xSAILEDx Radiance of the Seas - May 3, 2024 (Northbound) Vancouver to Seward

[beer12]

We're doing the May 3/10 back to back.  2d time for this cruise.

Fun fact:  Last time I booked this cruise, I couldn't figure out when it was getting back to Vancouver.  Then I saw it was one way!  So I did the only rational thing, and booked the return the next week.  Now, it's the only way to cruise Alaska!

[Pattycruise]

Tacking on Hawaii before this one.  Then a few days in Vancouver and doing this B2B 

[beer12]

On 1/24/2024 at 11:42 PM, Pattycruise said:

Tacking on Hawaii before this one.  Then a few days in Vancouver and doing this B2B 

I considered boarding in Tampa and ending with these sailings, would've been a total of 45 days:  Tampa, through the canal, up the west coast, and 3 weeks in Alaska.  Didn't want to abandon the mutts for that long, though.

[beer12]

Current pricing as of 18 Mar:

 

[beer12]

 

So, it's one month, 4 hours until we sail, and my GTY cabin as been assigned ... Deck 3, aft as far as you can go.

[beer12]

So, apparently some more interior staterooms opened up.  We're 2 people in a 4 person room.  Maybe they'll be doubling us up?

[Bill Sc]

Anybody else here going ? 

Found a great last minute deal on a inside cabin for $370 !   Would prefer a balcony but can't beat that price.

My flight lands in Vancouver at midnight.  Too late for a hotel - not looking forward to sitting at the airport until morning.

[beer12]

On 4/13/2024 at 7:40 PM, Bill Sc said:

Anybody else here going ? 

Found a great last minute deal on a inside cabin for $370 !   Would prefer a balcony but can't beat that price.

My flight lands in Vancouver at midnight.  Too late for a hotel - not looking forward to sitting at the airport until morning.

We got $231 one way and $260 the other.  Too cheap not to go!

[beer12]

10 days.

[beer12]

Skagway:

[beer12]

Ketchikan:

[beer12]

Sitka:

[beer12]

Juneau:

[beer12]

Seward:

Won't have the 10th until tomorrow, but it's still not looking good.  Who else is going to spend the day on a boat in the glaciers before sailing home?  Show of hands.

[beer12]

Howdy All!

Just ran across this happy news.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/04/23/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-cancels-rest-of-sailing-because-of-propulsion-issue

Maybe see y'all on Friday?

[beer12]

24 minutes ago, beer12 said:

Howdy All!

Just ran across this happy news.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/04/23/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-cancels-rest-of-sailing-because-of-propulsion-issue

Maybe see y'all on Friday?

Wait!  It gets better.  According to Don's Family Vacations, there was just a norovirus outbreak on the Radiance.

Cheers!

[beer12]

So, I was wondering about bringing darts with me.  The Radiance has a pub that has 2 dart boards.  Sporting goods are allowed, and darts are not weapons.  So, theoretically, they should be allowed.  I asked RCI and they said that it's technically correct.  But, it's hard to say what the clowns screening you on the way in would say.  Anyone have any experience?

[landon]

anyone following the news? updates on the ships status?

[landon]

Just got an email. Check your emails, the cruise is good to go. Maintenance has completed!

[beer12]

As you all already know:

[Pattycruise]

The previous cruise they were allowed to board, then told they could not fix the ship.  I am not putting a lot of stock in their “happy” email.  I’m think the morning email of potential gloom and the posting on the Facebook sailing for May 3 and 10 providing the email addresses of 3 staff members to complain to led to the “happy” good news letter within hours of the “gloomy” letter.  I’ll be a naysayer until we are onboard and actually sailing away from Vancouver.

[beer12]

I guess you heard Haines instead of Skagway.  Never been to Haines.