Radiance of the Seas Review

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pmath1
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2013
Cabin: Interior Stateroom

After an awesome cruise northbound in 2012, my wife and I reversed route this year and embarked at Seward for the seven night trip to Vancouver. We went with our version of "premium" in 2012: balcony cabin, significant excursions in every port, three night's in premium restaurants, etc. While we loved it and would certainly recommend this approach for first-time Alaska cruisers, what most impressed us on that trip was the scale and scope of Alaska itself. So we took it as a challenge to see how much we could save the second time around and still fully enjoy ourselves.

We went with an inside cabin, which this time came with a $300 shipboard credit. No doubt the balcony is awesome, but Radiance has lots glass in almost all of the public spaces so we didn't feel like we missed any of the sights along the Inside Passage.

In Skagway, where in 2012 we took the WP&YR train into the Yukon for $225 per person, we rented a car for $80 instead. Not only did we see all the same sights as the railroad, we could stop at the waterfalls and we drove much further into the Yukon Territory of Canada, including Emerald Lake and the world's smallest desert, a highlight of the trip.

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Interior Stateroom

Cabin M

Had a couple of plumbing issues, but staff were quick to fix. Mattress showing some wear. Mostly quiet.

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