Radiance of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship had alot of activities to choose from on board. The decor on the ship was very impressive.

Loved, loved, loved almost everything. I thought the ship and it's crew were great. Very nice people that seemed to really like what they are doing. The ship was fun, the food was great ( except the deserts were kinda weird). Our waiter was really fun. Totally recommend

it's the best time ever....lots to do and the guest service is excellent even though they have to make some excuses because at times things aren't perfect, like the food.........but they make up for it by being so nice and welcoming..........I'm already booked on the Oasis of the Sea, and can't wait.......sail date is 1-9-10.......

We sailed on this beautiful ship back in 2009 on an Alaskan cruise. Everything was amazing! They catered to my nephew's finicky dinner requests and even remembered his favorite dishes! They were especially wonderful accommodating my husband's "handicap", as he was on a knee-walker at the time. The crew were amazing and we can't wait to cruise with RC again!

I got on the ship in San Diego , we stopped over night in San Francisco and then north to Alaska,the last port was Vancouver B C then I flew back to San Diego ,I have cruised on the Radiance of the Seas a few times it is a beautiful ship

We had a wonderful time. The ship was extremely clean. The food was exellent and all the personnel was really friendly. The beds were really comfortable and a lot of things to do.

The ship was very nice and our room was very good. The food was good but not outstanding. The gym was very good and the entertainment was entertaining. The lecture was very good. The service staff was very, very good.

The Radiance is a beautiful ship. It is modern and elegant, with many beautiful spaces. The centrum is magnificent and the spa is extremely attractive.

The ship was clean, food was well prepared and the dining staff was exceptional! There were more activities than could possibly be done. The cruise stops were well coordinated and everything ran smoothly.

About a week before we left, we were informed that there was an air & water show in San Diego at the time our ship was to leave to pick us up in Ensenada. This show has been going on for years from what I've been told. So we would meet at the convention center in San Diego & be bused from there. Well...we were at the convention center for 5 hours! Instead of having groups leave as they had a bus full, everyone left at once. We were on bus 53. Our bus driver did not speak English & drove like a manic on the winding roads. Some people arrived in San Diego the day before & stayed at the pre-cruise hotel. The hotel forgot to put their luggage on the bus & those poor people didn't get their luggage for FIVE DAYS, until we arrived in Maui. From what I heard, the only thing Royal Carribean did was give them a t-shirt.

My husband and I really enjoyed our first cruise. The Radiance staff is excellent. The cruise director, Simon, is charming. We LOVED our main dining room waiter, Abel. He was such a ham! We didn't care for Cozumel (go to Pancho's Backyard for lunch), but Key West (conch train tour), Grand Cayman (swam with stingrays), and Jamaica (4x4 safari adventure) were a blast. Be sure to sign up for a shore excursion in Grand Cayman so that you don't have to get a tender ticket. We didn't like how expensive drinks were, and we didn't think that the ship's singers were very talented. Nevertheless, we still drank and went to all of the shows! The ship is beautiful and by the end of it my husband and I had both agreed that we wanted to spend more days "at sea" on our next cruise!

The cruise was amazing. Pretty much from the day we got back my wife and I have been wanting to go on another...but it's kinda hard to work and cruise at the same time. We cringe every time we see a Royal Caribbean commercial come on because we want to go back so badly. We enjoyed pretty much everything. The massive amounts of windows and observation areas were really nice to look out of. The ship wasn't as lit up at night as the Carnival ships so stargazing on the Helipad was a frequent must. The wait staff was probably the best I've ever had in my life. Add to that, the people we got to sit with during the dining period were really great. We still exchange e-mails with them. All of the excursions we went on were enjoyable and shopping in open air markets on St. Maartin was fun. The most enjoyable excursion by far though was the Dolphin Encounter in the Bahamas. It was very awesome and we were smiling for the rest of the day. It's a smaller ship than the newer Royal Caribbean ships and that was nice. We never really felt overcrowded and enjoyed the anonymity afforded by the cruise. We developed little routines like Sudoku time (sadly RC didn't provide Sudoku one day) and midnight brownies (I gained 7 pounds...oops). I wasn't really ever affected too terribly by the movement of the ship, but one night was pretty bad when we were traveling flat out on the first cruising day. I thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and the cruise director was always good fun. The Radiance of the Seas made a believer out of me and I would definitely reccomend it to anyone wanting to go on a cruise. Our ship seemed nicer than any of the ones we encountered at ports (except for maybe the Disney ship which had a massive TV on the deck that we could watch from our cabin) and if not nicer then more homey. We got to see the Liberty of the Seas and I looked at some of the stuff online about it. It's a crazy ship that was MUCH larger than the Radiance. 4000+ compared to our 2300. So I was really pleased with the feel of the Radiance. It got to feel very comfortable, everyone was nice, the environment was nice and the size was just right.

