Awesome family holiday

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: thermiecarmie

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

thermiecarmie

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

12 Night New Zealand Holiday (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2017

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1006

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we all just loved it. Being able to do eat anytime and so much good stuff to do on board. I'm not sure I would bother paying for a balcony next time. We only used it for wet togs! We will definitely do another cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

This was all very smooth and organised

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All the food in every place we dined was AMAZING

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I booked a quad room but one bed was just a half sized flip out sofa bed. Just check if you need 4 bigger beds

Ship tip

I liked that we had the early dinner seating so we could go to the theatre each night

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Do not get the train from the airport, its super expensive. Dont do the hop on hop off bus if you are able to do local buses. Very overpriced

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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

We caught a local bus into town and looked around.

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Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Loved this place, did a tour to Christchuch. The tenders for this port were terrible. 1-2hr wait in very cold wind.

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Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Loved that is right at the city.

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Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Did a local bus trip again. Much cheaper.

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Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Again a 1hr wait to get onto a tender boat. So annoying. Loved the towns.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very well organised.

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