great itinerary, had some disappointments with ship

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: Cruiser84345848

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruiser84345848

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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11 Night Hawaii Repositioning (Honolulu To Vancouver)

Sail date: October 04, 2022

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4030

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The itinerary was great but would have preferred to spend more time on the Islands and finish in hawaii and not spend 6 days cruising to Canada. Cruise had pros and cons the pros being the itinerary and island visits , the service at dining and other areas in the ship. The cons being the age of the ship which showed wear and tear, the only outdoor pool being small, the food in main dining and room service was very mediocre .

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

service in dining room excellent but food mediocre

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

dining room staff were excellent , all staff very polite , had a few hic ups with room service not bringing correct order. had problem first day with bad odor from bathroom.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

ship was old, outside pool very small , could see wear and tear in cabin . overall the ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

first day we had a very bad odor from bathroom , cabin was kept clean and the size was as expected, however there were signs of wear and tear due to age of ship , (gave grubby feeling)

Ship tip

be prepared to accept an old ship which shows wear and tear, there is only one outdoor pool which is very small

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

2 out of 5

many homeless sleeping on street , need to know where to go. Pearl Harbor a must to visit

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Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai

3 out of 5

interesting but looked the same for the duration

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5

need to know where to go , some bad parts of town with many homeless people on the street, would certainly suggest a visit to Stanley Park

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Great tips. Fortunately you can see the itinerary and size, age of a ship before booking so you can always bring sure it's acceptable. I like older smaller ships and lots of sea days so that would be perfect.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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Very relaxing cruise