As a former Cruise Directress on board the QE2, I've had many years of working and sailing aboard various ships. Also, career with Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW and Ritz Carlton so lots of experience working with chefs & kitchens. Previously, sailed on the Freedom of the Seas in 2013 and 2015.. Also on the Allure in 2017. Didn't expect a lot from RC but was pleasantly surprised at their quality of ...
We chose this cruise because of the ports of call and weren’t disappointed. I love this size of ship, not overly crowded (except the elevators occasionally when everyone is trying to go to the same place at the same time). The staff (and most of the guests) seemed happy and were friendly. We also enjoyed all the entertainment around the ship. The headliner shows were fabulous and quality ...
We've been on many cruises in the past and we were leary to come back to cruising after Covid but we were assured of the strict check in health protocols of which there were none. We had a 2 pm check in time which was ridiculous to have to wait that long. No one even checked your time when you got there. Ship is beautiful especially the Solarium. Solarium Bistro was also great and much better for ...
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 ...
We decided on an Alaskan cruise to celebrate our 20th anniversary. As per the title, this was our first Alaskan cruise, and after over a dozen Caribbean cruises, it was finally time to try something different. It was also our first time on a Quantum class ship, so we were looking forward to new experiences on and off the ship. Overall we enjoyed the ship and the itinerary, pictures and words are ...
We chose this cruise because another couple wanted to take an Alaskan cruise and we had done one last year. We also wanted to try a larger ship since the biggest we had previously been on was the Independence. While the ship has good visibility at the front and the back with the solarium and 2Seventy the rest of the ship is blocked with retail stores which makes it feel closed in. We feel we ...
This was our first cruise in over four years, post covid, of course and yes, things have changed. Because we live a few hours drive from Vancouver, this was an obvious port choice for us because it meant we didn't have to fly anywhere. We heard lots of horror stories on board of people whose flights had been cancelled/delayed, luggage lost, etc. and we were happy to have escaped that.
We ...
My son and I did a back-to-back to Seward Alaska and back on May 19th and May 26th respectively on Radiance of the Seas. So in the course of fourteen days, I got to know the ship fairly well. As always, there are things that were wonderful, and things that were .. less than wonderful. But in the end, another fabulous two cruises on Royal.
First, let me expand on how amazing Alaska is. My son ...
I booked this trip 17 months in advance for a surprise from my husband and I for our 10th anniversary and my 60th birthday and his 65th my bucket list trip to Alaska by cruise my 15th cruise. Overall, we left Seattle. Everything was beautiful. Had a beautiful day at sea, went to the icy straits was a beautiful location, which I wasn’t even aware of, we did not go to Skagway, which I was planning ...
We figured this would be a really nice ship, we were so wrong! the jr suite we stayed in was right below the windjammer and so all hours of the night we could hear them cleaning. The beds are so hard we may as well be sleeping on the floor. They will even roll housekeeping carts down the halls at like 2am. There were hardly any activities and most of the shows were boring. We saw only one good ...