Great cruise!

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: jolnyoho

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

jolnyoho

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: August 23, 2019

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We got the key and will get it EVERY time. It was a wonderful experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easiest yet

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Always great

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We didn't "do" much since it was cooler temps but the views were spectacular so we sat and just watched the scenery.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

As always the shows were great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I've never had a problem that wasn't resolved, very quickly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Always

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great

Ship tip

Enjoy the free things in the spa. You can use the steam room and sauna in the locker room and the relaxation room for free. I used the thermal suite a couple of days but didn't feel like I could afford it everyday.

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

2 out of 5

Not a fan. We walked to dinner and the people were nice but we stayed 15 min from the port and there wasn't much to do. The taxi service was awful! We waited over an hour for one to take us to port and when we called to check they were rude and hung up on us.

Thumbs Up 1

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ended up in the ER and they got us out of there in 2 hrs, called us a ride and were great. Creek Street was so interesting.

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

It was gorgeous but we didn't do an excursion and were back on the ship after only 2 hrs. I would suggest doing an excursion since there's not much else to do.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful!! We hiked to Mendenhall glacier and rode the tram up Mt Roberts and the views were out of this world!

Thumbs Up 10

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

We rode the train up Whites Pass. If we go again we would take the longer excursion so we could get off the train but it was still a beautiful ride.

Thumbs Up 6

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

We stood at the front of the ship, on deck 12, over 2 hrs just staring. I honestly couldn't take my eyes off the glacier. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

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Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

We didn't do an excursion but it is a quaint little town. They have an animal hospital /learning center that we passed on our way out of town. Had we not been on a bus I would have loved to stop there.

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