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Wonderful Short Cruise

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 01, 2018

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 9611

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good trip for a short getaway. Older ship is well maintained. Bar service and Specialty Restaurant service was Excellent.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast & Efficient - Less than 10 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Specialty restaurants were outstanding. Windjammer just ok. Highly recommend the Ultimate Dining Package.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service in the Specilty Restaurants was the best of our 78 cruises to date. Conceige Lounge was marginal.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Old ship, but well maintained and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Ok except for shower curtain

Ship tip

Purchase Ultimate Dining Package - Dinner every night in the Specialty Restaurants and lunch while at Sea also INCLUDING Embarkation Day (an unadvertised secret benefit).

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion. Port parking too expensive. Use Uber.
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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Spent the day at the Westin Grand Resort. The hours spent at Grand Cayman are few too short, especially since passengers must be tendered to shore.
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Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
Tourist trap
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast disembarking when using a Porter. One of the few ports that allow porters to bypass the long exit lines. You will get wet if it’s raining. Poorly maintained loading area
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