bazzaw Posted October 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Very hot and humid here in Port Douglas. Good atmosphere onboard with approx 1200 Canadians , 700 Aussies and 200 Americans & Brits. Mostly tendering ports which is not so good for large ships like this. Beautiful ship - but quite small pool area. No teamaking equipment in cabins like there was on VOS. Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted October 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) Lot of Canadians on board. Any reason for such a high number? Did they come down on the repo? Edited October 18, 2013 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie FF Posted October 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Yes, Sarah. Plenty on my roll call, coming over from over there. Some will still be on when I get there in 6 days. The Canadians I have met are lovely. Thanks Bazza. Look after her for me. Might see you getting off, when I'm getting on.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted October 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Good to hear from you bazzaw :) Enjoy the rest of your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted October 19, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Tnere are about eleven hundred Canadians on this cruise and they are all part of a "mini charter" for a large automotive spares company called Lordco biannual incentive promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted October 19, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Oops forgot to say I am pretty sure they did not do the repo cruise before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie FF Posted October 19, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Graham, I did hear something about a large group on my Radiance cruise 24th October. Couldn't get a balcony cabin until after final payment.:mad: Know anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted October 19, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Graham, I did hear something about a large group on my Radiance cruise 24th October. Couldn't get a balcony cabin until after final payment.:mad: Know anything? Ah.....that would be the conference cruise for the criminally insane ......about a thousand of them I believe. :D:D:D ......only joking ... no I have not heard anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rencruzr Posted October 19, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I work in Newcastle and enjoyed seeing the Radiance in port for the day. Pity it was such a cold breeze that day and surf was whipped up. I heard a lot of American/ Canadian accents. ONe thing I chuckled about was I overheard an older black american couple chatting and she was going on about a shopping experience in Newcastle where she must have tried to pay in American dollars, saying "well she said to me this is AWWWWWWstralia we have australian money here, and I said to her well we are on an American Ship!!!" Hilarious lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted October 19, 2013 Author #10 Share Posted October 19, 2013 BTW- no teamaking facility in cabins on Radiance - there was on Voyager earlier this year Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibabacruisers Posted October 19, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Good to hear from you Barry and hope you have a great cruise! Looking forward to hearing of your experiences. Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaechann Posted October 20, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 20, 2013 BTW- no teamaking facility in cabins on Radiance - there was on Voyager earlier this year Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Really, that's a nuisance! :mad: We love to wake up to a "cuppa" and then there's the late night one just before "lights out". There were on both Rhapsody and Voyager so I certainly expected them on the Radiance.:confused: Looks like we'll be using room service a little more this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownslow Posted October 20, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 20, 2013 BTW- no teamaking facility in cabins on Radiance - there was on Voyager earlier this year Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Hi Bazzaw - can I ask what type of cabin you are in? We are doing the next cruise on radiance and are in a D1. Are there good sized storage cupboards for clothes etc? Do all the showers just have shower curtains? Thanks! Voyager of the seas Dec 2012, Radiance of the seas Oct 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie FF Posted October 20, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 20, 2013 There are tea making facilities in Suites.;) I think you may be able to ask for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted October 20, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I work in Newcastle and enjoyed seeing the Radiance in port for the day. Pity it was such a cold breeze that day and surf was whipped up. I heard a lot of American/ Canadian accents. ONe thing I chuckled about was I overheard an older black american couple chatting and she was going on about a shopping experience in Newcastle where she must have tried to pay in American dollars, saying "well she said to me this is AWWWWWWstralia we have australian money here, and I said to her well we are on an American Ship!!!" Hilarious lol Oh dear. Some people are so fortunate when they can have so much money for this travel, but no common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieVisi2r Posted October 21, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 21, 2013 There are tea making facilities in Suites.;)I think you may be able to ask for them. Yes to tea coffee in suites. And yes to shower curtains. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted October 21, 2013 Author #17 Share Posted October 21, 2013 We are in a balcony cabin on Deck 7. It does have a shower curtain but it has not been a problem Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweston Posted October 21, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I work in Newcastle and enjoyed seeing the Radiance in port for the day. Pity it was such a cold breeze that day and surf was whipped up. I heard a lot of American/ Canadian accents. ONe thing I chuckled about was I overheard an older black american couple chatting and she was going on about a shopping experience in Newcastle where she must have tried to pay in American dollars, saying "well she said to me this is AWWWWWWstralia we have australian money here, and I said to her well we are on an American Ship!!!" Hilarious lol Ha ha ha too funny, some people :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted October 22, 2013 #19 Share Posted October 22, 2013 We are in a balcony cabin on Deck 7. It does have a shower curtain but it has not been a problem Barry You mean it doesn't wrap itself around you Barry? :D Will be looking forward to hearing about your PNG cruise when you get back so we can 'wise up' for ours. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaechann Posted October 22, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 22, 2013 We are in a balcony cabin on Deck 7. It does have a shower curtain but it has not been a problem Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Thanks for keeping us informed of the Radiance! We are very excited about boarding her on Thursday! BTW - I've meant to mention before that your reviews are excellent Barry! Gae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted October 22, 2013 Author #21 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I always find it difficult to compare ships and/or cruise lines - but our last cruise on Voyager led me to think that perhaps staff and staff service onboard RCI are better than other cruise lines/ships that we have previously experienced. This cruise has reinforced that thought. It is not just the cabin and dining table attendants - but other employees that we as passengers would not necessarily interact with much. A very positive interaction I had with a cleaner yesterday morning at 4AM while getting some coffee in an otherwise deserted ship was just one example that I could quote. I have been told that RCI only employs experienced staff from other cruise lines - certainly the dining room and buffet staff are all very experienced and are all very keen to stay in the employ of RCI Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 22, 2013 #22 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I always find it difficult to compare ships and/or cruise lines - but our last cruise on Voyager led me to think that perhaps staff and staff service onboard RCI are better than other cruise lines/ships that we have previously experienced. This cruise has reinforced that thought. It is not just the cabin and dining table attendants - but other employees that we as passengers would not necessarily interact with much. A very positive interaction I had with a cleaner yesterday morning at 4AM while getting some coffee in an otherwise deserted ship was just one example that I could quote. I have been told that RCI only employs experienced staff from other cruise lines - certainly the dining room and buffet staff are all very experienced and are all very keen to stay in the employ of RCI Barry Sent from my T-17B using Forums mobile app Staff who want to remain with RCI is a good sign. I have found it makes a huge difference if staff are happy. When I cruised twice on Ocean Princess, it wasn't as happy a ship second time around. Looking forward to reading your comments on Radiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted October 22, 2013 #23 Share Posted October 22, 2013 A happy crew = a happy ship. Very important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted October 23, 2013 #24 Share Posted October 23, 2013 A happy crew = a happy ship. Very important I've always maintained the importance of a happy crew. That's what makes a cruise for me. The only cruise I've been on where many (not all) of the crew were grumpy, was the Sun Princess around NZ last Feb - just before the ship left for Japan. Wonder if this had something to do with it. Many of the crew were leaving when the ship got to Singapore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizza Posted October 23, 2013 #25 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I am interested to know if you tried any of the specialty restaurants and if so would you recommend any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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