Two weeks in the Baltic

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: dianegleinser

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

dianegleinser

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Baltic (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 01, 2018

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 7672

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

One of the cruises of a lifetime. Very happy with the ship, the crew, the stops. I highly recommend (but maybe when the weather is a tad warmer. It was very chilly starting out, but warmed up as we went through the 2 weeks.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was very good and service was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Only saw one show (AbbaMax) but it was very good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Seemed like the public areas were slow to be cleaned. Tables on the pool deck were often dirty. Dishes were left for extended periods of time.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Skagen, Denmark Did not visit port

Was so cold we got off the ship and got right back on. Pretty town but small.

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Aarhus, Denmark

4 out of 5

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Our main reason for this cruise. Everything I had hoped for. Beautiful. We hired a private driver and tour guide. Well worth the cost.

Thumbs Up 7

Helsinki, Finland

2 out of 5

Helsinki is a big city with little character. Glad I got to see it but not someplace I'd return.

Thumbs Up 1

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Lots of character. We did the red bus tour (hop on hop off) at most ports. Stockholm was gorgeous

Thumbs Up 1

Copenhagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

2 Comments

renaedave 6 years ago

good to know

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TheSnoMan 6 years ago

Believe it or not the Brilliance is considered a cool climate ship

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