Radiance of the Seas Review

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Sail Date: Apr 2018
Cabin: Ocean View Balcony

We spent a couple of weeks exploring Auckland, NZ and New South Wales before boarding the ship in Sydney, Australia. The CC Roll Call Group met for a pre-cruise dinner in Sydney the night before embarkation. We stayed at the Amora Jamison Hotel, which was very nice and convenient for walking our suitcases to the ship, followed by a very easy embarkation. I should say that we had terrific weather throughout our stay, both on land and during the 17-day cruise. The CC roll call group was the best we've ever experienced. There were various activities and tours organized ahead of time, with spreadsheets to keep us all organized. Everyone we met was so friendly -- it made for a very positive cruise experience.

Onboard the Radiance OTS, the staff was very hard-working, keeping everything clean. We had the best stateroom attendant, who was great at satisfying our every request, as well as keeping the cabin immaculate. The food and service were great in both the Main Dining Room and in the Windjammer buffet. We ate all dinners in the MDR (early dining) and really enjoyed the daily chats with our 6 tablemates and the servers. The Windjammer staff was always attentive, assisting with trays if the floors were a bit slippery, or serving coffee/tea/water at the tables. We did not use the Specialty restaurants.

The Activities Director Alex and staff member Sophie were always around and tirelessly worked to make our vacation a great one. Their enthusiasm and friendliness was very much appreciated. The shows in the Aurora Theater were well done, and the theater is nicely arranged to allow everyone a good view. Also the shows & games in the Colony Club were very entertaining.

Cabin Review

Ocean View Balcony

Cabin 2D

Cabin was spacious, with lots of storage space, more than enough for all our gear. As usual, we had to ask for more hangers, but our stateroom attendant (Boren Franover) was wonderful at getting us the hangers, as well as an ice bucket and extra pillows. He was also top-notch at keeping everything super-clean and tidy, complete with those cute towel animals at night. The decor of the entire ship, including the staterooms is dated, but everything was clean and we were totally satisfied with our cabin. The balconies did show some signs of rust, but that's the only flaw we could see.

Port Reviews

Honolulu

Too short a stop. Since we were B2B with the following Hawaii to Vancouver cruise, we had to go through disembarkation and re-embarkation in Honolulu. This didn't leave enough time to do much other than a quick shopping trip here.

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