New Zealand

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Gowennie

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

14 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 14, 2017

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9622

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Amount of time at sea and on land.

Beds need to be softer.

Kettle in rooms.

Hold breath walking in part of corridor deck 9.

Had great weather so able to use pool, whirlpool, sightsee.

Enjoyed my trip.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Usual ones..Shower curtain, toilet noise,no kettle,hard beds. All else very good

Ship tip

Preload your OBC. If you donot use it it is returned to your bank account.

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Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

3 out of 5

Take Ferry to Manly

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Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Get Free Vodaphone sim card for start of trip. Souvenior shop will exchange AUD for NZ money.

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Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Jump on a ferry 35min to Waitheke Island..cafe on Ferry. Lots to do..

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Picton, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

3 out of 5

49 Dixon Street Wiseguys has a good variety of souveniors upstairs, great prices. Cable car any time after lunch as ship books out in morning. Worth getting Hop on hop off bus. book prior through i site on internet as sells out very quickly..my experience..

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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5

Shuttle bus into town then i site to see local tours..we did Back to Nature with Dave n his son Tim. Had a real good experience. Oh get back to Port Chalmers op shop and take your time in the pubs. Locals are great.

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2 Comments

groth 7 years ago

It smells like a ship, theycall have the same smell. Our bed was amazing, slept like a log. You wont get kettles in rooms because of the safety risk (read burns and fire possibilities)

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cbelc2 7 years ago

I'll be on this ship in July. Please expound on the deck 9 smell. Now I'm worried!

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