Ship was ok - it was in need of repairs/attention. There was a broken window in the windjammer cafe, replacement did not match. Carpets and furniture were worn. Crew was not as friendly and helpful as my past Royal cruises. Many of them were new and the veteran ones seemed tired and in their on little world. Most of the bars were not fully stocked until Wednesday, you had to beg to get a "Coor's Light" even after mentioning it several times in different lounges and restaurants. Only one server "Agi from Poland" made it a point to make sure her area was fully stocked and bent over backwards to assist us. Room steward was very nice but was not properly trained for his position. Had to ask 3 times for and ashtray, extra pillow and towel. The dining room experience was nice and we had very good service. Overall our vacation was nice, I just wouldn't recommend this particular ship/crew.

The ship was clean and decorated nicely for Christmas. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The pools were nice. The entertainment was probably the best part of the cruise. The ships singers and dancers were excellent. The excursions offered were great. We enjoyed one at each port.

The ship was fantastic! Clean and spacious and great!

AWESOME ALL TOGETHER,,,FIRST OF ALL IM 37,,,BEEN ON MANY CRUISES AND CRUISE LINES,,,,AND FIND THAT ROYAL HAS THEIR "BLEEP" TOGETHER,,,,EVERYTHING YOU WANT IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT,,,THEY FIND A WAY TO GET IT,,,,,DINNER,,,EVERY NIGHT I ORDERED STEAK,,,IF THE KIND OF STEAK WAS NOT ON THE MENU,,,,,THEY COOKED IT SPECIAL FOR ME,,,,,BY THE SECOND NIGHT,MY WAITER NEVER ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED,,,,HE ALREADY KNEW,,,AND HAD IT WAITING FOR ME,,,,A+ FOR SERVICE AT THE DINING ROOM,,,,AND EVERYONE WAS AS NICE AS CAN BE,,,,WENT TO THE SHOWS EVERY NIGHT,,,,,,SOME SHOWS I WOULD'NT GO TO BACK HOME, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT INTREST ME,,,,,BUT SEEING THE SHOWS CAUSE THEY WERE FREE,,,IM GLAD I DID BECAUSE THEY WERE GOOD,,,,,,BUT MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WAS SIT AT THE PIANO BAR WITH "DAVID CURTIS"---HE IS THE BOMB,,,,,,,HE KNOWS EVERYTHING,,,IF HE DOESNT,,,,GIVE HIM 10 SECONDS,,,,HE FIGURES IT OUT,,,,,,MY GIRLFRIEND ENDED UP SINGING WITH HIM JUST ABOUT EVERY NIGHT,,,THEY HIT IT OFF GREAT AND SOUNDED LIKE THEY WORKED TOGETHER FOR YEARS,,,,,HE WAS FUN!!!,,,ROOM SERVICE WAS PERFECT,,,,ROOM WAS CLEANED AT ALL TIMES,,,,,,THE NIGHT CLUB WAS REALLY MY ONLY NEGATIVE,,,AND NOT A BAD NEGATIVE,,,,,IT WAS SOMEWHAT THROWN TOGETHER,,,,THE SPEAKERS AND EQUIPMENT,,,,MUSIC SELECTION AND DJ NEEDED A FEW POINTERS OF THE DIRECTION OF MUSIC A LITTLE,,,,BUT NOT BAD....POOLSIDE WAS BIG,,,POOL NEVER OVER CROWDED,,,,,TONS OF LAWN CHAIRS BOTH LOWER DECK AND UPPER DECK,,,,NICE OUTSIDE,,,POOLSIDE REGGE BAND NEEDED MORE SELECTION OF MUSIC,,,,WE HERD THE SAME SONGS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN,,TO THE POINT MY GIRLFRIEND AND I PLAYED GUESSING GAMES ON WHICH SONG WAS NEXT,,,,AND MOST OF THE TIME ONE OF US WERE RIGHT,,,,STILL A GOOD BAND THOUGH.....THE ENTERTAINMENT GUY WHO PUTS ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT TOGETHER CAN'T THINK OF HIS TITLE,,,,HE WAS REALLY GOOD,,,,HAD SOMETHING GOIN ON ALL THE TIME,,,,,HAD AN ADULT SCAVENGER HUNT THAT WAS SO OUT OF CONTROL.....MY SIDES STILL HURT FROM LAUGHING SO HARD,,,,ONLY DID THAT ONE NIGHT,,,,WISHED IT COULD OF BEEN MORE,,,,,,GETTING ON THE SHIP,,,A BREEZE,,,,SUPER NICE AND FAST !,,,,GETTING OFF A LITTLE DIFFERENT,,,,A BIT SLOW A DEPRESSING,,,,BUT FIT THE SITUATION,,,,THE KEY WAS THE TRIP FROM YOUR PLANE TO THE SHIP,,,,,VERY WELL DONE,,,,WHEN YOU GOT OFF THE PLANE,,,,A ROYAL PERSON WAS WAITING FOR YOU WITH ALL THE INFO YOU NEEDED,,,,MADE YOU FEEL LIKE THEY WERE THERE JUST FOR YOU,,,,,SHIP WAS AWESOME,,,CONDITION,,,,,GLASS ELEVATORS WHAT A VIEW,,,,,BALCONY,,,,ONLY WAY TO GO,,,SPEND THE EXTRA FEW BUCKS FOLKS,,,GET A BALCONY ITS WORTH IT,,,,SLEEP WITH THE DOORWALL OPEN,,,,YOU WILL NEVER GET A BETTER SLEEP...NO WE DID HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE FINDING COUPLES IN OUR AGE GROUP,,,IM 37,,,GIRLFRIEND IS 46,,,,,,BUT WE DID END UP FINDING 3 COUPLES NEAR THE END OF THE TRIP THAT WE HUNG OUT WITH,,,,I WOULD SAY THE AGE GROUP WAS PRETTY MIXED OF COURSE 50-60 WAS A MAJORITY,,,,KIDS NOT TOO MANY AND NEVER GOT UNDER OUR FEET,,,,A NICE MIX.....ISLANDS WERE ST. MARTEEN (GO TO ORIENT BEACH-BEST BEACH IN THE WORLD),,,ST. THOMAS (GO ON THE SHORE EXCURSION "BONES"---AWESOME PEOPLE TAKE YOU SNORKLING TO BEST PLACES AROUND)-ANTIGA UMMM NOT REALLY SURE,,,WENT ON A LAME SNORKLING TRIP....NASSAU,,,,NOT REALLY GOOD EITHER GOT DROPED OFF ON THIS LITTLE ISLAND AND WERE TOLD YOU CAN ONLY GO FROM THIS END OF THE BEACH TO THE OTHER,,,WHICH WAS NO MORE THAN 50 YARDS AT MOST,,,,WITH A TONS OF US RUNNING FOR LAWN CHAIRS,,,ARGHHHH....BUT THOSE CHOICES OF COURSE WERE ARE PROBLEMS......SO OVERALL,,,,,ROYAL DID IT FOR ME,,,AND HAS DONE IT FOR ME BEFORE,,,,,WENT ON ENCHANMENT OF THE SEAS,,MAJESTY OF THE SEAS BOTH A FEW TIMES BUT THE RADIENCE WAS BY FAR THE BEST,,,,,PAY THE EXTRA MONEY FOR ROYAL,,,ITS NOT MUCH BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE,,,,SORRY NORWIGENAND AND CARNIVALTILL NEXT TIME !!!!!

