Live from the Radiance....watch us go through the Panama Canal tomorrow (Friday, 4/23/04)

[skiiergirl]

Good evening everyone from aboard the beautiful Radiance. We will be going through the canal tomorrow. You can watch us on pancanal.com. We should start through the first set of locks around 7:30 am Central time and pass through the last lock around 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.

 

We have had "a weather front" that has kept it overcast most of the week but no big storms. The entertainment has been good. The food is very good. The cabin service is excellent.

 

Will report more as we proceed through trip and much more when we return.

[woodz]

How does the ship look? What room are you staying in? What are the productions shows and the headliners? How's the food? What night would be good to book Chops? We will be on her on the 2nd for our 3rd time. We just love her. Thanks for the info.

Janet

 

Vision '00

Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

 

[skiiergirl]

Janet...The ship is still in good shape. She is still beautiful to us. You can see a little wear but as usual....they are out painting where it needs it and varnishing handrails, etc. We have felt for the last several years that the food quality has gone done (due to pricing) but I must say our food has been excellent all week. I have only heard one person "complain" and that was because their steak was not cooked the way they liked it. Most everyone has actually been complimenting the food. As far as headliners...we had Burt Leigh last night. We had Steven Scott, Mario D'Andrea, and a violinist from the U.K.. Tonight is the first production show and it is "Welcome to Our World". I'm sure you have probably seen it before. We haven't booked Chops or Portofinos yet. We usually try to figure out what night we will be "less than pleased" with dining room selections and then try to book that night. But so far there has been something on the dining room menu that we wanted to go there for every night. As always, the Radiance staff is awesome. Our dining staff is great, our cabin steward is wonderful, bar service is good, concierge is excellent. We are very pleased. Sounds like you are getting on when we are getting off. There are 200 passengers on board now that are continuing up the coast to Canada. I hope I answered all of your questions. Enjoy your cruise.

 

 

[DENNAS]

Hi Janet,

I just came back Sunday from a week on the Radiance. The ship is in excellent shape. She is just beautiful. I loved it. The entertainment was ok, the show reviews (with the entire troupe) were fair at best...but since I work in NYC and go to NY shows, I am a tough critic !! We also saw the juggler/comedian. He was good. The food was good to very good. Oh, the VanDells were there, for one night, very good show. I enjoyed 6/7 nights of my dinners very much. Our waiter and room steward were excellent !! Replied quickly to our every request. We couldn't have asked for more from either one. Erkan was the waiter, and Patricia our room steward.

 

I hope you have as wonderful a time as we did....

 

Denise

[woodz]

Thanks for all the info. We are going to be in room 8084, next to the bump and I'm not sure what the view will be. It's interesting, we have had cabins 8574 & 8622 (both assigned on a GTY) and this is the first time we have been near a bump. How many years does RCCL keep the same production show? Seeing it twice is OK, three times I think we'll find something else. The first time we sailed the Radiance was less than a month old and it was right after 9/11(I think it was 9/15). The show did improve the next time I saw it and the kids do work hard.

Skiiergirl, What movies are in the Movie Theater this week? I really would love to take the cruise you are on and go through the canal. Have a great time and thanks for answering my questions.

 

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Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

 

[skiiergirl]

I haven't done any movies this trip but what I remember listed in the compass have been....Brue Almighty, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, The Inlaws, Master and Commander, Cheaper by the Dozen and a few others. This is a great trip. I hope you can do it some day.

 

 

[woodz]

Skiier girl,

I hope you are having a great day today going through the canal.

Dennas,

Can you answer the movie question?

 

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Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

 

[Tylara]

Radiance is approaching the Miraflores Locks right now, if anyone is interested:

 

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

 

until the Enchantment

 

Enchantment of the Seas 5/04

Radiance of the Seas 4/04

Mariner of the Seas 12/03

Voyager of the Seas 06/02

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[jstducky]

tylara... i was just going to do a post about radiance... is radiance coming towards the miraflores locks is it moving away from the miraflores locks... its the ship off in the far distance at the top of the screen, right?

