hollyannmorton Posted May 16, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Has anyone done the Radiance to Alaska? I've got it booked for next August, for me and my ten yr old twins. Any advise? Tips? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGBCruiser Posted May 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Not yet! Sailing on Radiance this coming Friday! Will let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Has anyone done the Radiance to Alaska? I've got it booked for next August, for me and my ten yr old twins. Any advise? Tips? Welcome to Cruise Critic. You might want to take a look at some Radiance threads here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/royal-caribbean/radiance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbound Posted May 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Do a dog sled camp! They train and LOVE to pull the golf carts with folks in tow. Later, you get to hold huskies pups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted May 16, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) We've done the Vancouver to Seward cruise on Radiance. Booked a starboard balcony cabin. This ship was "born" for this itinerary :) You'll enjoy it, Bon voyage! Edited May 16, 2016 by dani negreanu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee & Chilli Posted May 16, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sailed Radiance Vancouver to Seward May 2015 in an inside cabin. Most of the action is on deck looking for wildlife. I did not miss the balcony. Also everyone at my dinner table said the balcony was too cool to enjoy. Love the amount of glass on this class of ships. The food and entertainment were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted May 16, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sailed Radiance Vancouver to Seward May 2015 in an inside cabin. Most of the action is on deck looking for wildlife. I did not miss the balcony. Also everyone at my dinner table said the balcony was too cool to enjoy. Love the amount of glass on this class of ships. The food and entertainment were good. Tee, we have cruised to Alaska a few times on the Radiance --- always in balcony. We are considering a cruise in 2018 on the Radiance in the May time frame and would be selecting an inside cabin for that. Do you remember what cabin number you had? Also, did you like the cabin location and was it quiet? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 16, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I was on Radiance from Vancouver to Seward in 2014. It was simply amazing. I think Vancouver deserves at least one day pre-cruise. Ketchikan was a fun town to walk around in. Icy Strait Point is good for whale watching (as is Juneau). We used Hoonah Travel Adventures (https://hoonahtraveladventures.com/activities/premier-whale-watch-tour/) in ISP and it was awesome. Lots of options in Juneau - I'd do research to narrow down what you'd like to do. In Skagway we did a 6 hour trip to the Yukon with Frontier Excursions (http://www.frontierexcursions.com/yukon-discovery.html). That was also awesome. I highly recommend, and I remember there being some young kids on our tour so that would be good for you. Alaska is fantastic. Come back with any more specific questions if you want and I'll try to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee & Chilli Posted May 16, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Tee, we have cruised to Alaska a few times on the Radiance --- always in balcony. We are considering a cruise in 2018 on the Radiance in the May time frame and would be selecting an inside cabin for that. Do you remember what cabin number you had? Also, did you like the cabin location and was it quiet? Thanks in advance. I had cabin 3541 - no issues. This was a big vacation for me. My schedule was packed with whale watching, float plane excursion, glacier trekking and more. When I finished my early dining time I crashed most nights.:) Edited May 16, 2016 by TeeChi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBCruisin Posted May 17, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Cruised Radiance to Alaska in 2009. Loved every minute of it. Would not go to Alaska without a balcony. The scenery is amazing. Weather can vary widely on the cruise. We had days with highs of 80 degrees and days with highs in the upper 40s. Used the balcony in all weather - just used more layers on some days. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted May 17, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I had cabin 3541 - no issues. This was a big vacation for me. My schedule was packed with whale watching, float plane excursion, glacier trekking and more. When I finished my early dining time I crashed most nights.:) Tee, thanks for the information, I appreciate it. Sounds like you had a great time in Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL-WI Posted May 17, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Be prepared to spend a ton of money, Alaska is very expensive. But it is worth every penny! BILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2204 Posted May 17, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 17, 2016 We did the South bound from Seward to Vancouver. As other poster have mentioned it is incredible and beautiful. We did a helicopter ride on top of Mindenhall glazier. Visited a Iditarod training camp. Did a dog sled ride. Fun and educational. We did see orcas and humpbacks. The ship is a classy lady. We are looking forward sailing on her again in 2018 repo cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajacks Posted May 17, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 17, 2016 The first time my son and I sailed the Radiance in Alaska he was 10 years old. He will tell you it was his favorite cruise.....until we went back this last year when he was 17! :) Excursions we did when he was 10 that he really enjoyed....the dog sled camp; lumberjack show in Ketchikan; whale watching; panning for gold; helicopter ride to a glacier. Your boys will love it! Have a wonderful trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagadget Posted May 17, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Not yet! Sailing on Radiance this coming Friday! Will let you know how it goes. Likewise here as well. Been on two Radiance Class ships before and they were both great Jewel and Brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtchr Posted May 17, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 17, 2016 It was 3 years ago, so some of the information may be a bit outdated, but here's a link to my blog about our 2013 Alaska cruise on Radiance: SUMMER SOLSTICE IN THE LAST FRONTIER Amazing trip on the perfect ship for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaNeedsACruise Posted May 17, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Has anyone done the Radiance to Alaska? I've got it booked for next August, for me and my ten yr old twins. Any advise? Tips? