An Alaska cruise... another item on our "Bucket List" and we found a great price for the "first sailing of the season" on Radiance of the Seas. The flights from Tennessee to Vancouver were long but we were filled with high anticipation of a great trip. Our flight into Vancouver actually arrived thirty minutes early but we were surprised at the lengthy process of getting off of the plane and ...
Wanted to see Alaska had went with Royal on prior cruise. Best service on ship ever. A+
The drink package was good, food at windjammer great. The nice man that cleaned our room left animals made out of towels it was great. The ship was just the right size, just big enough but not to big, would see same people often made friends. Some of the staff learned your name, that was nice. The ...
This cruise was an amazing deal! I only had 1 week vacation, so a 5 night cruise fit our schedule perfectly. We live close to Vancouver, it is a very convenient port for us to cruise out of. I was interested to see Prince Rupert as the US/CDN exchange rate is quite high right now, a port in Canada would be a better value for us. We stayed at a 'stay and cruise' hotel in Burnaby. You can park ...
starting with my embarkation was great, smooth despite the great number of people getting aboard.during my time on the ship everything was excellente, service people were very atented,helpful,friendly with excellent attitude;including waiters at the restaurant whom were very friendly,courteous with great manners;room service was top of the line ,pool people very good,restaurant people were ...
We chose this cruise because it was an Alaska (if condensed) trip that fit our schedule. Overall, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either.
Ship: The layout is decent. You never feel like you are on the 90,000+ ton ship you are on. The only thing I'd say poorly of it was the external appearance. When we got off the ship in Vancouver, it sat across from the Crown Princess. And there the ...
This short itinerary fit well into both vacation time and budget. Also, it was a great introductory to the Inside Passage and Alaska. This was my 3rd time sailing from Vancouver - so was familiar with Canada Place and surrounding area. I took the Sky Train from my hotel (stayed in nearby Burnaby). The Sky Train is very safe, efficient and inexpensive and I would recommend it!
Although it was ...
We cruised the Radiance of the Seas from Vancouver to Ketchikan to Prince Rupert and back (5 nights / 6 days) as our first Royal Caribbean International (RCI) adventure, and we will not sail with this cruise line or its affiliates again. (FYI-our platinum cruise with Carnival is this September, so we know what to expect when cruising.) The following commentary reflects our viewpoint and opinions ...
Booked Suite 1038 for 11 day cruise. Had nothing but trouble with the toilet; backed up 18 times. Staff continued to apologize, but never fixed the issue. Furniture was worn. Ship needs a major update.
Common areas were dirty the first few days of cruise. One redeeming point was the dining options. Main dining room had some new menu choices. Service was wonderful. Even Windjammer ...
This was a cruise we picked for our 30th anniversary. My wife wanted to see a volcano, I wanted to experience a longer cruise and we both wanted to see Hawaii. It was a perfect cruise for us!
For background, we are fairly recent cruisers with our first cruise being on the Monarch for our 25th anniversary. This Hawaiian cruise was our 8th cruise, all being with RCI except one with Disney. For ...
This is our third cruise, all with Royal Caribbean, and first time on the Radiance. We had never been to Hawaii and with some extra vacation time accrued needing to be used up, we decided to make good use of it by doing a 19 day land-sea vacation combo.
Cliff Notes Version of My Review:
Overall, I really enjoyed the cruise. I did not allow some aggravations to dull my, otherwise positive, ...