Older ship, Great staff

Item: Radiance of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: mims56

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review

mims56

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 04, 2023

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9576

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Our cruise had many older cruisers with physical limitations but they seemed to do well on this smaller ship. All staff that we encountered were polite and helpful

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

MD was hit or miss. Had already experienced the menu changes on WOS . Unfortunately my husband had 2 nights that food was unedible. Shortribs and then NY strip. Ordered steak med rare. Was so rare it was cold inside. He's not picky or a complainer. Just so unfortunate that RC has cut to this level of food in main

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The centrum always had activities but too small at times for the people. We enjoyed the schooner bar in evening to listen to live entertainment and have a cocktail. Best chocolate martini

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Old school cruise entertainment. RC could improve with theirheadliner acts and their own singers and dancer shows. I've seen lots better in the past on this class of RC ships

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was good. Very clean.

Ship tip

Ship is not your mega ship experience but if you are older and want a quieter cruise, this is for you

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

My favorite port but only if you take excursion or do something privately. I find the taxi line more organized and not as frantic as eastern Caribbean ports

Thumbs Up 8

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Not much to do unless you take excursion. Constant bantering from shop employees.

Thumbs Up 0

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Disembarkation was a bit confusing since we left from terminal 3 and returned to 6. Wouldn't be much of issue except we parked in garage which is very close to 3 and were walking with luggage from 6. Thankfully cool and no rain