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app LOL!! I will be cruising on the Radiance to Alaska in June 2017. We are also renting a RV in Anchorage for one week. A bucket list kinda trip!!!! Edited May 17, 2016 by MommaNeedsACruise missed info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaNeedsACruise Posted May 17, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 17, 2016 LOL!! I will be cruising on the Radiance to Alaska in June 2017. We are also renting a RV in Anchorage for one week. A bucket list kinda trip!!!! Sorry!!! Forgot to mention....I will also be traveling with 10 year old twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes THAT Sandusky Posted May 17, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 17, 2016 It was 3 years ago, so some of the information may be a bit outdated, but here's a link to my blog about our 2013 Alaska cruise on Radiance: SUMMER SOLSTICE IN THE LAST FRONTIER Amazing trip on the perfect ship for it! Thank you for posting this link. I read the blog and loved it! I leave on the Radiance from Seward next Friday, 5/27, with a group of friends. We have a FB group, so I passed on the link to them. Again, thank you - plus your photos are wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosieRhodes Posted May 17, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Another vote for radiance to Alaska :). We did it in 2014 with slightly older kids, and we did the RV thing too. Seems a long time ago, but Radiance is actually my favorite ship so far. We never get balconies, except for this Alaska trip, and thought it was worth it for us. I did do a review of trip below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagadget Posted May 17, 2016 #21 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thank you for posting this link. I read the blog and loved it! I leave on the Radiance from Seward next Friday, 5/27, with a group of friends. We have a FB group, so I passed on the link to them. Again, thank you - plus your photos are wonderful! We will pass you on our way to our cruise tour :) Have a great cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 17, 2016 #22 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Did Radiance a few years ago southbound Seward to Vancouver after doing a week long "do it yourself" land tour. Loved it. Only problem was we did not want to get off the ship in Vancouver. :eek: Sooo...this time we are correcting that problem with a B2B and get to stay on the ship for the turn around. ;) Once again we have favorite aft wrap cabin #9256 and will enjoy it for both legs. Love that huge balcony for watching both sides of the ship down the inland waterway. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischymom Posted May 17, 2016 #23 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Radiance was an AMAZING ship! We had two inside cabins and I do wish that we would have had OV but this was our last whole family cruise so I was more about having extra cash for the other things instead of where we were sleeping. We took the trip in August 2015 with our then 22, and 16 year old sons. On board we did somethings together (we spent lots of time at the pool tables :cool:) but they came and went as they wanted. They found 3 or 4 friends that they hung out with a lot. Unlike a lot of others when we were in port we did no excursions- I did lots of planning ahead of time on the computer and we did a lot of touring on our own. Since I and my DH had been there before I knew where a lot of the places I wanted to go were. We walked all over the towns, we walked several miles to the gold rush cemetery, and up to the waterfalls, we really enjoy seeing the non tourist areas of town too. We spent time visiting with small local shop owners and found a great bar/restaurant in Hoonah- The Office Bar. We spent lots of time talking to the boys before going and we had came to the conclusion that we wanted a more hands on kind of vacation and for us we had our perfect one. Something we will remember forever. And on a kind of creepy but special side note; my father had passed away in August the year before and at one of the stops when we were talking about how much he had traveled (he drove truck) and with all the country he had seen he never got to Alaska. And as we were walking back through town and headed to the dock, an elderly gentleman walked by us and looked back at us talking and the guy was my dads doppelganger. Goosebumps even writing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilweit Posted May 17, 2016 #24 Share Posted May 17, 2016 My wife & I are booked on the August 14 Land and August 19 Radiance Alaska Cruisetour. Land first, ship second, starting in Fairbanks, on the Radiance in Seward and then ending in Vancouver. Looking for tips and hints on what clothing to bring, what tours to take, what to expect on the land portion of the tour, hotels, food, etc. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for being there with your ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 17, 2016 #25 Share Posted May 17, 2016 My wife & I are booked on the August 14 Land and August 19 Radiance Alaska Cruisetour. Land first, ship second, starting in Fairbanks, on the Radiance in Seward and then ending in Vancouver. Looking for tips and hints on what clothing to bring, what tours to take, what to expect on the land portion of the tour, hotels, food, etc. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for being there with your ideas. Welcome to Cruise Critic. With regard to excursions, you may want to take a look at the Alaska port of call forum here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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