Cruise was mediocre:(

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: pmcmac

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

pmcmac

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

15 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Tampa To Amsterdam)

Sail date: May 04, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1586

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great Staff. Always attentive. whirlpools didn’t work and terrible entertainment.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Very unorganized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Chops is always great. Main dining was good. Windjammer was fair.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Too cold to use the pools and jets on the whirlpools weren’t working the entire cruise.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Pathetic. Only one good band other than the onboard orchestra.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Loved the staff. All around great service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Pretty clean for an older ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great Jr Suite.

Ship tip

Don’t set your expectations to high.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ponta Delgada, Azores

2 out of 5

Dunmore East (Waterford), Ireland

2 out of 5

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

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