 

jstducky!

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...til 7/04 - Zuiderdam - Western Caribbean

 

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7/03 - Zaandam - Alaska

4/03 - Norweigan Star - Hawaii

7/96 - Noordam - Alaska

7/96 - Golden Princess - Alaska

8/95 - Jubilee - Mexican Riviera

 

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[jstducky]

nevermind.. as the picture becomes a bit more clear, it appears that the radiance is coming towards the locks... sorry, my bad

 

jstducky!

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7/03 - Zaandam - Alaska

4/03 - Norweigan Star - Hawaii

7/96 - Noordam - Alaska

7/96 - Golden Princess - Alaska

8/95 - Jubilee - Mexican Riviera

 

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[WeirdEyes]

My good friend's sister passed through the Canal on her cruise this week also. She was up on deck waving a red shirt and my friend has two pictures of her sister up on the deck as they were passing through. She copied them off of the web site. What cool pictures to have to put in your scrapbook.

 

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[hardingk]

That is so cool!!!

 

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RCL~Navigator 8/2003, Majesty 7/2003, Radiance 4/2003, Monarch 8/2002, Nordic Empress 8/2001

Celebrity~Century 7/2001 & 7/1998, Horizon 7/1991

 

Future Cruises:

Legend of the Seas 5/7/2004

Enchantment of the Seas 8/30/2004

Brilliance of the Seas 1/14/2005

Till Hawaii on the Legend of the Seas!

 

Till Belize on the Enchantment of the Seas!

 

Till the Panama Canal on Brilliance of the Seas!

 

[springtxbill]

She is pulling into the lock now, with a good picture.

 

Bill D

 

RCCL Song of Norway 7/79?

CCL ? 12/84

RCCL Viking Serenade 7/01

RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas 12/01

RCCL Sovereign of the Seas 5/02

RCCL Monarch of the Seas 7/02

RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas 12/02

Princess Grand Princess 6/03

RCCL Voyager of the Seas 12/03

RCCL Vision of the Seas 3/04

 

 

 Rhapsody of the Seas 5/30/2004

 

 Empress of the Seas 12/20/2004

 

[springtxbill]

She is pulling into the lock right now, with a great picture.

 

Bill D

 

RCCL Song of Norway 7/79?

CCL ? 12/84

RCCL Viking Serenade 7/01

RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas 12/01

RCCL Sovereign of the Seas 5/02

RCCL Monarch of the Seas 7/02

RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas 12/02

Princess Grand Princess 6/03

RCCL Voyager of the Seas 12/03

RCCL Vision of the Seas 3/04

 

 

 Rhapsody of the Seas 5/30/2004

 

 Empress of the Seas 12/20/2004

 

[jstducky]

shes passing right in front of the camera right now!

 

Panama Canal

 

she's gorgeous!

 

jstducky!

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...til 9/04 - Jewel of the Seas - Canada / New England

 

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...til 7/04 - Zuiderdam - Western Caribbean

 

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7/03 - Zaandam - Alaska

4/03 - Norweigan Star - Hawaii

7/96 - Noordam - Alaska

7/96 - Golden Princess - Alaska

8/95 - Jubilee - Mexican Riviera

 

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[bassetdaddy]

So extremely cool, thanks for the heads up skiiergirl, we are jealous

[justcruzin85374]

Awesome!....great memory from our trip in Oct. on Radiance.

 

Skiergirl....wish we were there with you!!!!

Enjoy the rest of the cruise.

 

Soveriegn 92 E. Caribbean

Majesty 95 W. Caribbean

Granduer 97 E. Caribbean

Rhapsody 00 Mexico

Vision 02 Alaska

Radiance 03 Panama Canal

Brilliance 3/29/04

 

 

 

Radiance of the Seas/Panama Canal 10/18/2003

Are we there yet?

