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My sister and I do what @Tlbecker1 mentioned above. It works fine for us. I have been on cruises where security checks my bottles and others where they do not since the restart, you cannot guess which it’s going to be.

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Thank you for letting us follow along. I am also making a list of drinks to try my next cruise in August. I tend to stick with just a few. Have loved the sunrises, sunsets and pretty blue water pics. It tends to be overcast and dreary thru the winter around here. Safe travels to all and hope those under the weather feel better soon.

Sailed Radiance twice now, the most recent time in Jan/ Feb 2023. I love this ship, she is beautiful. I also have her booked for Alaska in August 2023. Great views from all over. We had a great time and met wonderful people. @catlady66 is correct, she does not have the bells and whistles of the bigger ships, but plenty to do and awesome crew. Look into Crown and Anchor and review benefits for cruising and how to accumulate points. If interested, sign up for #’s and call Royal and have them add #’s to your reservation to start accumulating points. Some people love the ultimate dining package (fee). I personally enjoy the main dining room and have always had good food and service. If something is not to you liking, ask for something else, they will be happy to replace it. I will do a specialty restaurant (fee) sometimes, but it is once per cruise for lunch or dinner usually. Radiance does not have as many specialty restaurants as the bigger ships but we enjoy Giovanni’s table and Samba’s grill. I have also heard very good things about Izumi. Drink package is as stated by @dna1990, the only other thing is if your drink exceeds the price of the drink package cost for each drink, you can still order it, but RCCL will charge you the difference. You can carry water and/or 1 bottle of wine per adult on board with you in carry on, but check FAQ for # and size. Not sure if you can bring both. Not sure what you’re looking for, so maybe check the FAQ in website. Enjoy your cruise. Hope this helps.

Same deck, room, wait staff & table. Table # will be printed on your sea pass card. Some cruisers like to go when they 1st get on the ship to find where their table is located, so they know where to go at dinner time.

November 2021 Anthem windjammer said no when I produced a card from a pre COVID cruise. I pushed back with the waiter and he said he would check, and he brought me a latte grudgingly, but I did get it. I set it aside for a couple of cruises, not wanting to deal with it. But decide to try again on Radiance after reading an article in cc about you being able to carry them over cruise to cruise and word was going to be passed down to allow it. Latitudes gave me no trouble at all on Radiance on January 30, 2023 cruise.

Thanks for the video, Voyager looks beautiful. Patti

Agree with the bread pudding and vanilla sauce, but could not find it on the last cruise my sister and I were on. Sister asked about it and was told it would be in windjammer last day, but no bread pudding found. Very sad. I also enjoy the waffles when fresh, with strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Omelette station. Salad bar.

You can look for Small Wonders. Look for periscope/telescopes that rise from the ground to eye level. If you look, you will see find art inside each. You used to be able to get a list from guest services of where they are located.

I believe I requested water and cookies as my welcome gift when I became eligible and have never changed it, so I always have water and cookies in my room when I arrive.

P.S. it was very convenient getting off the ship as we were quite close, but we prefer our cars to be covered/indoors so we will probably check the indoor parking at the other lots. The lot we used to use did not shuttle as they were across from carnivals pier, so we used to drop off luggage and walk over from the indoor lot. It is more of a hike to the new pier so would rather shuttle if it is raining hard, so will need to check with them or pick a place that shuttles.

Unless it was changed just recently for the premium covered parking, a portion of your car will not be under cover in parts of this lot. There is not a lot of spaces in this section, I believe only 4 rows and we were in the forth row. Allure went out Sunday and we went out on Monday. Not to much choice left and we got in early.

Do you plan on having any addition cruises that go to other ports besides western Caribbean from Galveston. I am guessing they will need to be longer than 7 or 8 nights to go to other ports. I was on the 10 night Radiance cruise that departed on 1/30/2023 and loved the different ports (Progresso, Colon, Cartagena) as well as the sea days in between ports. It was a full cruise, so it seems you have the market available. Hopefully the other longer cruises are selling well also and this will be an option. Thank you.

I expedited and nothing was showing on the website 4 1/2 to 5 weeks later. I sent an email explaining the date shipped the date it arrived and that it was expedited to the address on the website. Within 2 to 3 days I started seeing activity on the website and receiving emails regarding status and had my passport 7 to 8 days later. This was in July 2022. I do not know if it helped or they were just getting to it, but I felt it could not hurt. Good luck.

Sailed to ABC islands January 2020 on Explorer. Loved the Itinerary and the ship. People were complaining about the ship needing some love at that time although we did not see anything in that bad of shape and nothing that got in the way of our having a great time. I am sure it does now need that attention since that did not happen with the COVID shut down. Have enjoyed following along as it bring back the good time we had. 16 days and counting down to when my sister and I board Radiance. Thanks for letting us follow along.

Thanks for sharing. My 1st cruise was on EOS in 2002 of which I have wonderful memories. Have been looking at getting back on. Safe travels!

Requested separate beds on past 3 cruises ahead of time. The 1st beds were together, but the last 2 they were apart so it works sometimes. If I am not asked, I request ahead of time myself. As others have suggested, notes on the bed work well when it does not. As for the change in service of the rooms to once a day, I am hoping the room steward will check on embarkation day at least to see if the room is set up as needed, or for extra towels or whatever you might need. I guess we will find out. I cruise with my sister on Radiance 1/30/23 out of Galveston and cannot wait. Enjoy your cruises all!

Thank you for the review. I love Radiance, she was and sounds like still is a beautiful ship. Sailed from Oahu to Vancouver before COVID. Will be back on board her January 30th out of Galveston. Cannot wait as she is a favorite.

Radiance of the seas January 30th.

I know a family member can transfer a FCC, not sure of friends. Have your friend call Royal and ask. If so, make sure they put a note in the file with your name. It also is not a bad idea to have them handy when you go to use it to confirm again it is ok, just in case the notes are not clear.

I sent my renewal next day air on July 2nd and expedited the return. On August 1st, I sent an email to them as it was still not showing up as being received when I checked online for status. On August 3rd status online was finally showing as received so maybe my email helped. I put in my email for updates. 8/4 it was being reviewed, 3 hours later I received another update it was approved and being shipped and I received it on 8/8. Sounds like I should have saved my money.

I haven’t been on Radiance since pre COVID so I do not have current details about temp, shows. I have been on 2 other cruises since the start up and the menu was the same on both and good for the most part, but everyone‘s opinion is different. I will say that I loved Radiance. Great views. I loved picking up food in the windjammer and then going to the very back of the ship and sitting in the open air seating area.

Tequila, ginger beer and a lot of fresh lime juice is favorite, but I always have to have at least 1 Brandy Alexander per cruise.

Tequila, ginger beer and fresh lime juice. Mexican mule