2018 Radiance Alaska Southbound Cruise Compasses, Daily Offers & Excursions PDFs

We just arrived home last night after spending 10 days in Alaska/Vancouver. I have attached links to PDFs of all the cruise compasses, daily offers, port shopping pages, excursions brochure, staff & rules, My Time Dining Letter, Concierge Letter, Platinum Onboard Offers, Diamond Onboard Offers, Departure Information, Vancouver Information, Wash & Fold Offers, etc.

I plan to do a trip report on my personal travel blog but it will be a week or two before it's ready. I know many of you have been looking for this information, as I was, prior to your cruise for planning purposes.

I did not see a 10 card drink offered during our cruise. I also did not see blanket check out as reported as available on Explorer's Alaskan Itinerary.

Cruise Compass Boarding Day Edition:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uTjSireIBakVR_VhWTZyK6lud35-LZur/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 1 Seward

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jeIxBNi19k5HUcVBHmH7XSQkvJSSDuF5/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 2 Hubbard Glacier

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rf1_2kJxUz3dLKrtVd1Cd49U-9LjkDKx/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 3 Juneau

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18luPoPtp_rbtg1zasKlteQVlHEGa0-fi/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 4 Skagway

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gvDP3KQyLWNRcabWWk0ziuWW1oiT36Oe/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 5 Icy Strait Point / Hoonah

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w3X-ksev41p67NJNRzGfEMR2zGBv98SQ/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 6 Ketchikan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dD4VcYsq8w7GHxAWZE771oqXZ7g59BcC/view?usp=sharing

Cruise Compass Day 7 Inside Passage

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VmdaJhFfIB0cYmCmxRVEe3cHyqzy4sIX/view?usp=sharing

Officers & Staff with Rules

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bwdc4esINU3RnHd2Y1wgQ5C7JsfRXRVq/view?usp=sharing

My Time Dining Letter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tMsWkQj6KemlX8tcCDSWVVOg6pri7gEf/view?usp=sharing

Excursions Brochure

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p3PcqTLAVLtU7WDiJ8p9Fm6qTEIKDV5P/view?usp=sharing

Concierge Letter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYYL3MWRienn_9-72WjWVkKfpMw8SgNQ/view?usp=sharing

Onboard Coupons for Diamond Plus

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EefsszfqlzO0VQXOC4hIlXB85EUwsD2C/view?usp=sharing

Onboard Coupons for Platinum

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZdhyWnM-tTnP303Y65QgfVg1tlRAQjZj/view?usp=sharing

Wash & Fold Offer

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H7WQZtNapW6hVJsTghH2aRViBcjVpwEs/view?usp=sharing

Departure Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IQ3oqBRdvR2IawdQUxvZkJYS0qZg1Rrz/view?usp=sharing

Vancouver Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KU6LNUmWgTWdG62eAFsF46_hBWH1DwIR/view?usp=sharing

THANK YOU for posting these. Crossing my fingers that you'll be adding some photos and comments, too?

Cindy and Charlie thank-you for posting these. I only have one question, to which I know you most likely do not have the answer. On departure night from Seward muster is at 6pm. We have dinner booked at 6 for Giovanni’s, but it says it doesn’t open until 6:30. I wonder if they just push things back or what happens.

I guess we will find out on embarkation day. :)

Cindy and Charlie thank-you for posting these. I only have one question, to which I know you most likely do not have the answer. On departure night from Seward muster is at 6pm. We have dinner booked at 6 for Giovanni’s, but it says it doesn’t open until 6:30. I wonder if they just push things back or what happens.

 

 

 

I guess we will find out on embarkation day. :)

Andrew

I would not assume that they will automatically change, but you can email JD, the suite concierge a few days you board, and he can change you reservation for you. Although we found that Giovanni’s and Izumi were not crowded when we went.

Rob

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THANK YOU for posting these. Crossing my fingers that you'll be adding some photos and comments, too?

