again got "sorry"....balcony was rusting and paint chips falling off pipes above...so back to the bed...lowered the bed over our head, which made soooo much noise we were afraid.it would fall on our head....i turned in  a comment card, and received a phone message to talk about it..when I went to the desk, again, I asked if I could speak to the person, they said I needed an appointment, ok, good...was going on a tour so said I would make appt. when we got back. went to desk, now they have no record of anyone calling me, but I could go to crown and anchor on 12 and she would help me, went up there and she had no clue...was frustrating and not the relaxing vacation I expected...even little things, like asking for wake up call and never getting it..so much more....the last day we got a message to see customs no later than 6 a.m.many people down there. customs never showed til abit after 7..MANY people complaining about ship, not just me..and their final comment was, hope you have a better time next time..REALLY? this is the ROYAL TREATMENT?

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
bad cabin, not what I expected, obstructed view, bad sofabed and configurement

Ship tip

met first time cruisers who were so underwhelmed, didn't see why cruising is so good...told them to try a bigger and nicer ship..then they will be overwhelmed! and check your cabin if you get a balcony to make sure its what you want

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
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11 Comments

SetexSteve    7 years ago

RCCL can't control the Customs people. They don't work for RCCL!

JusMe    8 years ago

I would place blame on the T/A for not knowing the room type that they booked you into.   Once your on the ship,  most often to late to change cabins of the ship is full or if your category is full.

 

Sorry you did not enjoy your cruise,  I hope your next one goes better for you.

lesleyandkc    8 years ago

Certain people will always complain, its just thier nature to do so.

tarrantgeoff    8 years ago

You get them every where unfortunatly

matt09    8 years ago

Well said dooby.

dooby    8 years ago

Don't like it? Don't whinge here. I can't see anything constructive in your comments. Just don't sail with RCL again. Easy as that. We have sailed many times over the years. A cruise is what u make if it. Love the great and ignore or at the least tolerate the negative

matt09    8 years ago

Or stay home, you seem very hard too please.

lesleyandkc    8 years ago

I was on this ship last January and honestly the only thing i could complain about was the fact that there was nothing to complain about.lol Not that Im a whinger. Oh sorry i did make a complaint about the feral teenagers that thought it was a good idea to take plates from the stack and breath all over them then place them back on the stack. By no means is this a reflection on RC,the ship and its Crew, parents or gardians are responsible for the behavior of thier child.The Crew are not there to babysit them.

williaml632    8 years ago

ok, this was our 14th cruise and I did research room as did travel agent, no where does it say obstructed view, I have never had a bad comment on ANY other cruises, big or small ship, and a pool in my yard? one of the perks of cruising is to listen to music and sit by the pool, especially when you are at sea for 6 days, and when people put towels on chairs for the whole day, kind of makes it impossible... like I said it was just a combination of everything....Hawaii was beautiful, as always

citta109    8 years ago

A bit more research next time might be needed

kknorr0320    8 years ago

It sounds like your travel agent booked the wrong room for you. Unfortunately once you're on the ship they can't do anything if the ship is full.