My best cruise (so far)

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: AndrewPap

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review

AndrewPap

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

8 Night Alaska Glacier (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2023

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8532

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Loved the destinations and the ship. Best cruise so far.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Delays over 1 ½ hours. Waiting for 3 ships to disembark and prepare for embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Don’t know if I’m just getting used to it, but it seems to be bland. Recommend Giovanni’s though.

Windjammer Marketplace

3 out of 5

Bit ho hum.

Giovanni's Table

5 out of 5

Had lunch there one day. Best Fillet Mignon. Linda the waitress was excellent.

Schooner Bar

5 out of 5

Great area to have a drink. So much glass to look out. Staff were great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Not into trivia or bingo. Lectures were great.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Can’t complain about the staff. Friendly and hard workers.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Love the ship, she’s a bit old so needs a bit of maintenance.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Overall great balcony cabin. Hated the small shower.

Ship tip

Ignore the battle scars and just enjoy it.

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Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Mendenhall glacier has receded so a bit disappointing. Otherwise cute town.

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Loved it. Do the White Pass Train. It’s a must.

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

RS2746 1 year ago

If you think this was the best you are sorely mistaken! OMG This Ship is old and dated. Ship smells of stale cigarettes like an old Vegas Casino. Graduate to Oasis Class or better and you’ll never travel on RCCL’s old stinky small ships again. I’ve had the pleasure of sailing on the symphony of the seas in May 2022 Because of my terrible experience on Radiance I canceled two future cruises. One through the panama canal, the second one from Barcelona Spain. Rebooked on Wonder for May 2024 And ICON November 2024 for Thanksgiving ! Now that is Style and Class 👍

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MarkXDStops 1 year ago

awful Embarkation Day is so true!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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Ship2Shora 1 year ago

Thanks for the detes 😎

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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