beachjunkie Cruise Review on Brilliance of the Seas on Dec 15, 2018

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

beachjunkie

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Sail date: December 15, 2018

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Embarking was pretty easy. Once we got our room I notice some of the areas near the room had a smell of sewage. Cabin Our cabin was 9654 spacious ocean view balcony. There was lots of storage space for clothes. Ample cabins for additional storage. The room was pretty clean. Except the balcony you can tell the stewards doesn’t give that area any attention and we did notice rusting which showed the ships age. Windjammer The food was ok it did the job of feeding us but you had the same food choices for every meal which made it really boring. It also didn’t have any flavor. My theory is they made it this way so you can pay extra to go to the specialty restaurant instead. Giovanni’s We ate there the first night the food was excellent. My son had the gnocchi with cheese sauce he raves about it. He also loved the pancetta it is a must try. Service was great. Chops grille We had reservations the second night. I was looking forward to eating here since I booked it. Did not live up to my expectations my steak was over cooked. I splurged on lobster thinking it was going to be a whole lobster or a lobster tail not so. It was a small part of the lobster with meat you can eat in 3 bites. The sides was nothing too special. I would save your money and eat at Giovanni’s for 2 nights in a row. Minstrel dining We ate there the last night food was pretty good. Service was also good. I had the duck and shrimp cocktail it was a welcomed changed from eating at the buffet. Entertainment I went to the comedy show was not my taste I walk out in the middle of it. I also tried to participate in the solo single meet and greet it was self started which means it didn’t happen. I wish Royal Caribbean had more activities for solo and single cruisers. Overall the ship was okay. Definitely beats being at work. The crew was very nice. The guests services was not as helpful I had a few minor problems they brush me off. My sure any last minute changes you make with them before you board the ship it is in their system and bring all confirmation emails of the changes.

4 Comments

Catsrule 5 years ago

Thank you for your opinion.

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beachjunkie 5 years ago

@cruiserrus how are you going to tell me I’m wrong about my opinion. It’s a review on MY experience. Not my fault you’re use to eating flavorist food and cruise ship buffet is fine dining for you.

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GospelCruiser 5 years ago

SMH.... Nothing wrong with windjammer food and I think you need a new theory LOL.... Chops grill was well worth it, so much so that we went back for a 2nd night.....

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Emo507 5 years ago

Thanks for the info and tips.

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