Magical Mediterranean

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Brilliance of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Venice (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2017

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9626

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I truly enjoyed our cruise. We cant wait to go again. Everything was fantastic. We met such lovely people from the staff to newly acquainted friends(for life I hope)

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Wonderful. So easy and efficient. They know what they are doing. Hassle free

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was amazing. I cant complain. Such lovely choices daily in the Windjammer (buffet). Everything was fresh and staff were all very lovely and helpful and courteous. The main dining menu is a bit over the top for me, but it was lovely never the less.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My goodness, if you couldn't find something to do, then you must be dead. Plenty going on the cruise daily.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We went to a couple of shows and they were wonderful. There was always entertainment happening some where on the ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
What a great team work on Brilliance of the Seas. From stewards to waiter/waitress and cruise director. Great bunch of people and always quick with a hello and smile.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the design. My first cruise, so nothing to compare to I guess, BUT it was beautiful. Very clean and well maintained. There are areas where carpet is worn, but it didn't bother me one bit.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
OMG. I cried and that is truth. Such a beautiful cabin. Plenty of storage and the size of stateroom was wonderful. The bed - well its to die for. I had 12 wonderful sleeps, some of the best I have ever had. Beautiful toppers on the mattresses. Loved our room ♥

Ship tip

Enjoy.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Such a beautiful place. Didnt do excursion. So much to do within the port area. Short inexpensive taxi ride in to La Rambla

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
OMG. This was like being in a picture postcard. Didnt do excursion. Just enjoyed the beautiful view and weather

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Port was fine. We did excursion to Cinque Terre. WOW beautiful. Its like living a dream. Quite a long bus journey to get there but, not everything is at fingertips

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
How could you go to the Mediterranean and not see Rome. Long bus ride. Excursion was good. Very rushed and sometimes felt that we didn't get time to look and take in everything.

Salerno (Naples), Italy

5 out of 5
Went on excursion to Positana. OMG. So many of these moments. It rained that day but still was memorable

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5
OMG. Venice. So much to do and see. We didn't do excursion. Very expensive on the water front but its a once in a lifetime memory. Took gondola ride. About 80 Euro for half hour - truly worth it. Love Venice

Ravenna, Italy

4 out of 5
Yeah so so. Beautiful scenery. Hubby did tour and said it was OK and lovely scenery

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5
OMG. Never heard of this place before but it was fabulous. What a beautiful and ,mesmerizing journey as our ship came into port. People there are lovely. I loved Kotor

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
How quick and efficient Royal Caribbean are. I think they have done this before. So swift and easy
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

GIL155    7 years ago

If you keep inviting these new found friends on your future cruises, and you pay for their cabins, I bet they do remain friends for life. I would !! (lol)

banaford    7 years ago

Sounds like you enjoyed your cruise. I think you should call this your OMG cruise! It is so nice to hear an excitement of seeing places. 😊

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