Radiance of the Seas Review
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What a vacation! We are timeshare travelers, and love driving to a location and unloading for the week. We often take a day trip and stay overnight in another location. While we will still take an annual trip or two on land, I think Cruising is definitely for us...which is what this cruise was for! Find out if we liked sailing and if our bodies could handle the rolling seas. The answer is definitely YES!
If you have never been on a cruise, choose a short cruise, but at least 5 days so you can really get a feel for it. Believe all the tips that say bring fewer clothes and more money though! While almost everything on our Royal Caribbean Cruise was paid on our Sea pass, we had been told that the casino also used your Sea pass, which was not true. I am sure we might have lost more money if we had brought more, but it would have been nice to have a little bit more. We didn't get to the point of checking ATM fees, but we did set money aside for cab fare and tips when we returned to San Diego.
We had a terrible dinner table location, but we had such a wonderful couple to dine with, we decided NOT to move. We started out with 9 at our table, but one couple and their son were supposed to be with their group at another table. There was a Mom and her 17 year old daughter who joined us the first night and one other night. But the other couple was a delight, and have traveled and cruised a great deal, so we had a great time learning from them. Service was on the slow side, but we were not in a big hurry, so we didn't really care. The Grand Romance package was a special treat (can't believe we got tired of chocolate covered strawberries), but skip the Couples massage. VERY overpriced for what you get.
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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Cabin 9206 is AWESOME!! It was amazingly quiet, and the balcony has a totally unobstructed view! It is also located towards the center of the ship, and is so easy to find because the carpet is plain in front of the door so you can find it easily. We did accidentally leave our door open one time when we left the room (pull it shut, make sure it clicks, try to open it). And another time we had opened it to hear an announcement and didn't shut it tight. Can't imagine what people heard as they were walking by. The bathroom door was open, so we couldn't see that the door was open. OOPS! The balcony is big enough that on two mornings we took the extra table out from in front of the sofa and used it for breakfast. There are two chairs and a round table on the balcony with ample room. The cabin was much bigger than we had imagined it would be. Lots of closet space, lots of storage under the bed. A flat screen TV would be nice, but the one it has pulls out and swivels. It is hard to lock into place and came flying out in the middle of one night when the shipped rocked hard.