Introduction : All of our pictures are posted on : http://www.flickr.com/photos/34128007@N04/ From the day we booked this cruise, our main objective was to get-a-way (no phones, no internets) and no big plan for 10 days, we are going to go out there and basically "just do it" at the spur of the moment.
Missing-link : Comparing to the past cruises with RCCL, ONE biggest thing that we missed : Ship-Shape Dollar, yes.... those yellow paper you collected for participating on board cruise activities and at the end of the cruise day you may exchange for some gifts (key chain, lanyard, towel, t-shirt, etc) = those are gone = As this was our motivation to join those fun activities on board RCCL. No welcome-back gift (except the coupon booklets) for repeat customers.
Our story begins with : We took Amtrak (Surfliner Southbound) from Union Station Los Angeles to San Diego Santa Fe Station, and walked to the awaiting Radiance Of The Seas. We had to wait little bit more than half-hour an the Atrium, before they let us walk to our cabin after 1:30 pm. Cabin # 3045 was ready and clean when we checked in. Cabin attendant was not available until 4:00 pm, and so our luggage still not arrived, yet So we went up to Windjammers buffet to have lunch and taking leisure walk in order to get familiar with the ship & with camera in hand. Before emergency drill, we went to our room, we met Ed our cabin attendant and notice some wet spot inside the door, seemed the water came from the left side. We asked for more towel-mat, and he also provided with air-blower. Cabin supervisor Ms. Mercedes also came by to check and to make sure.
Cabin 3045 : standard inside Cabin Category N. This is what we did not even mentioned anywhere before. The safe at this room was jammed before we check-in. I have asked cabin attendant immediately upon check in if he could open the lock, and he suggested for me to call Maintenance and wait in the room until they come to fix the problem. We do not see any need to use the safe, so we did not call at all.
Here's the logic : if the safe already jammed before we moved in, why we have to call? Could they not just open it and fix it before the new guests check in ? Or is it the responsibility of the new-arrival guests to make sure all things in working order as we move in ?
Cabin 3144 : everything was in working order.
The very last cabin on deck three.
You can hear & feel a lot of people walking in/out during crews-shift time.
After the second night, we did not hear a thing, as we already get used to it.