Carnival Radiance<\/a> is one of the cruise line\u2019s oldest vessels, having launched in 2000 under its original name, Carnival Victory. Following a $200 million refresh in 2021, it\u2019s become a staple along the Long Beach waterfront.<\/p>\nThe 2,984-guest ship offers a variety of shorter trips, which first-time cruisers may appreciate. Some of its staterooms connect, allowing extended families to vacation together. And most of its outdoor activities \u2014 such as mini-golf, a sports court and a two-level ropes course \u2014 are conveniently clustered together. Nearby are waterslides and pools, one of which sits under a large movie screen.<\/p>\n
Like Carnival Firenze, Radiance also has NASA and Dr. Seuss-themed activities, in addition to an at-sea Build-a-Bear workshop and \u201cZumbini,\u201d a kid-friendly Zumba class.<\/p>\n
Picky eaters need not fret. Radiance has 15 dining options, nine of which are included in the cost of your cruise. A few have celebrity names attached to them: along with Guy Fieri\u2019s Burger Joint and barbecue restaurant, there\u2019s also a chicken counter from basketball star Shaquille O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve tested the waters with a short Carnival Radiance cruise and can\u2019t get enough, the ship will also be embarking on a 14-day round-trip voyage in early January to Kahului, Maui; Honolulu, Oahu; Nawiliwili, Kauai; Hilo, Hawaii; and Ensenada, Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The sports court on Carnival Radiance. (Carnival Cruise Line) Sails to: Ensenada, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatl\u00e1n, La…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2700,14689,14685,14686,14693,14687,1431,3410,131,133,132,14694,7656,14690,6201,14691,14692,14688],"class_list":["post-16998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-activity","tag-arcade","tag-big-ship","tag-cabo-san-lucas","tag-carnival-cruise-line","tag-ensenada","tag-family","tag-kid","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-mini-golf-course","tag-person","tag-racing-waterslide","tag-room","tag-sail","tag-six-night-round-trip-voyage-cost","tag-water-playground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}