A solid 4 star cruise....good but not great.

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

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

Jeaniemmiller

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: August 10, 2018

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9542 and 9540

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We stayed in an Air B&B in Vancouver to save on the outrageous hotel fees. The bus from Seward to Anchorage airport paralleled the train tracks and cost 100$ less. Everything in between was pretty pricy but just beautiful. Truly a once in a lifetime trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was wonderful. Alcohol drinks were on par with prices where we live for the most part.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Lots to do but nothing we were interested in. Lots of health seminars, dance classes, Spanish lessons.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We didn’t get to much of it as times coincided with our dining room time and 10 was just too late on a full tummy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Fabulous!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Radiance of the seas is a lovely smallish ship. It shows some signs a wear but the staff was always cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We had a balcony cabin which included a sofa bed. When the sofa was being used as a couch the room was very spacious, for a cruise. Bathroom was fine, water pressure was great and good and hot. The bed was king size but hard as the floor. It took us a few days to adjust to the bed. The cabin made use of every available nook and cranny for storage.