Cadrat62 Cruise Review on Radiance of the Seas on Mar 18, 2018

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review

Cadrat62

Contributor Level: Purser

290 Days Till Next Cruise

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Sail date: March 18, 2018

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

After our third RC cruise we were left a little wanting after the 11 night around New Zealand Cruise. Mini Bar has been removed along with tea and coffee making facilities in the cabins. Only one drinks package is available with alcohol which leaves light to moderate drinkers out of pocket. A typical Sav Blanc is $14 (USD) + 18% gratuity = $20.15 for a glass of wine we pay $12 (AUD) per bottle at the local bottle shop.!!! 😡😡😡😡. (Kim Crawford Sav Blanc) So the drinks prices have increased by about 35% since our last RC cruise 2 years ago. The food in Windjammer was surprisingly very good as was the main Dining Room. We also went to 3 of the 4 specialty restuarants. Chops Grill being the stand out and Samba being the dissapointment. The staff were attentive and helpful as always however some were almost begging for good reviews and tips toward the end. Didn't do any of the shore excursions as they were ridiculously overpriced and found it easy to just walk off and get a local tour operator at each stop. All in all it was a good holiday but I think we've become a bit jaded with RC and will look at others for our next cruise.

9 Comments

klc123 6 years ago

In australia you can decline gratuities as grats are now included in the prepaid fare.. plus, you can request a kettle from your cabin steward, or free coffee delivered in continental breakfast room service pack.. or.. we just grabbed one to take back to our cabin at night...

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teeman2008 6 years ago

How much were sodas?

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kiwipride 6 years ago

So about $21-22 AUD. Wow

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Cadrat62 6 years ago

Spirits were 12 - 14 USD. + 18% gratuities.

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Cadrat62 6 years ago

We had a balcony deluxe...at the very rear of the ship..... Great room. ! And huge balcony.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Sorry to hear that.😞

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royalcruisers 6 years ago

It does seam they are taking more than giving and it is getting harder to be loyal to Royal

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kiwipride 6 years ago

How much were spirits etc?

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kiwipride 6 years ago

What class of room did you have?

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