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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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5 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Featuring Greek Isles (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 31, 2010

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Modern and Luxurious ship layout. Very freindly and helpful staff.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining was great. we had the best wait staff at the Minstral Dining room. Stylian, our waiter, was very professional, nice, and excellent at his job. The specialty restaurants were also amazing!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great! Lots of things to do all the time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff very cheerful and freindly. All were very helpful. Especially our Bar waiter Levin, he was fantastic!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Stateroom was very nice, and our stateroom attendant was fantastic.

Ports of call

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

3 out of 5
Ephesus was great! the slimy used carpet salesmen at the Kusadasi port were aggressive and annoying.
Don't Miss: Ephsus

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Shopping was nice and the sea at the beach was amazing!
Don't Miss: Swimming at Perrisus Beach and shopping

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Acropolis and Natioanl Museum
Don't Miss: Acropolis and National Museum

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Rome was great! Definately do the Best of Rome excursion, which goes to the Collesium, Vatican, and St. Peters Basilica. All three are a must see!
Don't Miss: Collesium, Vatican, St. Peters Basilica

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Pisa was great! go see the Tower of Pisa and Definately do the wine tatsing in Tuscanny!
Don't Miss: Tower of Pisa

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Capri, Sorrento, and Pompei were awsome! Naples itself was very dirty. The boat ride to Capri was rock y but well worth it, once we arrived.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
Cannes and St. Paul were beutiful.
Don't Miss: Cannes

Pros: Beautiful ship, great destinations, great staff

Cons: slow paid internet / no free internet

Recommends Brilliance of the Seas? Yes!

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