 

My bags are always packed!

Brilliance 3/29/2004

[justcruzin85374]

OMG.....you can actually see inside the pool area and people on the decks! Another shot of deck 12 in front of the ship, people sitting in the chairs....you could see every detail!

How cool is that?

I want to go again...whaaaaaa!

 

Soveriegn 92 E. Caribbean

Majesty 95 W. Caribbean

Granduer 97 E. Caribbean

Rhapsody 00 Mexico

Vision 02 Alaska

Radiance 03 Panama Canal

Brilliance 3/29/04

 

 

 

Radiance of the Seas/Panama Canal 10/18/2003

Are we there yet?

 

My bags are always packed!

Brilliance 3/29/2004

[Tylara]

OK, this is cool - the camera operator has turned the camera to focus on the water in the adjacent lane... you can see the reflection of the Radiance in the water!

 

until the Enchantment

 

Enchantment of the Seas 5/04

Radiance of the Seas 4/04

Mariner of the Seas 12/03

Voyager of the Seas 06/02

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[kath816]

Hi, I was also on the Radiance last week and just grabbed the Compasses I have to answer the movie question. Here goes: Secondhand Lions, Startrek Nemesis, The Hulk, An Affair to Remember, the In-Laws, National Security, Bringing Down the House, Legally Blonde-Red, White & Blue, and Master and Commander. I didn't see any of them!

[woodz]

Jealous, Jealous, Jealous!!!!

 

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Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

 

[justcruzin85374]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by woodz:

Jealous, Jealous, Jealous!!!!

 

 

LOL...woodz. My thoughts exactly...but I see you are booked for the Radiance in May.

What cruise are you taking?

We just got back from the Brillinace and I'm already looking for a bargin, can't stand it!

BTW, we are almost neighbors....just 30-40 miles between us...LOL...what part of Mesa?

 

 

 

Vision '00

Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

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Soveriegn 92 E. Caribbean

Majesty 95 W. Caribbean

Granduer 97 E. Caribbean

Rhapsody 00 Mexico

Vision 02 Alaska

Radiance 03 Panama Canal

Brilliance 3/29/04

 

 

 

Radiance of the Seas/Panama Canal 10/18/2003

Are we there yet?

 

My bags are always packed!

Brilliance 3/29/2004

[woodz]

We live at Ellsworth & Baseline in Augusta Ranch, not to far by the freeway. We are taking a repositional cruise on May 2nd, a 6 night San Diego to Vancouver for our anniversary. It was a great price, less than $100pp a night for an E-2 Balcony. What room were you in? We really love the Radiance Class Ships.

 

Vision '00

Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04

 

[justcruzin85374]

woodz...Happy Anniversary! On the Radiance we had a standard outside cabin # 3132, On the Brillinace we were in 8114 it too was an E 2. It had the life boat overhang, next time I'll go for an E 1 or higher on the Radiance class ships.

 

You got a good rate, now I'm the one who is Jealous. Jealous. Jealous! When we did the Radiance last Oct. out of San Diego it was awesome to see the ship arrive and dock. It looked like it was never going to stop and end up in the middle of downtwon San Diego!

Have a great cruise!

 

Soveriegn 92 E. Caribbean

Majesty 95 W. Caribbean

Granduer 97 E. Caribbean

Rhapsody 00 Mexico

Vision 02 Alaska

Radiance 03 Panama Canal

Brilliance 3/29/04

 

 

 

Radiance of the Seas/Panama Canal 10/18/2003

Are we there yet?

 

My bags are always packed!

Brilliance 3/29/2004

[woodz]

Thanks, This is our 3rd time on deck 8 on the Radiance. We are so excited to get away for a little while. We usually take the kids and boy are they whinning now.

 

Vision '00

Rhapsody '01

Radiance '01

NCL Star '02

Princess Star '02

Grandeur '02

Radiance '02

Statendam '03

Navigator 7/03

Radiance 5/04