"I only discovered halfway through the cruise you could go out of the room and almost anywhere on the ship and get good internet signal.To tell the truth, I'd go on this cruise again just for the..."Read More
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Not enough Gluten Free food. Way too much East Indian food, but it was good but not Every single day! One day of Mexican good and it was bad! A joke. The chocolate mouse jiggled, conscestency of jello and literally No taste. Not chocolate, tho dark, just bla.
Carne asada or carne A Sad Duh! was 3 thin slices beef with a blob of spinach on top. Mexican night dinner in dining room had tacos, a ...
See below for comments on the music. We chose this cruise to visit Panama and Columbia as well as the typical Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel. The welcome aboard in the "Centrum" was Horrible, long lines accompanied with very loud Disco type music and irrelevant announcements being made over the loudspeaker. We waited in the overcrowded "windjammer" buffet for our rooms to be released. ...
The Good: Radiance of the Seas is a beautiful ship and this was the Captain’s second sailing on this ship. He was very visible and friendly. All of the crew members were happy to see us and very professional. The food was good in the MDR and Windjammer. The shows were wonderful, including The Piano Man, City of Dreams, Tango and a tribute to Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons. Some of the ...
My wife and I live in California, and were planning to attend a wedding in Key West. Since we had a significant (and about to expire!) RCI credit from a Mediterranean cruise where half the ports were canceled due to weather, the Panama Canal cruise was an easy choice.
Embarkation in San Diego was much easier than in our prior experiences in Europe. Having booked balcony and ocean-view rooms ...
My wife and I just returned from fifteen days on the Radiance of the Seas (RCI) cruise out of Tampa (4-29-11) through the Panama Canal to San Diego. It is hard not to like cruising, the ocean is amazing -- relaxing and soothing! Yet, when we cruise the way we are treated and the organization by the ships crew can make a wonderful cruise into something far less attractive. When we boarded the ...
Embarkation was fast and flawless. We went right to our 7th floor mid ship balcony room, walked out to see the view and were floored!!! Extending directly from our balcony was a ten foot white platform that we later determined was the roof holding the lifeboats on the floor below. There were workers on the platform, painting and doing repairs. Part of the enjoyment of a balcony room has always ...
In this review, I'm not going to repeat what I have read many times in other reviews. If you read this site as much as I did while planning and before taking a cruise, you already know everything about the ship. I will attempt to just include what we liked and didn't like (for whatever it is worth) and information about excursions that we took.
We could not find anything to complain about in the ...
We Started cruising late in life, 6 years ago, but thanks to RCCL we were sold on cruising 15 in this period.Most have been on Celebrity,which we love but Royal has been more than satisfactory as has Princess. We did have a recent Carnival cruise that fell short of our expectations. We arranged our own flight and hotel arrangements in Fort Lauderdale. The embarkation process was wonderful it took ...
When I try to think of things that could have been better, it's difficult.
The staff was, to a person, wonderful. I was amazed that, with their absurd work schedules, & the pressure of dealing with so many new people every week or two, they could retain their genuine courtesy & friendliness.
The cabin (I think it was category D2) was comfortable. It was very important to have a balcony, which ...
BACKGROUND: We like cruising, had lived in Panama, and decided that the Radiance of the Seas was the way to re-visit Panama in a relaxing manner. We flew to Fort Lauderdale the day before the cruise and stayed in the Embassy Suites near the port. They have a "cruise deal" where they take you to the pier as part of the room cost. Saturday morning saw dozens of people checking in and out from the 7 ...