First Cruise

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Brilliance of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 04, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1016

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a great first cruise fro first time cruisers. So many sights to see and places to go. We can't wait to schedule our next one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very clean and plenty of options to eat. Loved the girl who greets you at the Windjammer saying Washy Washy.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Hard to get into the hot tubes, getting a chair by the pool was near impossible and the pool attendants weren't any help clearing chairs. In fact the chair next to me sat empty for 2 hours.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We went to three different shows and loved every one of them.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Shawn our room steward, William and Marianna our waiters were the absolute best! The courtesy, and professionalism were above the charts. we couldn't have asked for better staff.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was exceptionally clean throughout. Only bad part is we didn't get to see the ship in its entirety...we just ran out of time.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was clean and I'm sure all because of Shawn, size was fine for what we needed it for, and the comfort of the beds were way better than I thought.

Ship tip

Get to the pool by 8am if you want a seat, and don't be afraid to order more than one entree...everyone likes to taste test.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
We just used Tampa as an overnight spot...didn't do anything here

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
We did the golf carts for 3 hours and covered much more ground this way. However, we ran into a lot of rude people by the most southern point while taking photos.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
The dolphin excursion is a must. My daughter loved it!!! Makes me wish that I would've done it too. The strawberry margaritas were absolutely delicious and unlimited.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy

Traveler Photos

Can't wait to go back!
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2 Comments

katj    5 years ago

That's usually how it is, welcome to cruising. The experience draws you in.

mattward    5 years ago

Great ship for your first cruise. They just get BIGGER and BETTER from there! Enjoy

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