Cruising on the Radiance of the Seas
HONOLULU, HAWAII, TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, SEPT 27 - OCT 15, 2011.
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Firstly, let's get some technical stuff out of the way...
The Centrum
Sea Pass, gratuities and drinks packages
OUR STATEROOM
FOOD - Radiance has many restaurants and eateries:
Cascades Dining Room (the main dining room for the ship on Deck 4 & 5)
Park Cafe
Boardwalk Dog House (11.30am - 6.30pm)
Radiance has specialty restaurants that you had to 'pay' for (menus where available).
Chops Grille (Steak, a la carte, open 6pm - 9.30pm)
Samba Grill (Brazillian steak house, open 6pm - 9.30pm)
Giovanni's Table (Italian, a la carte, open 6pm - 9.30pm)
Rita's Cantina (Mexican, open 4pm - 11pm)
Izumi (Japanese, open 6pm - 9pm)
CHEF'S TABLE
Room service
BARS, DRINKS AND PRICES
Coffee shop
Clothes...what we lived off
Laundry costs
EXERCISE
ENTERTAINMENT
KIDS ENTERTAINMENT
DAY SPA/HAIR SALON
SHOPPING
INTERNET
PHOTOS
ONBOARD NEWSLETTER AND INFORMATION
TOURS/EXCURSIONS
SHORE EXCURSIONS
Before we go on, this is as good a time as any to remind you to do a couple of things before you depart on your cruise -
1) If you intend using your credit card while you are away, tell your credit card provider that you are going overseas, so they don't think your credit card has been compromised and someone in a foreign land has suddenly started making purchases. The last thing you want to deal with when you get home is a cancelled credit card and having to sort out all your direct debits etc when your bank sends you a new one. While it's good that credit card security works this way, it's a hassle you don't need.
2) Similarly to your credit card, contact your mobile phone provider and have your phone switched to international call roaming. The costs are very high if you do make calls but it's a security blanket should you need to use your phone in an emergency. IMPORTANT - turn off data roaming on your phone (I have no firm tips on this, as it will vary from phone to phone). While you may not make calls while you are away, any data that is uploaded or downloaded (emails or apps, for instance) will be charged at a far, far more expensive rate.
Before we left - Hawaii
Ports-of-call
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Moorea, French Polynesia
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Auckland, New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
THE END - THANK YOU AND BON VOYAGE!
On October 22, 2012, we boarded Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas in Singapore and spent 14 nights cruising to Fremantle in Western Australia. Read about this amazing ship HERE.