Oustanding Alsakan Experience

Radiance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Radiance of the Seas

7 Night Northbound Alaska & Hubbard Glacier (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: May 03, 2024

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8024

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise and great value. Wonderful way to get introduced to Alaka.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The timed process made embarkation very easy and less stressful

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room food was much better than our last cruise (pre-pandemic). The Windjammer was very consistent with past experiences. The Samba Grill was amazing!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Because this was an early May Alaskan cruise, outdoor shipboard activities were limited because of cold rainy weather. There was plenty to do inside with multiple activities every hour.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All of the entertainment was excellent. We enjoyed all of the shows, music and bands. Island Vibz and Music Ventures were outstanding. We did mis a good piano bar sing-along musician however.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
good job by all

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean ship. The Centrum on Radiance is small and some of the most popular activities were staged there (70's party, etc). The small space made it somewhat uncomfortable.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was on par with what we've had in the past. Very clean though starting to show its age.

Ship tip

Very friendly staff. It never felt crowded even though outdoor activities were very limited because of weather. Make a reservation at Samba Grill. Radiancce and Allure are the only two ships with this specialty restaurant and it was outstanding!

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Very pretty. Experience "FlyOver Cananda"

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
Great scenery

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Like a Caribbean port moved to Alaska. Including Diamond International.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Small, but with the Sky Gondola and the zipline - not to be missed.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Pretty native. The Raptor Center was very educational

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
Only way to explain this is WOW!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Simple and easy.
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6 Comments

Kingboxer     6 months ago

Great to hear

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the post

basssacker     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing we also enjoyed Radiance

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful Alaskan review.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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