Radiance of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship and cruise were exceptional. The whole experience was relaxing and worry free. Anything that was needed was easily provided immediately. The travel agent with whom we dealt was exceptional. When we had difficulty with the on board credit, I emailed our BJ's agent and within hours it was addressed and taken care of. I highly recommend the ship and the cruise line.

The ship was in excellent condition and always kept clean. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

The Radiance of the Seas was the largest ship we have been on. It was very neat and clean. We really enjoyed the cruise and every port. I would recommend an Alaskan cruise to everyone.

We were 1st time cruisers and have to say the ship and the staff on the radiance of the sea was above our expectations. We were the last group to go around cape horn as carribean cruise lines has dropped this from its list. The day we rounded the cape it was clear and sunny (cool ) and the ocean was as calm as you could get it. Overall it was well worth going.

Llegamos al puerto de Buenos Aires y para mi asombro, me doy cuenta que por ms que el puerto no es gran cosa, Royal Caribbean organiza las cosas muy bien, haba bastante gente para recibir las valijas y en atencin para embarcar tendramos unas 30 personas, por lo cual 40 minutos despus de haber llegado estabamos arriba del barco, esto lo aclaro ya que el ao anterior viajamos en otra compaa y tardamos ms de 3 horas para embarcar y o casualidad, que la compaa en la que viajamos el ao anterior sala el mismo dia que el nuestro, y al igual que el ao anterior haba como 150 personas para embarcar. Cuando llegamos al camarote, vimos que haba solo una cama matrimonial, siendo que habamos reservado para 3, ya que viajabamos mi seora, yo y mi nena. Llamamos a la asistente y nos dice, que ms tarde, cuando haga la cama para la noche, la habitacin tiene 2 camas ms que se sacan del techo, uno de los puntos negativos, pens que no quedaban ms ese tipo de camarotes, lo ideal hubiera sido un silln cama. Con respecto a la limpieza 10 puntos, no se puede decir nada, durante los 13 das del trayecto todo brillaba y a cualquier hora. Espectacular lo que es el barco, el Radiance of the Seas, los ascensores de vidrio, algunos con vista al mar mientras suben bajan y los otros con vista al Centrum, no dejen de ver las fotos, es espectacular. Los restaurantes, que puedo decir, todo espectacular, muy bien servido, muy buena atencin, variedad, una sola contra es que en la cena en el principal, hay que elegir un horario fijo y siempre en la misma mesa. Muy buena la langosta, los langostinos, el salmn, el lomo, cordero, cerdo, ensaladas, los postres, sin palabras. Se puede comer la cantidad que uno quiera, las porciones son generosas, pero si les gusta ms de un plato no duden en pedirlo, yo un da llegu a pedir 3 entradas y 2 platos principales. As me fue, llegu con casi 5 kilos de ms. Con respecto a los otros restaurantes, el Windjammer para desayunar, almorzar y comer algo en el medio est muy bien. Y si de noche se quedaron con hambre el Seaview es chico, pero muy bueno, muy buena atencin. Sndwiches, aros de cebolla, hamburguesas, ricos postres, si tan solo quieren, para tomar un caf, te, un trago. El teatro muy bueno, con muy buenos espectculos, de las 13 noches, la primera no fuimos, del resto, sacando una sola noche que fue malo el show, todos muy buenos, en especial el que hace un imitador canadiense que se llama Sean OShea, si viajan, pueden perderse cualquier show, menos este, realmente es muy bueno, mucha diversin, interacta con el pblico, altamente recomendable. Una mencin especial para el cuidado de los chicos, los das que no hace puerto, tienen actividades de 9 a 12, 14 a 17 y 19 a 22. Si uno lo quiere dejar en los intermedios tambin los tienen pero ah ya tienen que pagar 8 dlares por cada vez que los dejen y si luego los quiere dejar, posterior a las 22 creo que estaba 6 dlares la hora. No lo recomiendo ya que sino, uno no est nunca con los chicos, pero alguna vez que uno quiere ir a cenar a los 2 restaurantes pagos a algn show en especial est la opcin La pasan muy bien y algo que al menos Royal tiene es que los das de puerto, cuidan a los chicos desde media hora antes de que uno pueda desembarcar hasta media hora despus de embarcar todo de corrido. Tienen muchas actividades y es hasta los 17 aos. Con respecto a las actividades diarias hay de todo, un muy completo gimnasio, pista para caminar correr, voley, bsquet, 3 piscinas, una para chicos con rampas para desplazarse, una abierta para todos y una cubierta climatizada, que para los das que estuvimos en el sur de Argentina y Chile, vino muy bien, y para los das que estuvimos ms al norte, pero a la hora del sol, tambin. Hay tambin concursos de Wii, cursos de salsa, de teatro, karaoke, etc. De noche en el Centrum hay cantantes todas las noches, hay bares por todos lados. En fin, le doy 6 puntos sobre 6 posibles.

The getting on/off the ship was horrendous. Extremely poorly managed and left us with the uneasy feeling that if there were a true emergency we were doomed. The ship wasn't very clean, right down to dirty glassware and cutlery. They took one city out of the itinerary and then we couldn't dock at a second location. Seemingly refunding our shore excursions and port tax was supposed to make us feel better. The entertainment was mediocre and passengers were inconsiderate.

I was skeptical about such a large ship. However, this ship was very well organized and the personnel were fantastic in their courtesy. The ships internal elevator layouts eliminated congestion normally encountered. And the Megaship syndrome was avoided. Radiance of the Seas has it right! This cruise changed our impression of prior cruises on other lines, and now has us looking into another Royal Caribbean Cruise.

