Delayed cruise due to yearly inspection

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: Cruiseronaship

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruiseronaship

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 23, 2023

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin number: 1072

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

All in all this was an adequate vacation. The staff seemed to be pretty nice to us. Sometimes the food wasn't up to our expectations.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

We were delayed about 4-5 hours due to a yearly US Coast Guard inspection of the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We were charged for some drink even though we had the deluxe drinks package.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots of fun stuff to do.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedians, shows, dancers, and the on ship orchestra were pretty good in our opinion.

Children's Programs

No kids with us this time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They all seemed very nice and seemed to be always looking for tips and a great review at the end.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Seemed to be very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Seemed to be in good order.

Ship tip

Carry on your luggage for quicker access to your clothes, etc.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Due to the delay we all had to wait for at least one hour in the burning sun prior to boarding.

Thumbs Up 1

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Seems like this port is just to get you to spend money. The tours were the way to go.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

The day trip to the resort was lame in our opinion. We taxied to the village and were much happier hanging out there.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super quick to get off the boat.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Beautiful ship, skip the productions