We chose the Radiance because of its itinerary in New Zealand and Australia and because of the good experiences we have had on several other Royal Caribbean ships. Unfortunately, our experience on the Radiance fell well below our previous Royal Caribbean cruises in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Overall, the ship seemed to have many issues that need correcting, including the menu choices ...
We boarded the ship in Auckland which was completely hassle free.
We were on the 8th deck cabin size was fine. The balcony was very small and the 2 seater sofa in the cabin somewhat tired looking. The lower deck seemed to have a larger balconies.
Soon as we got on board we were confronted with the upsell of buying into the specialty restaurants - something we did not want to do as we felt ...
We chose this cruise because of the number of ports visited in the Australia portion of the cruise.
We had a balcony suite and it was spacious enough and had a lot of storage space. One thing to note: the only toiletries you get in the bathroom is shampoo. If you want facial tissue, shower gel, hand lotion and hair conditioner, you must ask your room steward, otherwise you do without. In fact ...
Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Sea cruise to Australia and New Zealand was a major disappointment. The ship was originally constructed in 2001 and needs significant upgrading! A lot of maintenance items need to be repaired; original seating in the theater, water slides and pool that have not been upgraded since 2001. The cabins were also very dated and the "large" balcony cabins resemble a ...
Our first on RCCL however we had done our fair share of cruise around the world with different cruise lines.
Over all the ship was OK
Food was very good in (included) eating laces). The buffet had great amount to chose from.Better than Princess.The main dining room was very quashed with no room between tables. Breakfast service was a shambles some morning in the dining room.
The ...
We took this cruise to fit in with school holidays and as a follow up to a fantastic short cruise on the 'Ovation" we took last year. We had a great time but there were a lot of kids on the cruise, which was not unexpected on this ship and the fact it was school holidays. Some of the children needed more supervision from their parents and a few extra staff to settle down some of the over zealous ...
There were conflicting advice about where there was a daily amount added to your bill for tips. When sailing from Australia there are no added costs. We sailed in January 2018. We went to guest relations to check and they confirmed. We did tip our cabin attendant in AU $ and he didn’t mind using Australian currency
The prices on the ship were in US $ and drinks ranged from $8 to $14 for a top ...
We saved for a long time to get a Grand Suite and we're so excited that we even had a doorbell- until children began ringing it at all hours of the night and into the early morning, so we had to have it disconnected. We were excited that we'd saved enough to get a suite so we'd be allowed into the special roped off Gold pass areas, until we realised it wasn't so special because EVERYONE came into ...
I’m experienced, usually cruising two or three times a year up to a month across popular lines. This was a family and friends cruise, party of thirteen. Parents and Grandparents plus 5 children ages 8 to 16.
I’ve cruised RCL and this ship before and it’s a great ship for families, lots of activities for all ages. Embarkation was smooth and we were quickly in our cabin 7298 quiet and well ...
We booked a last minute deal (5 days before sailing!) at a bargain price. We picked this sailing more to experience the “ship” as opposed to the ports.
We are “Diamond” travellers with RCI (7th cruise with RCI and 11th cruise in total) and this was our first cruise on Ovation.
EMBARKATION
Having booked so close to sail date, our paperwork was not available to us prior to departure. This ...