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Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Radiance of the Seas

9 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 09, 2023

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a fun cruise. Enjoyed the warm weather & friendly people.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Probably the smoothest embarkation we've experienced. Our check-in time was 1:30. We were a little early but got right in. We finished our safety briefing check-in just as the announcement was made that the staterooms were ready.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food in the main dining room was always delicious. The buffet could have used a little more variety. We had breakfast & lunch there daily. While the food was good, it was pretty much the same offerings every day.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I enjoyed the track on deck 12. Was a pleasant place to walk & enjoy the scenery.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I went to several of the production shows. The performers are all very talented. I found the volume of the music to be uncomfortably loud, but the use of ear plugs helped a lot.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was amazingly efficient & one of the kindest & most cheerful people ever. The waiters in the dining room were awesome.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Not my favorite layout. Customer service, shore excursion desk, shopping, & the next cruise section are centrally located. Which is OK until there's an event or live music in the central atrium, so you have to pretty much yell to be heard over whatever's going on.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We had an ocean view cabin on Deck 3. Was fairly comfy. The shower has a curtain instead of a door, which I don't care for, but the water pressure was excellent.

Ship tip

Use the maps to help find your way around.

Ports of call

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Wandered around the port area, shopped a little. Didn't see any excursions that appealed.

Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Falmouth is OK. We stayed in the port area, did a little shopping.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
We did an excursion to a Mayan Bee Sanctuary, a Mayan Chocolate shop, & a tequila tasting. Was interesting, & our guide gave us all sorts of interesting info & history.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fairly easy. They could use better signage for getting where you need to go once you exit the terminal, but I was able to get directions from security.
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