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Shari

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  1. We were on the Radiance in October 2022 and hubby and friend requested a table and for the first to 2 days had to keep requesting one. They were hassled about it. We are trying to find out if the table is still there or have to go through the hassle again. I found a March 2023 video that shows the same table and more chairs available in the smoking section now. We were led to believe that a previous captain did not like smoking and made it "uncomfortable" so that smokers would not hang around very long. Hard to do when smoking cigars though. Also that was our 3rd time an the Radiance and the only time no tables were available.
  2. We will be waving at you as we get off! We will be doing a land tour. There is a FB group for this cruise. Some are staying on for a B2B, some are doing a tour like us, some are doing their own tour, and some are heading to the airport. Enjoy your cruise, you will love it (this is our 3rd Alaska cruise).
  3. After we had issues with the smoking area on Radiance last October (2022) we are trying to find out if the smoking area has chairs and tables this year. Anyone who has sailed on Radiance in Alaska this summer could you please enlighten us?
  4. Here is a video of an adjoining jr suite on Voyager of the Seas. Voyager and Adventure are in the same class so the cabin and furniture would be similar.
  5. We sailed on Halloween last year. We brought candy and handed it out to any kids on the ship and to the crew. The crew loved getting something. We dressed up in costumes and there was a parade of costumes with a costume contest. Everyone had a great time!
  6. I have been on all 4 classes, Allure, Liberty, Ovation, and Voyager. I love the Oasis class, then equally like the Voyager and Freedom classes. I do NOT like the Quantum class (it feels way to crowded inside and out) and probably won't sail on one again unless the itinerary is too good to pass up.
  7. Just installed update on my Android device and had the same issue. I wonder if it is only Android devices that have the issue not Apple devices.
  8. We are on this cruise, including a post tour, with our friends. This will be our 3rd Alaskan cruise. We are very much looking forward to it. Tomorrow is supposed to be check in day! YAY!
  9. The Vision class ships are currently the only ships used to traverse the St Lawrence River to Quebec. That area of the river has a maximum ship length of 294 meters and beam of 44 meters. The Radiance class ships barely fit also. So these itineraries would go away if both of these classes of ships go away. I do not think that RCL will eliminate the Vision or Radiance class ships any time soon.
  10. We were on Liberty the second sailing after COVID and the cigar lounge was no longer available for smoking, it had been designated as the Pinnacle Lounge. Hubby was very disappointed.
  11. Maybe they mean sunset like the end of something (i.e. the "end" of the ship balcony).
  12. On Radiance it was delivered to my cabin on day 1.
  13. Three of my cousins went on a cruise to Ensenada and 2 decided to eat tacos there. Those 2 got very sick and the 1 who wouldn't eat them was fine. I avoid food in Mexico, I lived in San Diego for nearly 30 years and heard of too many people getting sick.
  14. We have reserved a B2B cruise in Europe for September 2024. Rome to Athens and Athens to Venice. Does anyone have information about a B2B in Europe?
  15. We have sailed on Radiance twice. Once was a trans pacific. She is probably our second favorite ship. My hubby loves to play darts while sailing and the Radiance still has her dart board and English pub. She has a movie theater that is good for long sailings. She is a smaller and older ship but is well maintained. She still has her staircase in the Centrum unlike Brilliance. If you sail on her and want a balcony the best balcony cabins are the aft cabins. We will be back on her in 2 weeks and have another cruise on her next August. Hope you enjoy the Radiance as much as we do.
  16. We prefer the Allure because it in not updated with the view blocking slide and the useless robot bar (instead of the champagne bar). She is our favorite ship.
  17. We did this cruise in 2015 on Allure. We were able to book all reservations on line but this was pre-App. We booked shore excursions and they were not wiped out on turn around day, neither were our dining reservations. The only issue we had was that the dining staff treated us like we didn't belong or matter. I believe the problems are due to inexperience since so many new crew have been hired. Let's hope they get back to what it was in 2015 soon.
  18. Yes. Just called for a reprice. Our friends called later and actually got more off because of the tour part so I called back and got an additional 500 off of the tour part so saved 1386 total.
  19. I just called and repriced our Alaskan cruise tour for next year and saved $886 dollars and got an additional 100 in OBC. So time to reprice your cruises!
  20. Guilty here. We and our cruising friends always have ours on because we attached them to our lanyards. We aren't arrogant about our status but we have earned that status and enjoy the perks. We have witnessed people who make sure that everyone knows that they are diamond or whatever (this was back in 2014) and they were jerks about it. I don't mind seeing people wear their status pins or not but we do enjoy wearing ours.
  21. You must carry the wine on board or they will hold your luggage.
  22. We are doing the cruise tour next year (our 3rd alaskan cruise and 2nd cruise tour). We are doing the north bound on Radiance and then catching the train out of anchorage with stops in Talkeetna (beautiful little town), Denali, and it ends in Fairbanks. A few years ago we did the bus tour and ended in Anchorage. I highly recommend the cruise tour as arrangements are made for you. If you do the DIY try the trains southbound route. You can stay on the train the whole way or get off for a day and get back on.
  23. Our friends said that Navigator docked in Ensenada but all shore excursions were cancelled and that the crew advised anyone getting off of the ship stay close in the downtown area. Our friends stayed on the ship and they do not think many got off.
  24. Friends of ours left on Navigator yesterday. I will let yall know what happens in Ensenada.
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