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Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Radiance of the Seas

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 08, 2024

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4545

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

I love to walk on the track before the sun comes up while my wife catches up on her sleep. We had wonderful foods at breakfast, lunch and dinner. We enjoyed fantastic musicians throughout the ship. Of course, the best thing about this cruise was the workers on Radiance of the Seas

Embarkation

5 out of 5
So easy-on the ship in under 10 minutes!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate all of our meals at the MDR on 4, the Windjammer buffet and the Park Cafe in the Solarium. I have many food allergies and was taken care of in all 3 areas. The food was delicious, hot and safe for my auto immune disease.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My wife and I enjoyed our walks on the track, playing putt-putt and just chilling. So nice to get away and do nothing for 4 days

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We loved a lot of the entertainment on the ship. There was a horn section that was spectacular and also a duo, Mellifluous, that was 2 ladies playing the violin and guitar. We saw Jimmy Blakemore in the Quill and Compass and he is quite the showman. We saw several shows in the main theatre that were also enjoyable.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our head waiter, Vinod Kumar, took incredible care of my wife and I with all of my food allergies. He spent a lot of time with us to make sure everything was great! Our waiter Gaurav and assistant waiter Den Mark (table 161)were amazing and made each dinner truly memorable. Vinod, the sous chef in Windjammer, made sure all my meals were prepared according to my needs. Our room attendant, Okli, made sure the room was clean and well stocked with everything we needed to make our cruise great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Even though the ship is older, it was spotless as the crew worked so hard to keep it that way. The common areas were always clean and orderly. The ship is very easy to get around and get used to.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was perfect! We get our best sleep in an interior room. The size is perfect for 2 people and was always clean.

Ship tip

Be prepared to relax and enjoy with wonderful food and music.

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We’ve been to Cozumel many times and just did some shopping at the port. Everyone is so friendly.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was probably the easiest one to date! We were supposed to get off at 7:30, but the gangway was opened at 7:20 and we were in the car in the parking garage across the street at 7:35. Only bad thing was the elevators weren’t working and we had to carry the bags up to the 5th level. Gave us an opportunity to burn off the breakfast 😂
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10 Comments

javawoody     9 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

byhisgrace     9 months ago

Thanks for your review

sgaul7113     9 months ago

I love Radiance! Probably my favorite ship. Not all the extra stuff to take away from relaxing. Lots of places to sit and watch the world go by!

NavasotaCruiser     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us and including the details of all that you enjoyed.

jurias0570     9 months ago

I'm glad and happy to see how much you appreciate the ship. It was my first ship. Still love it. Enjoyed it so much I booked 15 more cruises

basssacker     9 months ago

Thanks for your detailed review

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich     9 months ago

Ah. Glad you had such a great time

cruising2004     9 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your detailed review.

AuntPinkie     9 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

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