My husband and I had never cruised before, always dreamed about it so this cruise was to be our 25th wedding anniversary present to each other. We chose Radiance of the Seas as it was the only cruise ship actually sailing on the date of our anniversary, from a nearby country.

Our first impression of the ship was it was huge and really beautiful inside and out. Our cabin was bigger than I expected and had a lot more cupboard space than we thought we would have. Booking in and getting on board was a real breeze and crew were so pleasant and helpful. There were all ages on board, families, honeymooners, couples, elderly, teenagers.

Now I know there are different strokes for different folks, so this is what we thought about the cruise. Before going on board we had spoken to many people that had been on cruises but none of them had been with Royal Caribbean and everyone had given us very positive feedback about their cruises. So yes, we probably had very high expectations. Read more