This was our first cruise so I have nothing to compare it with. However, I can't begin to tell you how much we enjoyed it. The Radiance of the Seas was absolutely beautiful, well maintained (very clean), and everything you might need. The places for dining were the absolute best. The food served in the Windjammer was very well prepared and delicious. Needless to say, the Cascades Dining Room was beyond wonderful. The waiter and assistant waiter were extremely efficient and very nice (personable). Our stateroom (8114) was exactly where I would have requested it to be and also well cared for. Our stateroom attendant was very helpful and kept our cabin immaculate. You were informed at all times of all activities and could choose what you wanted. We definitely would choose this ship again, or any Royal Caribbean.

Start to finish, it was a great vacation. From the organized boarding to the disembarkation each day was meticulously planned and carried out. I don't see how it could be improved - smooth as silk.

This was our family's third cruise. Overall we had a wonderful time. The ship was beautiful, the staff was friendly and helpful. The scenery was spectacular. The food was quite good. Getting on and off the ship was pretty easy. I had read another review which said that waiting for a taxi at Ballentyne Pier was horrible, so we had a car waiting which took us right past a pretty long line! The only cons for us was the dining times. 6pm is too early for dinner, 8:15pm is too late. In addition, I wanted just a glass of wine at dinner, my husband, one mixed drink. This required a wine person and a separate drink person to write up our charges and bring us our drinks.This was in addition to having a waiter and assistant waiter for food. This was so cumbersome, really unsure why it has to be done this way. We took our teenage girls with us. They hung out with us the whole time so cannot comment on the programs for that age group.

THe ship was beautiful and well maintained.

The ship was pleasantr enough, but there was only one outdoor pool available for adults and it was monopolized by mostly drunken college age kids. Food was OK but not what I expected. The production "show" would be below average for a high school production... almost laughable it was so bad.

We had a wonderful time on the ship. The port's of call were not the best with the exception of Grand Cayman. The ship overall was excellent. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. We found the lack of pools to be a problem.

This was our first trip on a Royal Caribbean cruise. Last year we took a Carnival cruise on one of their older ships. We did not like the Royal Caribbean cruise as much as we enjoyed the Carnival trip. This ship was nice but did not knock our socks off. We had been told that once we went on a Royal Caribbean cruise we would never want to go on another cruise line. This is not the case for us. We would rather go on another Carnival cruise. The shower curtain never stayed in the shower. The floor was always wet when you were done with showering. There was no room in the shower to bend over and shave your legs. Rest of the cabin was very roomy. Elevators seemed very slow. Easier to take the stairs (up 11 decks) than to wait for the elevator.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SHIP WAS FANTASTIC

Had a wonderful first cruise with this line. Staff is very friendly and makes you feel special by calling you by name. Pool water temperature becomes uncomfortably warm towards end of cruise. Portofino's and Chops are great, some of the main dining room food could be better. The entree's were good but salads and appetizers, not so good. Should offer anytime dining. 8:30 is too late and 6:00pm too early. Castaways buffet was the best of all cruises I have taken. Departing the ship seemed to take forever. Great value, definitely recommend.

The ship was nice but a bit on the smaller side compared to other ships in this cruise line and other lines. Smaller shopping area on board but loved their "Every item is $10" section.

This was our first cruise and we loved every minute of it. It is so beautifully decorated. The service was superb. Our waiters Rathan and Franklin, were so kind and friendly. Our cabin attendant took wonderful care of all of our needs and even beyond our needs. He took extra care in pleasing us.Everyone was wonderful. I can't wait to take another cruise and yes, I would go on the Radiance again.

The ship needs repair. The paneling is peeling in places.

This is our second cruise on the Radiance of the Seas. The first was only my husband & I. This one we brought our two boys ages 13 & 15. It was a blast! Everyone was very helpful with our questions. The Cruise Compass that they delivered to our staterooms each night about the next port, was very informative. It had the dock time, weather, deck to disembark, the stores the ship guarantees friendly service, maps, a short review of facts about the port and everything else to do onboard the ship. I hate to say that we never made it to the main dining room this time. We ate at the Windjammer Cafe, the Seaview Cafe and Chops Grille. The Windjammer always had many choices. Between the four of us we had Chinese, Burgers, pizza, fish and pasta, all for dinner. While we were waiting for our reservation time at Chops, we all enjoyed a drink (virgin for the boys) at Schooner Bar & the staff there was friendly and fun to converse with. She paid attention to the boys & asked them questions about their day & their cruise experience. She got those clams to open up and give details! That is a feat in itself! We ate at Chops twice, once on the 15th & again on the 18th. The food was excellent! I hate to say it, but when I shop for cruises, I only go on ones with Chops Grille. We had the same waitress both nights. She remembered what our likes & dislikes were, what we ordered & also both of the shore excursions we did on the 15th, along with details! Talk about Customer service. Our shore excursions that we purchased thru the website before we left were all very well organized and well worth the money. We always had free transportation to and from the ship. We brought along our cameras, but we did not have to use them very much, almost all of the shore excursions had someone taking video and/or pictures of us. That way, we all four could be in them. Some of the excursion staff delivered the disks to the ship for us as well! Guest Relations made sure that the disks were in our staterooms after dinner. We had two balcony staterooms next door to each other. The boys were in one room (as long as they are right next door, it is allowed to let two minors have a room to themselves). Both rooms were made up as one queen, we asked our stateroom attendant to change the bed in the boys' room to two beds & it was done within 15 minutes! The boys were always intrigued to see what the towel sculpture was going to be when we returned to our rooms! This was the best family vacation with the most diverse & memorable experiences that we had ever had!