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October 2023 9 day Hawaiian Cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas - NOT A 9 DAY HAWAIIAN CRUISE

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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Captwife1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This is by far and away the WORST cruise we have ever been on and we cruise a couple times each year. We purchased this cruise in June of 2023. This was prior to the Maui Fires. The cruise was to leave Vancouver and start the 6 day Pacific crossing, however due to the Maui fires the two days/nights we were to spend in Lahaina were off the itinerary. Instead Royal Caribbean made the decision ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Grand Suite with Large Balcony - 1 Bedroom


Mostly a miss

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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5280Momof4
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

A complete review of 7n Alaska on Brilliance of the Seas. We had 3 staterooms and 8 people total for a 7 N cruise from Vancouver. The trip itself was great, but the cruise experience was sub par. The Ship Let’s be honest: The last time this ship was refurbished was a decade ago. It’s clean(ish) but in desperate need of an overhaul. There are only 4 outlets in a stateroom and 2 of those ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with children


Loved Alaska RC Ship was a disappointment

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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Mags D
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Alaska itself was absolutely breathtaking.. we loved every shore excursion we took. However, we were very disappointed in the ship, the food and the customer service. ( I should say lack of customer service.) I will say that our suite was larger than we expected, and we absolutely adored our cabin stewardess she was amazing. Having sailed on other cruise lines where are used to a certain level ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Terrible cruise with Spring Breakers and Shame on RCCL for not handling ADA issues well.

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Radiance of the Seas

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cruzin_ga_gal
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I chose this itinerary because I was on a B2B2B. I boarded the Radiance on 9/23 for the 11 night Hawaii and stayed on 10/4 for the 2nd Hawaiian cruise and decided to stay on for this 10/15 Pacific Coast cruise. The first two cruises were unremarkable while this last leg was remarkably bad. It coincided with spring break and there were too many unsupervised, unruly kids. I had remained in ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Traveled with disabled person


Lessons Learned

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Radiance of the Seas

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robbinsca
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

We tried this cruise to see if we could enjoy the longer length and master the art of sea days. We failed. There were two couples in our 60s. We don't attend the dance parties, but enjoy the theatre productions and trivia sessions. Day One- Embarkation- Vancouver and RCCL handled it brilliantly. We had a rental car and dropped the spouses off early before returning the rental at the airport. It ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Alaska cruise

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Radiance of the Seas

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luckyhorse58
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I have done many cruises and this was the worst. The food on the Radiance of the Seas was horrible. No good seafood even though cruising in Alaska. The lack of good entertainment was sad. Normally the entertainment during the evenings is great but not this time. Very little to do in the evenings since the lack of entertainment. Sad their is now a fee for room service. Not sure when this ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


Disapointed with Alaska cruise

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Serenade of the Seas

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zotique
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

It was my birthday on June 15th and it was a cuise that I wanted to do. We were schedule to board at 1pm. so we got to the pier at 12.30 pm. and we finnaly got on board at 3.30 pm just as the Windjammer was closing. This was our 19th cruise with RCL and the food on board was by far the worse we have ever had. The service was slow, but we soon found tout that they were short staffed. The hot tub ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


Great Ship, Poorly Executed

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Ovation of the Seas

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025930
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We had an amazing time on the ship and in Alaska, but Royal was more in the way of making that happen then helping make it happen. This is an amazing ship with great potential, but Royal vastly understaffed it. I understand it’s hard to find employees right now, but they should have scaled back the passengers if that was the case. There were incredible long waits for food everywhere because on ...
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Sail Date: May 2022

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Worst cruise ever

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Radiance of the Seas

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Julie69
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

This was the first and last cruise I will do with Royal Caribbean. On formal nights very few dressed up mostly people just dressed in jeans and hoodies, one person looked like she had just come from the gym in her workout clothes. We did My Dining, big mistake. I have done a similar dining on other cruise lines and it was a lot better than this ship. My advise do not do My Dining go for the set ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Spacious Ocean View


Very disappointed with Radiance of the Seas

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Radiance of the Seas

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yrmcnaughton
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We really like the itinerary for the sea and land tours. Besides the cabin issues we had some other issues were: We went the entire week WITH NO HOT WATER. One day we had no water at all. And yes I called maintenance. Children were allowed to run freely in the casino. One evening in the Champagne Bar children were playing football with a shoe. Besides the parents not doing anything I feel ...
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Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony


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