Radiance of the Seas Review
Radiance of the Seas - A great first choice!
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Having never cruised before, my partner and I decided to try a 14 day round trip cruise to New Zealand from Sydney, Australia. A big factor in helping us choose a cruise line and ship was the activities offered on board; my partner likes to keep busy and I wanted to make sure he wouldn't get bored. Radiance offered a lot of activities and on paper, she looked like a fun ship with heaps to do. She certainly didn't disappoint!
Travel to Embarkation point & embarkation process
As we travelled from interstate to get to Sydney, we decided to take the airport train to Circular Quay, a 20 minute trip which cost AUD$30 per person. It was very easy to travel to the embarkation point this way straight from the airport terminal. The embarkation process itself was quite long - as we had not been through the process before being first time cruisers, we left it to our TA to arrange the air travel and arrived about 1.15pm in the Sydney Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) at Circular Quay. Unfortunately, so did everyone else on the cruise!
Cabin Review
Good size stateroom, elegant decor, 'partially obstructed view' was a ladder that is used by the crew for washing windows on the ship, slightly bigger balcony with room for a sun lounge as well as the table & two chairs, balcony formed part of the superstructure of the ship at the aft end which was quite protected from the elements, very quiet room situated between two decks with staterooms and only one adjoining room, small bathroom & shower, comfortable large bed, Interactive flat screen TV with several movie channels, one or two news channels and a sports channel, order room service or check your account from the TV, large sofa, small coffee table, small desk space with chair and a large cupboard space.