We live in SW FL so we drove to the Port of Miami. They have really done a lot with that port. Port Everglades should take notes. I pulled up to the curb, unloaded the bags, a porter whisked them away and showed us which door to enter. Since my husband uses a cane and has trouble walking the lady from the cruise line got us near the front of the line for security. That was a real help. We then ...
Cruise was from 2/13/05 - 2/20/05
Embarkation: This was by far the easiest embarkation we have had. We are Platinum members and we arrived at the port a little early (10:30 a.m.). We expected to wait, since we were earlier than usual, and we did have to wait, but we were taken into a separate waiting room for platinum and diamond members. There were a total of 11 of us in our group. They had ...
We decided to book our second cruise (our first was on Celebrity's Millennium) on the Radiance of the Seas. My first sight of the ship was breathtaking.
Day 1 was Super Bowl Sunday. Being from Maine I was rooting for the good team, the New England Patriots. We watched the Super Bowl in the Aurora theatre which was beautiful.
Unfortunately, the ship did not leave until 2:00am because of engine ...
Radiance of the Seas February 13th, 2005
My wife and I are in our late 40s, and unfortunately will not be able to describe ourselves that way again in a review. This was our 15th cruise, 8th with Royal Caribbean.
This cruise was with a small group of 6 family and friends, a total of 8 of us. As always, we began our vacation a day early. Our flight to Ft Lauderdale from upstate NY went very ...
Below is a review of our 1/30/2005 Eastern Caribbean sailing on Radiance of the Seas.
Embarkation - Grade A+. Smooth, Easy and Fast. We arrived around 1:00 p.m. and found virtually no line to check in. The only line was waiting to get your Seapass scanned the first time, which was all of 5 minutes.
Ship Overall -- Grade A+. This is the first time for us on a Radiance Class ship. Our previous ...
Just returned from the January 30th sailing of the Radiance. This was my 2nd cruise, both with RCI (other was Sovereign in fall).
Will try to keep this somewhat brief...
Embarkation: No issues. Arrived at 2 and was on the ship and in the room by 2:45. Minor hiccup with computers entering the ship, but no worries.
Stateroom: Again, no issues. They were working on a plumbing issue in another ...
My wife and I booked this cruise because it was our 15th wedding anniversary. We are in our early 40s. We had been on a Voyager class (EOS-2002) ship previously, and we wanted to book another Voyager class.
Because we found a great deal, we decided to try a Radiance class and booked on Radiance of the Seas for this trip.
We arrived to the cruise port in Miami (we drove since we live in FL) at ...
Well, let me start by stating that this was our first cruise. My parents have been encouraging to take a cruise vacation for years, particularly, they insisted, because we have young children. There was no shortage of activities and entertainment.
Now, we take vacations about twice a year (once with the children, then my husband and I each take a "girls only" or "boys only" mini-getaway). These ...
A beautiful ship indeed! I was very surprised about the service, which can be awesome - like our stateroom attendant, Pat. She did everything she could to make us happy and got to know us really well. She was very prompt and kind. My husband and I loved her the minute we've met her!!
On other parts of the ship the service could be downright rude. For example, we were asking, "where is the ...
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Some notes to start: This was our 2nd cruise (1st on Royal). We traveled as part of a 15-person family group, ages from 3 to 73. Our experience includes my wife and I and our 3 year old twins.
Overall, we had a great vacation, on a terrific ship with great service. There are plenty of other reviews about what the ship looks like and offers, so I will say that ...
