Caribbean Vacation

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2012

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

I just returned home today from a 12 day vacation with my family. The first 7 days was spent upon the Royal Caribbean, Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship line. Being that I have traveled on royal caribbean in the past, I thought this trip to be no less of enjoyable than the first time traveling on the cruise line. The disappointments of my cruise was first with the vouchers that was offered via cruise line.com. When I went to take the excursions that consisted of kayaking, snorkling and hiking. I was disappointed to learn that had to provide my own transporation to the excursion site to the location and back. That was a whopping $60.00 right off the top. That extra $60.00 was a disappointment from the $70.00 free excurstion coupon that was given to when booking my reservations. Not to mention that when I found out that the same excursion was offered on the ship for a lessor price. Also, I received an $100.00 cash back from cruiseline.com when booking my trip that was supposed to used on the ship but I later learned from royal caribbean that they do not redeem any other offers or promotions besides their own. Royal Caribbean has alot of beautiful ships and their port of calls are very nice as well. I will travel again on Royal Caribbean but I will also ask questions of cruiseline.com to make sure that I can use their product and services.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
the formanl dining room food was sometimes cold

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
excellent views
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vetta1963    11 years ago

Pointe-a-pitre Guadeloupe SHOULD Be taken off of the port of calls. I forgot to add that the port was the most disappointing visit of my cruise. It was dirty and the excurision to the Hindu Temple was A HUGE JOKE and a disappointment as well. How can any one take a excursion to a hindu temple that the customers have to look at it from behind a bobbed-wired fence! For theprice that was paid for the excursion royal caribbean should have given me back my money OR a cruise credit.