We recently went on an eastern caribbean cruise aboard the radiance of the seas.. it was our first cruise and we had high expectations.. we sure were not disappointed.. my husband and i enjoyed our vacation very much.. the cruise. made us forget about the stresses of our jobs :) Although some of the live entertainment wasn't up to par, most of it was enjoyable especially the adult games.. There is always something going on.. we especially enjoyed the Caribbean dance party under the stars..we had an ocean view room which was decent in size.. The queen size was surprisingly comfortable. The staff was very friendly and accommodating.. the food was great and service was excellent.. We celebrated our first wedding anniversary on the cruise and it was worth every penny... 8-nights didn't seem long enough.. In the end, we were sad to leave away the friends we made.. we can't wait to go on another cruise and we'd definitely sail on the radiance of the seas again..

This was our second trip on the Radiance of the Seas...to Hawaii this time. We did Alaska with her last year. As you can guess, we liked it so much the first time, we came back for a second cruise. The ship is staffed with about the friendliest people around. The deck hands even greet you with a smile. Plenty to do or not to do on this ship. Talking with more experineced 'cruisers', we got the impression that they liked this ship...not too big and not too small. Great entertainment....yes...I saw 'Happy Feet' on the ship.

This was my 35 wedding anniversary cruise to Alaska for my wife and I. We did the land portion first for 7 days, and then the Southward bound 7 day cruise. I had gone on at least 5 other cruises in my life, several of them 21+ days, but that was 32 years ago. My wife had never gone a cruise so she had nothing to compare this experience to other than the level of service and food she was accustomed to when we traveled. My wife tells me that I set my expectations to high; I judge the level of service by how we are treated at the Fairmount Hotels, or for that matter, one of the better hotels on the strip in Las Vegas like the Bellagio or Caesars. This was nothing like that, the accountants are running the hospitality aspects of the ship and it reflects poorly on the company. Here is just one very small, annoying process that has been put in place on board ship, you cannot run a tab. Every time you order a drink you must close out the tab. This is very annoying especially during dinner. The food at its best mediocre and you always felt rushed, this also applies to the two other premium restaurants alternatives on board. We were fortunate in that on our stateroom level we had access to a concierge, so we worked all our fixes through him. He was a god send since when you were forced to work with the rest of he crew they did not see to understand the concept of Accommodating the guests requests. The front desk would typically say no to requests that were a little off the norm without offering you any other alternatives or possibilities even with the proper handshake. My wife enjoyed herself but I strongly feel that I did not receive fair value for my money.

The "Radiance" is the largest ship that we have sailed on. She has enough room for everyone except during the early breakfast hours in the Windjammer. We really expected more since she is so large. Almost every morning we had to wait for a table. The wait staff kept their eyes open for those who were about to leave so the table could be cleaned quickly. The only other items that upset us was that the pre-scrambled eggs were always runny and there were very few, if any, steamed veggies on the lunch buffet. The lack of lines in the "food court" setup of the Windjammer contributed to the lack of tables. For almost every person at the steam tables, there was one person saving a table for eating. If the "old-fashioned" lines seemed long, at least they kept everyone in line and there was no "saving" of seats (usually for a party of two at a table for 4 or 6 - and they didn't want "strangers" sitting with them) The shows every evening were wonderful. The talent showed by the singers and dancers on the crew is nothing short of amazing!!! Imagine doing lifts and swinging from a cable while the floor beneath you is rocking back and forth. Even the "well-known" talent had to cope with the seas once in a while. We were pleased with our cabin and our tablemates for dinner. I don't know how the combinations are chosen, but they did a good job with us.