Radiance of the Seas Review

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Radiance of the Seas - Western Caribbean

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dalitos
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Feb 2007
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom

My boyfriend and I cruised for our first time ever on the Radiance of the Seas, had a wonderful time and loved the ship. Details below.

Embarkation: We stayed in Miami Beach for two days before the cruise, so on Sunday morning we took a shuttle (FloridaLimo) to Port Everglades, USD19 per person. The shuttle picked us up at 10:45, we had one more stop in a Miami downtown hotel, and from there took off to Fort Lauderdale, arriving at the port at 11:30. There was a long line to get on the ship, we had done online check-in through the RCI website, but everyone else had too, so I am not sure if it helped. We waited about 45 minutes in line (at least there were chairs), but after we got to the actual check-in counter it was about 5 minutes and we were on the ship. About the luggage, one of our suitcases was delivered around 5PM, the other I went to get on my own since at 8PM still hadn't been delivered, I found it right away by the guest relations area, the tag had fallen off.

The Ship: Radiance of the Seas: The ship is BEAUTIFUL. I had seen a lot of pictures online and still was breath taken, everything looks clean, nicely decorated, everywhere you look there is either a nice painting, or art, or a nice corner with sofas.. it feels comfy and pampering. It also has a lot of glass windows, which means beautiful views and lots of light. The main dining room, Cascades, is a beautiful two floor (4th and 5th), with an actual cascade by the staircase connecting the two floors. The atrium goes from the 4th floor to the 11th (maybe 12th?) very impressive, with beautiful glass elevators which look out either to the atrium or to the ocean! Speaking of elevators, sometimes they were hard to catch, it took a bit of time for them to arrive, but because our stateroom was in the front of the ship we would take the front elevators which were usually empty. The Aurora theatre is also two floors (5th and 6th), in the front of the ship, very nice. We at the front of the 4th floor never heard a thing. The pool area is very nice, with the pool bar, the pool (a bit too small) and two Jacuzzis. We only had trouble getting chairs on one day at sea, people just left a towel and a book and would go for ages. Close to it is the Windjammer Cafe, and to the other side the Solarium, which is decorated like a forest/safari, with a pool (small too) and a Jacuzzi. Next to the Solarium is the Spa. On the 12th floor there is the gym, with (numbers are estimate) about 10 treadmills, 6 elliptical trainers, 3 stationary bikes, free weights and weight machines, and in the middle (where they do the classes) there are mats, and steps. There is also a climbing wall, mini golf, a few bars, two specialty restaurants, a small basketball court for kids, running track, discotheque, video arcade, casino... We almost didn't feel the ship move, you would forget you are sailing, only on the 4th night when leaving Grand Cayman there were strong currents or winds and the ship rocked quite a bit! It was a little uncomfortable but nothing major. I think the average age of the ship must have been around 45-50... there were quite a few young couples like us (we are both 29), there was a majority I think of people around 50, and some older people too. There weren't many kids (at least I hardly saw them) which was great for us at this point.

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