Would have been great, BUT Covid
Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
7 Night Southbound Alaska & Hubbard Glacier (Seward To Vancouver)
Sail date: May 27, 2022
Ship: Radiance of the Seas
Cabin number: 4548
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 2 years ago
Review summary
The experiences on the ship and at port calls were great. BUT!!!!! The CDC rates cruises as a risky activity with respect to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. An important factor in our decision to take this cruise was the fact that there was a requirement to wear masks at all times on board, except when in one's own cabin, seated at restaurants and bars, or in the pool. We are not happy that this requirement was dropped literally two days before we were to embark on the cruise. At this point, we had already sunk a lot of money into this vacation, so decided to go ahead with the cruise. When masks are made optional, most people do not choose to wear them, so the protection offered by masks is greatly decreased. While my husband and I continued to wear our masks on the ship, our son did not wear his diligently because no one he was socializing with wore theirs, making him feel awkward to wear his. As a result, he did contract Covid. Even though my husband and I remained Covid free, we had to remain isolated along with our son since we shared a cabin. Please reconsider the decision to make masks optional. Too many people caught Covid on this cruise. Eighteen of us were in our Covid disembarkation group; some of them were saying that there were over 100 affected by Covid. (Others who had tested negative, but whose travel companions were positive were also affected.)Embarkation
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Ship tip
Wear your mask. Always. Masks work. Our son did not wear his mask diligently and got Covid. Husband and I wore our masks at all times except for when we were seated at a bar or restaurant and did not catch Covid.
Ports of call
Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia