Smaller ship, easy to get around

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: Cruzer2017

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruzer2017

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2017

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3586

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Disappointed as first time Royal Caribbean cruisers..will choose Norwegian or Carnival next time for sure.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food in buffet was not always hot and was same choices every day

Room Service

4 out of 5

Thank goodness this was open late because the windjammer closed at 9:00pm!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not much

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Not much entertainment.. worst of any ship we’ve been on.

Pacifica Theatre

2 out of 5

No good shows, entertainment geared for older people..

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

If you’re looking for shows this isn’t the ship to go on, food selection was same every day and not hot.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Absolutely terrible! There was no system in place for people taking there luggage with them. Luggage was in one place and we were told to sit down and wait. Complete chaos!!

5 Comments

bcdougherty10 6 years ago

I did brilliance over spring break back in april. I found it to be a quite pleasing experience! The food was good, entertainment was pretty good, with there being live music in many of the areas almost every day, along with the games of trivia throughout the ship. Not many kids either. If you want more entertainment and things to do, check out a bigger ship.

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crusingsully 6 years ago

Did a transatlantic on Brilliance last month and was very pleased. The entertainment was great and we really enjoyed the seminars which were available. Our waitstaff were the best in ages. And there were over 1000 Diamond Diamond. Plus and Pinnacle Members.

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CruisnIsForMe 6 years ago

I was also disappointed with my experience on the Brilliance of the Seas.

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rezcruise 6 years ago

Sorry to hear your trip wasn't good with royal. I have cruised with them the most. Might want to try one more time on one of their newer ships!

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LWLillie 6 years ago

So sorry to hear that..

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