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Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: ClaireS2

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

ClaireS2

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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12 Night Mediterranean Featuring Greek Isles (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2011

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

nice size and everything was easy to locate

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

nice variety

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

our waiter and his assistant were just the best

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

we had a cabin in the middle of the ship which made it very convenient for everything

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

really liked the location

Ports of call

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Pisa was small but very interesting

Thumbs Up 0

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Acropolis is well worth the walk

Thumbs Up 0

Don't Miss: acropolis

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

the Roman ruins. The pressure to buy at the rug weaving school ruined the tour.

Thumbs Up 0

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

the volcanos are well worth seeing but the hike is rough. DON"T try to walk up to the top of Santorini, the steps are bad but the mules impossible.

Thumbs Up 0

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Don't miss the museum and chapel plus St Peter's

Thumbs Up 1

Don't Miss: the museum

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

1 out of 5

couldn't get off the ship so we missed the island

Thumbs Up 0

Salerno (Naples), Italy

5 out of 5

the Herculaneum is awesome. The walk is easy and well worth the trip

Thumbs Up 0

Don't Miss: the new ruins

Pros: beautiful countries and wonderful service

Cons: missing the stop at Nice

Recommends Brilliance of the Seas? Yes!

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