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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

15 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Tampa To Amsterdam)

Sail date: May 04, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9246

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

promised some compensation prior to sailing, to make up for issues, that did NOT happen. sent a cheep fruit and cheese dish to our cabin which we did not eat.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Really bad experience in "My Time Dinning". However, the Restaurant Operations Manger was able to provide an alternative.

Chop's Grille

4 out of 5

Good alternative if you want a good meal.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Weather limited outside activities

Entertainment

3 out of 5
My Time dining allowed for us to see more shows

Children's Programs

no Children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
There were several that were exceptional, however we did have some problems in My Time dinning and Shore Excursions wanted EVERYONE's passport. We refused and they finally did not collect any, I had to ask why.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Royal Caribbean still does not maintain their ships as well as in years past.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Bed was not very good

Ship tip

Smaller 90,000 ton ship just feels better than the BIG ships to us and same comment from others on board

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Live here love it!

Ponta Delgada, Azores

4 out of 5
This was our 5th or 6th stop here still very nice island, wish ships had another stop. Yes, excursion, best weather for the same excursion previously taken.

Dunmore East (Waterford), Ireland

4 out of 5
Needs a pier. Yes, excursion, Waterford Crystal again, still amazing.

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

4 out of 5
Our third stop, the church on the hill, near the ship, is a must see! Yes, excursion, Jameson Distillery great tour and tasting!

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5
First time, great city with great history and buildings, chocolate and lace. Yes, excursion, good but over 3 miles of walking.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
NO, excursion, stayed two nights at the Marriott in the city for the second time, great place to stay. Two canal boat tours, and one bus tour, the Heineken brewery museum was good, the the Amsterdam ICE BAR is a great experience, if you like -9C and drinks :-)

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Off the ship early, luggage was easy and porter for taxi to the Marriott.
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3 Comments

wgammon1    4 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

karlee    5 years ago

Good review...

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