Royal Caribbean Alaska Radiance of the Sea

[katiec68]

Has anyone done Alaska with RCI?

We've done P&O, Princess and Celebrity but never RCI.

I have found a deal (I think) from Vancouver - 9 nights
Vancouver, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, Skagway, Icy Straight Point, Ketchikan, Vancouver.

They are doing a guarantee balcony for £2500 and if I pick my cabin its £3200 - plus I can get 10% with my Blue light card.

So that's around £500 difference between the guarantee and the selected cabin.

Is it worth it? Thats a lot of drinks (but we dont drink much) or a few excursions, a couple of nights in a hotel etc but would we cope with the stress of potentially getting a forward balcony? In not sure DH could do it!


As a comparison Celebrity are coming in a £3900 including a drinks package and $150 OBC and Princess are over £4K

But is it soo much cheaper for a reason?

I need to add flights on top too.

Thoughts anyone?

[Loopylooloo]

The guarantee is worth a gamble, because I believe when you get allocated, if there is a similar cabin in another location free you can ask to move to it.
Also, a forward balcony is not really much of an issue, in Alaska I think its pretty calm waters a lot of the time? We have had far forward cabins a few times on celebrity and not noticed it in terms of movement, only a bit of noise when docking in some ports.

[katiec68]

Originally Posted by Loopylooloo

The guarantee is worth a gamble, because I believe when you get allocated, if there is a similar cabin in another location free you can ask to move to it.
Also, a forward balcony is not really much of an issue, in Alaska I think its pretty calm waters a lot of the time? We have had far forward cabins a few times on celebrity and not noticed it in terms of movement, only a bit of noise when docking in some ports.

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Thank you - thats reassuring to know - at that price its defo worth a gamble x

[Loopylooloo]

Originally Posted by katiec68

Thank you - thats reassuring to know - at that price its defo worth a gamble x

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Its also a fair price as it doesnt include all the drink package etc. As you say, you can spend the money you are saving (considerable) on tours, drinks, hotel etc. Fly in a good couple of days early as Vancouver is a fantastic city. Sounds like a great plan!

[cheekydeeky]

I’d take the gamble on a guarantee cabin. Royal are also operating a royal up programme now on most sailings which means you may get the chance to bid for a balcony or suite if there are any available (usually about two months before you sail) so you could end up getting a bargain if you’re not happy with the cabin they allocate.

We always stay in inside cabins and have been in various locations. I do prefer mid ship but it’s not a dealbreaker.

[Eeyorefanuk]

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