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Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Radiance of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2023

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin number: 7636

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall good for finding deals and a nice getaway. For me, next time I will be pickier and willing to pay more for a nicer, newer ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
All went smoothly, you pick your embarkation time so not too much waiting around

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Didn't do the specialty restaurants but the main dining was good food.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
They had a nice covered Solarium and full Fitness Center. We did not use but they had a Rock Climbing, Mini Golf.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some nights they only had one show vs. two so difficult with dinner reservations. The other entertainment, piano players, guitar, etc. were good but duplicated a lot of songs.

Children's Programs

Did not travel with kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service in all areas

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
As an older ship, disappointed there were only two outlets in the stateroom - none by the bed.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Had a Balcony, all good except not enough outlets.

Ship tip

You can get some deals, but being an older ship the entertainment is not as good as the newer bigger ships.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
We flew in a day early and stayed in the French Quarter and did a Paddlewheel Boat tour.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did the Royal Caribbean excursion Glass Bottom Boat to see the coral reef. Good not great as we only saw some random fish, nothing colorful.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
We did the Royal Caribbean excursion Making Salsa & Salsa Dancing class. It was fun and staff was energetic.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5
We did the Royal Caribbean excursion Beach day which was fine. Drinks included but very watered down it tasted like sprite.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We waited till the end to disembark as we had a later flight and no one was around so had to ask a few people where to get off.
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