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Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 1
Author: hryc2005

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

hryc2005

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 04, 2016

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1552

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

A lot of the staff on Brilliance of the Seas make you feel unwelcome. Bars are always closed. You can't even find a Pina Colada. Missed my excursion. Was instructed to clear the area and go stand in a corner. Be prepared to spend a lot of time climbing stairs or be prepared to waste a lot of time waiting for the elevators. You can spend 20 or more minutes at the elevator waiting. The only announcements on the ship are to encourage you to book another while on board. The only organization on the ship is at the end. Their system to get you off is pretty fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Here's my tip. " BOOK CARNIVAL, WAY BETTER, LESS EXPENSIVE"

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

4 Comments

welove2cruiseonrc 8 years ago

We enjoyed everything about our Cozumel cruise. Crew was awesome, ship was clean and beautiful, always something to do and the food was bountiful. We already booked for next year ;-)

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joejcwb 8 years ago

Just got off this ship last week. Had a very enjoyable time. Only took the elevators once, I like to think I burned a few excess calories by choosing the stairs. All in all a great experience. Smoothest embark/disembark process I've experienced yet. Very clean and upkept ship. There were a few things we noticed some apparent minor budget cuts as compared to the cruise we took on the same class ship with royal 4 years ago...but in a world full of Bernie/Obama supporters expecting free handouts, what large corporation doesn't have to make some budget cuts? Leaving Tampa Bay under the Skyway Bridge was an oddly enjoyable experience as well. Would definitely recommend and already discussing a possible cruise next year.

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gibnancy 8 years ago

I was on this ship a month ago. Definitely not the same experience.

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randy110 8 years ago

WOW! different strokes for different folks! I liked this ship so much the first time, that I booked a second one on this ship.

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