Radiance of the Seas Review
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Well, after reading some of the previous reviews, I wonder if we were on the same ship. We only boarded in Fremantle, so can't comment prior to this, but we ( all five of us) had a great time. Yes, we had delayed boarding in Fremantle whilst the ship was sanitized because of the gastro virus, but I'd rather late getting on board that sick! Once on board, we found our stateroom on deck 4 to be clean, and our stateroom attendant was fantastic. No towel animals thou, not sure why. There were some precautions in place, such as no self serve in the Windjammer and we couldn't play pool :( but we understood why, and respected that they didn't want anyone to be sick.
We found the staff from ships officers to cleaners to be just as friendly, helpful, and accommodating as ever, in fact our head waiter in the dining room went out of his way to supply something that my wife had asked for, which they made specially for her. We also had one member of our party who required a very special diet, and they made her a special meal every night. That's service.
I would agree that the ship is looking a little shabby, and I noticed that the floors in the Windjammer and some other public areas were not spotless. The tendering in Cairns was probably the biggest complaint that we would have. Some local ferries were used as they were in Bali, but for some reason it took way too long to get off and back on the ship. The ferries seemed to sit forever to get to the ship, and ages to pull away. Something was obviously wrong, and RCL needs to look at that.
Cabin Review
Interior Stateroom
We have stayed on deck 4 3 times before on Radiance. It leads our into the Centrum, which is handy. We stayed on deck 3 last year, and had lots of noise from the dining room, but this time it was very quiet, and clean. Everything worked as it should, and we had no problems with anything.
Port Reviews
Geraldton
Nice little town. Very well set out. Visit the HMAS Sydney11 Memorial, very moving.
Bali
We organised our own tour to Ubud and the Monkey Forest. Great trip, but I'm not a fan of Bali. Some people love it though. Indonesia charges $35 USD for a visa even if you don't get off the ship. I think that this should be built into the fare rather than on your sea card.
Cairns
Once again, organised our own trip to Kuranda on the sky rail. very hot again, but a nice trip over the rain forest in a gondola. Town is a bit "hippy" but quirky and lots of interesting markets. Train trip back down is very slow, and hot in the vintage carriages. I would take the gongola both ways.
Darwin
Use the ships shuttle bus, and at $20 USD it was a bit rich. We got on a local bus, and went to the aviation museum at the RAAF base. Lots of history and well worth a visit. very hot though. I'd love to go back and do more things. Nice place.
Perth (Fremantle)
We boarded in Fremantle, and had three days there. Really nice place, lots to see.