Radiance of the Seas Review
Radiance of the Seas Christmas /New Year Cruise
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We arrived at Sydney's Overseas Passengers terminal at 10.30 am as we were told that check in would start at 11am.A officer walked up and down the line of people waiting making sure we had all our seapass forms already filled in and giving us custom forms to fill in while we waited for the doors to open.At 11am they opened and I was amazed at how quickly we started to move.And by 11.30am we were in and enjoying a cold drink and something to eat up at the Windjammer. We were lucky that we had arrived early and got on board so quickly.As we did hear later on that some people had to wait a long time in the sun to check in.Sydney's Overseas terminal could do with more undercover waiting area as it can take awhile to check in over 2000 people.Also it wouldn't hurt to have more people to check you in.
After lunch we went to explore the ship.And boy did it have the WOW factor that everyone told us it would have with all its glass.Also the ship was all decked out for Christmas and you knew straight away you were going to have a good time. In the Centrum there was a 2 story Christmas tree and lots of Christmas lights and on different decks around the ship they had gingerbread villages.
After 1pm we were allowed in to our cabins and we got our suitcase at around 2pm. We stayed in 2 Grand Suites (1030 & 1032) as we were traveling with our 2 children and my husbands parents. Our rooms were large with plenty of storage. The main room had a large queen size bed,a sofa, 2 chairs,coffee table and a flat screen TV.The bathroom had 2 sinks and a shower over the bath it also had plenty of storage.The balcony was large with 2 chairs a table and a sun lounge.Not long after we arrived at our suite.Our suite attendant Phillip Santos came and introduced himself and he was fantastic for the whole cruise and nothing ever seemed to much trouble for him. And he always seemed to be there to open the door for you when your arms were full after you had been out all day on a shore tour. His cheery smile and good morning was always a great start to the day. Staying in suites we were lucky enough to be able to use the concierge club. Which was a great place to go for a quiet coffee or a free pre dinner drink or 2. Our concierge Juan was a wonderful help in booking into restaurants also he was wonderful in getting my father in-law glasses fixed when they broke.
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Grand Suite
Grand Suites 1030 is large suite with plenty of storage in both the cupboards and draws.It has a mini bar with tea and coffee making facilities . The main room had a large queen size bed,a sofa, 2 chairs,coffee table and a flat screen TV.The bathroom had 2 sinks and a shower over the bath it also has plenty of storage under the sinks.It had a large shady balcony due to it being under a over hang from the deck above.The Balcony had 2 chairs a table (great for breakfast in the morning)and a sun lounge.