I chose Radiance of the Seas because I wanted to do an Alaskan cruisetour and this one met the timeframe in which we wanted to travel.

Since we were part of the cruisetour, we arrived later in the afternoon for embarkation and the lines at that time were minimal so it was an easy process to check in (already had my seapass printed) and get our first photos taken.

We had an inside cabin 4031 - it was a decision between the cruisetour with an inside cabin or the just the cruise with a balcony. We chose the cruisetour and I'm glad we did because it was very foggy on our travel so you couldn't really see anything from the ship - including the Hubbard Glacier (boo). It was my husband, me, and our two boys (ages 6 and 7). The bed was sizable and comfortable, but I didn't like that the bunk beds were on top of it. On a disney cruise we did, the sofa turned into a bunk and there was a bunk on top of that and there was a privacy curtain in between - I liked that set up better. My 6 year old was afraid of the bunk so he slept on the sofa. The room was small, but manageable. I wish they would provide more drawers rather than the ledges in the closet. Read more