Live cruise replay - Radiance to Alaska - August 19-26, 2016

[PCWalton1]

There was plenty of wildlife to be seen on the tour. Eagles, puffins, sea otters seals and a lot of birds that I just don't remember their names

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PCWalton1]

Tours the end of the cruise we did make one whale sighting then if was time to head back to the harbor. We had a great time but it was not the type of tour we like as there was just too many people on the boat. Thankfully all the tours in the rest of our ports will be small group tours. 

 

 

 

 

[PCWalton1]

Later that day once we returned to Seward we did a walk about the town. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[maggieq]

Thanks so much for posting this review.  I am lost without cruise reviews.  
 

on my cruise bucket list for sure. 

[PCWalton1]

Dinner tonight was at Chinook. We were told the food was terrific and it did not disappoint,

 

 

I started with a flight of Alaskan beers, perfect for wetting your whistle

 

Marie of course had salmon

 

 

I had mac & cheese with scallops. And it was ooh so cheesy. 

 

Not only is the food and drinks great but there was an amazing view as well

[PCWalton1]

That's it for tonight. Tomorrow we will be embarking on Radiance

 

[twangster]

When you book the train on your own as I did, the train station is a short distance from the cruise terminal.  Royal also offers a chartered train that stops very close to the terminal but it leaves later in the day and doesn't always offer Gold Star service.  

 

The Alaskan Railroad owns the pier and the cruise terminal so they offer free motorcoaches for the 1/2 mile trip from the train station to the cruise terminal but on a pretty day I enjoy the walk.  My checked luggage that I dropped off at the train station in Anchorage went directly to the ship so there was no luggage to manage in Seward.

 

Not a sign you see everyday.

 

 

It's an easy walk, straight down the road.

 

 

 

The first good look at Radiance of the Seas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check in was a breeze.  A short time later it was up the gangway and onto the ship.

 

 

 

[twangster]

On board Radiance I learned they heat the pools to 84°F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cruise ship terminal:

 

 

[twangster]

Cabins weren't open yet so I explored the ship.

 

The Radiance solarium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

Hanging out in the Concierge Lounge waiting for cabins to open.

 

 

Soon enough the announcement came.  My interior deck four cabin, 4519.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

A year earlier boarding a Celebrity ship in Seward I saw a whale feeding right at the pier so it goes to show you never know when you'll see wildlife in Alaska.

 

 

 

 

[dani negreanu]

17 hours ago, PCWalton1 said:

Dinner tonight was at Chinook. We were told the food was terrific and it did not disappoint,

I had mac & cheese with scallops. And it was ooh so cheesy. 

Not only is the food and drinks great but there was an amazing view as well

 

 

Ohhh, scallops.... and the view....👍

 

Only it looks so cold outside 😒

[dani negreanu]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

 

 

I very much miss cruising,  but not this shower curtain...

[PCWalton1]

It's boarding day, our ship is in 😀😀😀

 

 

A view of Radiances from the lovely inn

 

The inn recommended Mike's Taxi so we gave him a call 

 

Waiting for Mike

 

 

Time to board

 

 

 

[PCWalton1]

After checking in we headed to Windjammer for that first cruise lunch. Pretty quiet but not surprising since we don't sail out till 8 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

Got my chance to get my sailaway lunch, seafood paella

 

[PCWalton1]

Took a look at the cabin, JS 1560. Nice centrally located cabin. 

 

 

 

 

Nice balcony view even in port

 

Something I always do. I take a picture on my phone of my wifi password. 

 

[Luckynana]

I can't get over the size of the Inside cabin.  It looks much bigger than I realized!🤔  Thanks for taking me along...I can never get enough of pictures of ships, both inside and out😉😁

[~*Lou*~]

Just in case its of interest, when travelling between Anchorage and Seward, if you have a car and the time, Girdwood and the Portage Valley make excellent stops. We spent a couple of nights Girdwood and visited the Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center, as well as taking the tram up Mt Alyeska, and driving towards Whittier to visit Begich-Boggs Visitor Center, taking the short hike to Byron Glacier and the boat trip to Portage Glacier.

 

LUCKYNANA - we had an inside cabin when we were on Radiance too, 4 of us, quad share, 2 adults and children aged 5 and 7, there was plenty of space. We have since been on MSC Poesia and Coral Princess, also inside cabins, and Radiance is the most spacious, the other 2 didn't have room for 2 seater couch!

[~*Lou*~]

Some animals from AWCC, and the view of Turnagain Arm from the top of Mt Alyeska (my children throwing snowballs)

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[PCWalton1]

1 hour ago, ~*Lou*~ said:

Some animals from AWCC, and the view of Turnagain Arm from the top of Mt Alyeska (my children throwing snowballs)

 

Snowballing with an amazing view

[bobmacliberty]

14 hours ago, Luckynana said:

I can't get over the size of the Inside cabin.  It looks much bigger than I realized!🤔  Thanks for taking me along...I can never get enough of pictures of ships, both inside and out😉😁

 

Twangster uses a very nice wide angle lens. 😉

[twangster]

In the evening as muster approached there was a double rainbow.

 

 

 

With that it was time for sail away.

 

 

 

 

 

[Crazy planning mom]

loving this thread!

[PCWalton1]

Today we will be sailing by the Hubbard Glacier but first there is a Meet & Mingle to attend. I guess many decided to sleep in as the crowd was small. 

 

 

 

Of course with the lighter crowd our chances of winning a raffle prize went up. We lucked into some free movies

 

 

This is the first time of seeing this style of the free memo pad & pen. I wonder if it will catch on?

 

[PCWalton1]

Today we had beautiful weather for our visit to Hubbard Glacier. We could not asked for a better day.