I booked a last minute solo cruise on the recently refurbished Carnival Radiance out of Long Beach, CA. It was a quick four day cruise with stops at Catalina Island, Ensenada, Mexico and a day at sea. But was the Carnival Radiance, which underwent $200 Million in upgrades, a Carnival Cruise I would take solo again?
With a 2.5 rating on TripAdvisor, the Carnival Radiance has a lot of critical notes from people who have vacationed on her before. A solo cruise on the Carnival Radiance for such a short trip shouldn’t have been a problem, right? I share the good and the uncomfortable when it comes to this four day Carnival Radiance cruise to Mexico.
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Have you ever done a Carnival Cruise out of Long Beach, CA? Did you have a different experience than I did on the Carnival Radiance??
I started cruising on Carnival, and they have the best included food. I’ve since moved on to Princess cruises I feel like they have exceptional value in their plus and premiere packages. I like the more chill vibe on Princess, but I only cruise the newer ships 🛳⚓️🛟
Was on this ship when it was the Carnival Victory. It was in it's first season. Don't like the ships being refit. They took out lounges and put in more staterooms. They failed to create more space. During the day it is included on the Italian restaurant. They also serve breakfast there and that is included. Blue Iguana has a pretty good breakfast. Carnival has very good pizza. Don't like pepperoni. Have a soft serve ice cream while waiting on line for pizza. Prefer fixed seating for dinner. Breakfast is now open seating. The Fitness Center is nice. The casino is always a nice place to go. What I like about Carnival is they do a lot for veterans. Getting the feeling of being in the way happens a lot on the ships that get redone and you are left with more passengers and little room.
I was thinking of taking a Carnival Radiance cruise but… thanks to your detailed report here – no longer interested.
Clicking off after you mentioned "stench" 🥲
It’s bad luck to rename a ship.
my first time will be on the pride i hope its fun cause i had a ball on my very cruise on Norwegaing joy
I was on the victory
And love the ship
After the dry dock I was very disappointed
The food was bad
Service was not good
I took my mother on ship and was stock by how rude people on top deck
We felt unsafe because two ladies was yelling at each other and also about hit each other
The staff was stop them
I been on 50 plus cruises I was surprise how top deck had rust and mix new and old parts
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how do you do it solo? I thought you need two minimum, or does Carnival now allow solo travelers? I thought only NCL does.