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Did CatDad’s motion sickness get better? I hope so.

I’ve heard several say to try eating green apples to help with motion sickness. Your cabin steward can probably provide some if you do not find them in the Windjammer.

Jennifer, we are on this ship next week...June 1st. How has the motion of the ship been? I hope not too bad. I am prone to motion sickness.

Hi. My wife and I will be on the Radiance next month, sailing from Vancouver to Seward. I have read that passengers dress "more casually" on Alaska cruises. Just curious if passengers generally still dress up on formal nights or could I forgo wearing a suit or sportscoat and tie on these nights. Thanks.

We are on the June 1st sailing. I do not plan to pack too many formal clothes due to limited luggage space and trying to bring plenty of layers of warm clothes.

Because we chose not to purchase specialty dining, drinks, souvenirs, etc. on board does not mean that we do not pay gratuities. We always pre pay standard gratuities and have tipped additional for exceptional service. I just gave my opinion on paying $50 more to get $75 OBC and understand my logic may not apply to others.

I don’t typically spend anything on board. If an OBC is included in my reservation I will make sure to buy something to use it in some manner, but I don’t typically buy anything otherwise. I book excursions directly vrs through RC as the prices are much better so no need for OBC for excursions either. If the OP plans to spend a bunch of money on board, then might make sense in that case.

I would not pay $50 more to get a $75 on board credit as everything on board is way overpriced so I don’t think you are really gaining $25.

We are on the Radiance Northbound June 1st. Would love any details you can share!

Park Cafe...good, light lunch without the crowd. I make it a mission to NOT eat in the Windjammer the entire cruise other than the last morning.

I asked about them the first night and mentioned they were my favorite the waiter said they didn't offer them anymore. We were on the Oasis July 30th

Is the Solarium now a complimentary selection for dinner aboard the Oasis? Has anyone had dinner there? If so, was the food and service good compared to the MDR?

Thank you all very much for your input. We appreciate it very much. We look forward to hearing about your future trips as well. Happy Cruising!

Has anyone been on this 9 night north bound cruise on the Radiance of the Seas. We are booked on 6-1-18 was wondering what all was included.

Has anyone been on the Royal Caribbean Cruise tour 11A on the Radiance OTS. We have one booked for 6-1-18 North Bound post cruise from Vancouver.

My husband and I are booking an Alaskan cruise for June 2018. It will be us and our twins who will be 15 years old by then. We have never been to the West coast or to Alaska. We have narrowed it down to two options and want to get the most "bang for the buck". Here are our options...1) Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas Alaskan North Bound (Vancouver to Seward one-way) with the post cruise land tour. This stops at 8 ports. 2) Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas out of Seattle which is a round-trip with stops at 6 ports. We will have to pay over $1800 just for the land tour after the Radiance one-way cruise. After reading some other threads we are wondering if we should do the Radiance, but leave the land tour off and spend more money doing excursions at the ports we visit? Or should we go with the Seattle round-trip cruise? We have placed deposits on both to hold spots. We have a hump balcony on the Seattle round-trip on the Explorer with another room across the hall for the twins. On the Radiance (VC to Seward) we have one balcony room, but it is not a hump balcony. Without the land tour, the cruise portions will be basically the same price. If we do the VC to Seward, but drop the land portion, we will also have to find a way to get to Anchorage for a flight home. This will be a major trip for us and possibly our last big family vacation before our children start driving, gets jobs, etc. We want to have the best Alaskan experience possible for the money we are spending. Please advise between these two cruises and advise if anyone thinks the land tour (train ride / bus ride) is really worth $1800. Thanks in advance.