My wife started her cancer treatments on 1 August 2018. I told her that she would be done with her treatments and well enough by next year. I booked the trip with a the 2 Aug 2019 sailing (we left the house on 1 ...

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Sail Date August 2019

itsme_jj

7 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Great Itinerary - Food and Entertainment just ok

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

I cruised this ship for the itinerary and also wanted to try Royal Caribbean for a change. I have been on a short RCCL cruise on a newer ship, and I knew this was an older smaller ship. The ship itself while ...

Sail Date August 2019

lmayers

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Forget Royal Caribbean Cruise line

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We went with our daughter and her family on this Alaska cruise. Alaska was wonderful, Royal Caribbean was terrible. We have traveled on many cruises, but this was our first Royal Caribbean cruise (and Last). Royal ...

Sail Date July 2019

ricalsamb

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Loved Alaska, but not Royal Caribbean

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

Cheap, cheap, cheap! If you want even bottled water, pay up! You can buy different drink packages ranging from about $12-$70/day per person. If you don't, you can have water, tea, lemonade, or coffee. When ...

Sail Date July 2019

Karenlz

2 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Pros and cons

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We did the 7 day Land tour before our cruise. With the exception of Denali Village which we found our room not cleaned they moved us to a new room only to open door and find it already occupied. Rooms small had no ...

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Sail Date June 2019

GF Quinn

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Amazing cruise!

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We chose this cruise because we were going with friends and we wanted to travel to new places. We had a great time at all the ports! They were so nice to see and explore! However we didn't just enjoy the ports. We ...

Sail Date July 2018

Uncle Al95670

3 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Very good with a few mis-steps

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

Pros: Almost everything Cons: (listed below...) luggage handling, and a couple of technical issues. We were EXTREMELY happy with our recent Alaska cruise on Radiance of the seas. We did the 3 day ...

Sail Date June 2019

2Long2NxtCrz

2 Reviews Written

21 Helpful Votes

Alaska, breathtaking land and sea

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

The bottom line is that we loved Alaska, loved our cruisetour, and loved the Radiance. It was a fabulous vacation! Because I was dealing with a first time cruiser and two elderly people, I wanted everything to ...

Sail Date August 2018

SnowBird Cruzer

5 Reviews Written

11 Helpful Votes

Great Alaskan Cruise

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

My wife and I began preparing for this cruise 5 years ago when we took our first Alaskan cruise for our 30th anniversary. We had so much fun, and it was so amazing, that we decided we'd do another for our 35th. ...

Sail Date August 2018

PJ_Wood

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Boring!!!

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

This was it first cruise and is likely to be the last. We left 4 hours late and traveled the inner passage at night, couldn't see anything. The ship is fundamentally a shopping mall - hotel on floats with gambling ...

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Sail Date August 2018

kennman3

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Old couple newbies...BAD BEDS and mediocre foods not expected.

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We went with seasoned cruisers daughter and husband. This was our first and probably only cruise experience. The best scenic part of the cruise was Hubbard Glacier. The rest of the ports were sort of ho-hum and ...

Sail Date August 2018

wendyp247

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Great Itinerary. Worst service we ever had in 50+ cruises.

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We were on a pre cruise and post cruise trip for the Alaskan trip. The ship was average, dining room service was awful. The waiter constantly brought the wrong food, under cooked food or failed to bring the items ...

Sail Date August 2018

bcasey758

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Great time

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

Always wanted to go to Alaska, so when our first cruise to Puerto Rico got cancelled due to hurricanes, we decided to go to Alaska instead. Now mind you, RCI was not too easy to get them to change our cruise even ...

Sail Date July 2018

Backpacker1213

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

A very memorable cruise!

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

This cruise was one of the best I have been on! Although the ship itself is smaller compared to the newer Royal Caribbean ships, it was in great condition and was a wonderful home away from home. I have sailed on ...

Sail Date May 2018

texas bound

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Alaska Southbound Cruisetour 3B June 2018 on Radiance of the Seas, 8th deck

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

When we arrived in Anchorage the transfers to the Marriott downtown were right there waiting on us. We settled in our room then went downstairs to meet with our tour guide, Debbie. After receiving our tour packet ...

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Sail Date June 2018

westendtwo

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Wonderful excursions...

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

Overall great experience...excursions were fantastic! Juneau...walked off ship and used a blue bus to go to Mendenhall...easy ride...wonderful short hike out to Nugget Falls and the glacier...nice visitor ...

Sail Date June 2018

RCI Cruiser2018

1 Review Written

10 Helpful Votes

Disappointing Ship

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We’ve sailed with RCI many times before and have never been so disappointed.The land portion of our package was awesome. Unfortunately the moment we got to our room on the ship the dissapointments started. The ...

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Sail Date June 2018

tbare

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Training ship?

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

The itinerary was great. I enjoyed Alaska, but I was disappointed in RCI. Yes Radiance is old and small but I expected that. I didn't expect a poorly trained crew. Outside of food service, I had to ask for ...

Sail Date June 2018

little britain

34 Reviews Written

56 Helpful Votes

Two Brits in search of Bears.....

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

The hunt for bears...2 Brits in Alaska .... We booked this cruise the day it went on sale, wanting to get the coveted aft 9256. We then spent 2 years planning our trip. First lesson Alaska is very very ...

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Sail Date June 2018

JMHAZLETT

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Amazing itinerary - Ship good but not great

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

Always wanted to see Alaska and the scenery didn't disappoint. Took the Grand view train down from Anchorage to Seward which was a highlight of the trip. Embarkation process was fast and easy. The shore tours were ...

Sail Date June 2018

dacusg

2 Reviews Written

15 Helpful Votes

RCI quality of cruises has steadily gone down.

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We chose RCI because we have sailed on them before and generally have good experiences. This however was not the case on the Radiance. From the time we got on the boat things were awful. The boat smelled like raw ...

Sail Date June 2018

marywoz51

2 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Land tour great - Radiance a disappointment

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We had been to Alaska 6 years ago on an 11 night land and sea. We wanted more time on land so we booked additional nights on land this time. We also were now Diamond status on Royal so we chose them over Princess. ...

Sail Date May 2018

StuinOzona

3 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

First cruise to Alaska...and it was a wonderful experience!

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We very much like the Radiance class of ships. And have taken the Brilliance many times. There are a lot of windowed public areas- which works great for the Alaskan weather. The Diamond Lounge and the host JD ...

Sail Date May 2018

cjm111

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Too Much Marketing for Enjoyment

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We had cruised six prior times with Royal Caribbean; however more than 20 years ago. All our cruises were in the Caribbean and this was our first trip to Alaska. We chose RCCL because of our enjoyment on the prior ...

Sail Date July 2017

Island grandma

2 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Another good cruise

Radiance of the Seas

Alaska

We took our daughter and son-in-law on this cruise. They had never been on a cruise and we got them a grand suite. They are now forever spoiled. We had only two full days at sea: the first full day and the last ...

Sail Date August 2017