A little background... I'm in my thirties, divorced, no children. This is my third cruise, and my second with RCCL.
I flew down to Fort Lauderdale from Kennedy Airport via JetBlue two nights before the cruise. (I almost didn't make my first cruise two years ago, so I wanted to give myself as much of a "time cushion" as possible.) As this was a group cruise of about forty single Christians, a ...
My husband and I booked a 6 night Western Caribbean cruise directly with Royal Caribbean. After last's years lost luggage, we went a day ahead this time. I highly recommend doing this- less stressful and no rush to the ship. We stayed at the Embassy Suites in Ft. Lauderdale, very close to the airport and the port. This hotel however does not offer shuttle service from neither the airport nor Port ...
First our background. We are a 40(ish) couple who have cruised three times with Celebrity but this was our first with the kids (our 5 year old daughter and our 6 year old son) and our first with Royal Caribbean. We were also traveling with my brother in law and his wife and my mother in law and her best friend.
The cruise- The February 24 Western Caribbean 6 night sailing.
Embarkation- Unlike ...
This was my second cruise (first was on Carnival) and my husband's first. We traveled with another couple, all of us being in our 30's. We didn't take any of our kids. After a long red eye flight into Fort Lauderdale, all we wanted to do was get on the ship and relax! First of all, we were greeted at the airport by very friendly staff and it was a very organized trip from the airport to the port. ...
My partner and I sailed on Radiance of the Seas 6 night Western Caribbean February 24 - March 1, 2008. This was our 7th cruise together and my 11th cruise overall. I have sailed on Carnival and Princess (though probably would do neither again), HAL Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, and Westerdam and sailed on Jewel of the Seas 8 night Eastern Caribbean December 1, 2007. I am 40 and he is 52.
I want to give ...
Thanks to all who take the time to write about their experiences, it helps avoid a lot of problems and concerns, so here is a few comments about our Western cruise on this very nice ship that may be helpful to someone.
We drove from Atlanta early and went A1A as much as possible, very interesting to see upscale neighborhoods beginning around Delray Beach and south to Ft. Lauderdale (could see ...
So far RCCL is my favorite line but I now have a favorite ship. I did some smaller ships, sovereign and grandeur and a couple of bigger ships, mariner and explorer. some were too small some were too big, radiance is just right. Mind you any ship I am on is great, but if I had to choose, it would be Radiance.
Embarkation was quick and easy. We stayed in a GS so we had a priority ticket. When they ...
Well, we patiently waited for our cruise by doing tons of research online. I used a lot of tips and secrets from CC, so thank you all! We flew American Airlines from Newark, NJ (13 degrees outside!) to Miami, Florida. We were leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, but the price from Newark to Miami was $90 cheaper. I booked and paid in full for the flights, hotel, cruise, excursions and wines (bought from ...
My wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary on this cruise. We have not taken a cruise before, but have many friends who have. This cruise line and ship were highly recommended by our travel agent.
We flew into Ft. Lauderdale the night before the cruise left and stayed at the Ramada Airport. Our experience here was not good and unfortunately we had a very restless night. I would not recommend ...
Third time on Radiance First time for my son (22yrs old) 14th Cruise for me
Stayed at the Marriott Biscayne Bay. Wonderful Hotel with great room service, right on the beach, clean rooms, 5 minutes from the port.
The Radiance is my favorite class of ship and this was my third trip on the Radiance, first cruise for my son. The ship is just the right mix of things to do and easy to get around. ...