Radiance of the Seas Review

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First Time Cruisers 5 nights on Radiance - Terrific !!!

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Cazzie D
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom

We arrived at OPT at approx. 10.45am Checked our suitcases. We then proceeded to line up & asked if we were able to start to board at that time (as I had 2 differing times on my paperwork 1 being 12 noon & other at 3pm)we were pretty happy to be able to get on board that early.

We purchased 5 bottle wine package for $190 but had $100 of on board credit (when cruise was booked) so I thought for $90 was good value.

We walked around the ship & checked out our cabin which was ready early but the luggage was not brought to the door until later. Our stateroom was bigger than we thought, bathroom was adequate, lots of storage space as well as hanging space, porthole was big. We were on Deck 3 Large Ocean View Stateroom, we could see the tug boats manoeuvring the ship when getting into port & we also had the sideways propulsion thing very close to us so every time that started up it caused the room to vibrate & it was noisy however I thought this is just a part of sea life & did not really bother us. The AC was great & at times a bit too cold. The daily intinery - Cruise Compass is delivered to your stateroom daily and gives a run down of the days activities and off shore excursions.

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Large Ocean View Stateroom

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We were on deck 3 Stateroom 3000 (Large Oceanview Stateroom) at the very front of the ship with only a neighbour to one side. Our room was bigger than we thought, bathroom was adequate, lots of storage space as well as hanging space, the porthole was much larger than expected. We could see the tug boats manoeuvring the ship when getting into/out of port and we also had the sideways propulsion thing (sorry dont know the technical name for it) very close to us so every time that started up it caused the room to vibrate and it was noisy however I thought this is just a part of sea life and it did not really bother us. Not far from the waterline so if the sea is rough you get waves of water coming up into your port hole glass - I thought this was great !! The AC in the room was great and at times a bit too cold. Bit of a walk from the room to the stairs or elevators. Could hear noise (suspect dance/singers/band rehearsals during the day) we not in the room when any shows were on so cant tell you if you can hear the theatre which is just above you. Room attendant Brilliant.

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