Radiance of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship was fantastic as always. We could tell they have cut back on employee's and towels. Little amenities were not there. But service was excellent. One thing that was not so great, everyone was trying to upsale us, service or goods. Oh well, we still enjoyed the cruise.

The cruise, our first, far exceeded our expectations. There was no part that wasn't up with the best service ever received. From the convenient boarding, the stateroom accommodations and service, the varieties of food and service, the cleanlinmess of the all parts of the ship, the locations we stopped at, the excursions and the coutesies of all staff members made this a most memorable experience.

The ship is clean, the service is good, the food is excellent. The shops are a bit small. This ship has lots of nice area's where you can sit and chatt or play cards, look out the window, read a good book. The entertainment is good, just not the best I have ever seen.

The Radiance of the Seas is beautiful. Not as big as some of the other ships we've sailed but beautiful none the less.

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.