Family and I just returned from our 11 night Mexican Riviera cruise. All in all I would say it was money well spent. The wife left happy which is really the only measure that matters from my stand point. I would like to pass along my 2 cents in hopes that it may help someone in the market for a cruise and considering the Radiance. So you understand my perspective, traveling with me were my wife and 2 young boys, 2 and 3 years of age. My wife and I have cruised 4 times previously and each of my boys has cruised a couple times before. The youngest had his first cruise at 3 months of age!
What we loved- Mexico is awesome. In fact, I've decided to take back 90% of the bad things I've ever said about Mexico after living in so cal for the past 35 years. Each port stop proved more interesting than the last and I think my family will likely be vacationing to Mexico again. Best moment- an excursion to La Isla in Ixtapa. The waiters at the beach front restaurants bring the freshly caught fish to your table where you select one. It is soon brought to your table grilled to perfection with guacamole and rice on the side. I am about the pickiest eater on the planet (ask my wife or mother) but found this to be the best meal of our 11 day trip and the family managed to avoid any GI pathogens during our multiple meals ashore.
What we liked- the ship is very clean and the on board entertainers definitely held their own. The dinning room staff really went the extra mile accommodating my family. We scheduled the trip too late to get main seating at 6pm and were stuck with the late dinning at 830pm which proved just to late for my younglings. The head waiter arranged for us to come in 30-60 minutes earlier as soon as he had an open table from the main dinning crowd(very impressive service).
Large balcony. Large room. Master bathroom smelled of mold most of trip.