Myself (male, age 44) and DW (age 41); we have two young children who we left with the grandparents so we could enjoy a 10th anniversary cruise by ourselves. Our criteria for picking this sailing: (1) it had to include ports with Mayan ruins, and (2) it had to take place on our actual anniversary date. And this led us to a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise out of Tampa on the Radiance of the ...
We did our first cruise over Christmas 1999 on Grandeur of the Seas (Eastern Carib), then two on Princess (Alaska & Southern Carib), so my husband and I (61 and 55) decided to try RCI again for the Western Carib route. Overall, we had a fabulous time!
Radiance is indeed "radiant" - very pretty ship, but could tell that it's ready for some refurbishing. Chairs in some of the public areas are ...
This was our first cruise with Royal Caribbean. We had done a cruise on Princess and Carnival in the past. We did enjoy our time on the Radiance of the Seas and will look at booking with RCCL in the future. Our cabin was very spacious and the stateroom attendant did an excellent job. The "Windjammer"(buffet) was excellent. The food was very good and a good selection. The service on drink ...
This is the second cruise my mom and I have taken together. I live in Illinois and she lives in Texas so we meet at the port. We didn't stay at a hotel we arrived the day our ship would leave. Embarkation was not a problem.
The ship was fabulous and huge. Our room was in a great location not too close to the elevator but not too far either. My mom has problems with her knees so walking can be an ...
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 ...