Excellent Venues and Good Food

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: mramos8556

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

mramos8556

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: August 02, 2019

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, the two grand children, and son and daughter-in-law enjoyed the cruise. We visited many beautiful venues--especially Icy Point. The embarkation and disembarkation went smoothly. The ship is dated with rust in some areas. Some employees seemed exhausted, e.g. not continually picking dishes at buffet areas and no evident supervisors. The food was mediocre compared to other cruise lines. Our balcony room was small, but it was well organized and compensated by a larger balcony we selected. Overall, this was a good cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was average.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We were impressed with overall quality of ship entertainment.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Grandchildren (5 and 8) truly enjoyed the ship's kid's club and swimming pool with slide.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our cabin steward was very good. Some of the buffet staff seemed exhausted.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship was tired with rust evident below our cabin. The windows were dirty. A cigarette but was on our balcony. The chaise lounge chair on our balcony was torn.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The cabin was very small but functional. Our cabin had an over sized balcony which compensated for the smallness.