Second cruise to Alaska with mixed feelings

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Radiance of the Seas

7 Night Northbound Alaska & Hubbard Glacier (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: August 12, 2022

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin number: 8629

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was our second time to Alaska This time unfortunately weather was really bad. Also ,sadly, the effects of Covid were noticeable . While the crew was working very hard, they couldn’t make up the shortage of manpower.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast, well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Baked goods were dense and often tasteless No toaster or salamander to use at breakfast time If you don’t like Indian food , than you will have much less choice

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Very limited choice of movies Substantially reduced stage shows ( Covid effect?)

Children's Programs

Only adults in my group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
While the ship was clean, there were water leaks from the ceiling in main dining room on multiple days. Also very strong dipper odor near the stairwell.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We Always traveled in balcony, and almost never used one. Decided to switch for the inside one , and we loved it!

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Beautiful city We rented a car and drove to Whistler

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Second time here, not enough time to fully enjoy the town and nature Do your shopping here

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Little community , first time here and loved it We did see more than ten humpbacks from the beach, and while walking . They were very Close that we could hear them “singing “ We also had the pleasure to talk and watch totem being made

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Nice port town , with lots of hiking trails While walking we see the salmon spawn

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Previously we did bus tour, hard rain prevented us from doing it again

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

2 out of 5
With Princess we were very close to Glacier With Royal Caribbean very far, very disappointing

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5
We did have bad weather Tried to do 8.5 hr cruise of Resurrection Bay- canceled 6 hr was made into 4hr( big swells) got partial refund

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick!
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5 Comments

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry you had bad weather!

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Dadm    2 years ago

Thank you for the information regarding your port stops.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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