Hi MarylandTeacherGirl! I promised I would do a review too!

https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2645176

Andrew

 

I would not assume that they will automatically change, but you can email JD, the suite concierge a few days you board, and he can change you reservation for you. Although we found that Giovanni’s and Izumi were not crowded when we went.

 

Rob

 

 

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Rob, did you get an email from the suite concierge in advance of the cruise? If they reach out to us that is one way I thought. I also thought of stopping at Giovanni’s on embarkation day but we don’t board until mid afternoon.

We will have to roll with it.

Cindy and Charlie thank-you for posting these. I only have one question, to which I know you most likely do not have the answer. On departure night from Seward muster is at 6pm. We have dinner booked at 6 for Giovanni’s, but it says it doesn’t open until 6:30. I wonder if they just push things back or what happens.

 

I guess we will find out on embarkation day. :)

We also went to Giovannis on the first night - trust me you will have no issues getting a table at any time! It was empty!

We also went to Giovannis on the first night - trust me you will have no issues getting a table at any time! It was empty!

Thanks Little Britain for the extra info. I like Jamie's but I miss Giovanni's. The grass is always greener they say. :)

Rob, did you get an email from the suite concierge in advance of the cruise? If they reach out to us that is one way I thought. I also thought of stopping at Giovanni’s on embarkation day but we don’t board until mid afternoon.

 

We will have to roll with it.

Yes. We got a letter about about 4 days before we boarded.

We also went to Giovannis on the first night - trust me you will have no issues getting a table at any time! It was empty!

We also ate at Giovanni’s on the first night of the 6/22 Radiance SB. We prebooked FNDR for 6:00 and when we stopped by after embarking they just asked what time we wanted so we chose 6:30.

Same experience as you... it was empty (and excellent as usual).

Departure Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IQ3oqBRdvR2IawdQUxvZkJYS0qZg1Rrz/view?usp=sharing

 

Vancouver Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KU6LNUmWgTWdG62eAFsF46_hBWH1DwIR/view?usp=sharing

I cannot wait to read your review. It is because of you that we will leave the end of August. When you reviewed the last time I printed out everything and couldn't get enough, but it sure has helped us get the best out of our time in Alaska. I will follow along with your review and hopefully will know that planning through you was the best.

I cannot wait to read your review. It is because of you that we will leave the end of August. When you reviewed the last time I printed out everything and couldn't get enough, but it sure has helped us get the best out of our time in Alaska. I will follow along with your review and hopefully will know that planning through you was the best.

I did do a review too!

https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2645176

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Hi MarylandTeacherGirl! I promised I would do a review too!

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2645176

Thank you, little britain! I have shared your review with others on my roll call for Radiance August, 2019! Everyone loves it and says thank you!

Thank you, little britain! I have shared your review with others on my roll call for Radiance August, 2019! Everyone loves it and says thank you!

Thanks!!!! Have a great cruise xx

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I did do a review too!

 

 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2645176

 

 

 

thanks little Britain loved the review.

Kay

Thank you so much for sharing! We are leaving for Alaska tomorrow afternoon and our cruise departs Friday! This sure helped as I am a planner!

On 6/18/2018 at 3:09 PM, ace1zoe2 said:

Departure Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IQ3oqBRdvR2IawdQUxvZkJYS0qZg1Rrz/view?usp=sharing

 

Vancouver Information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KU6LNUmWgTWdG62eAFsF46_hBWH1DwIR/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for all of these links.  Did I miss your review?  Maybe it's still in progress.  I need to go re-read your first Alaska trip report, because it's just THAT fantastic!!!  Happy New Year to you both.  :)

2 hours ago, Marylandteachergirl said:

Thank you for all of these links.  Did I miss your review?  Maybe it's still in progress.  I need to go re-read your first Alaska trip report, because it's just THAT fantastic!!!  Happy New Year to you both.  🙂

Sorry, I never got around to a review this time! I took a group of 28 friends and family of which about 22 had never been to Alaska. My time was not completely my own this trip so I didn’t do a report. I still highly recommend the Southbound from Seward with as many days as you can do on a cruise tour prior. You will not be disappointed.