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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

smithjl

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Brilliance of the Seas

12 Night Baltic (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We were surprised at how smooth the seas were until the final day. TheNorth Sea lived up to its reputation during the final 24 hours of the cruise, but weather was fantastic the rest of the time. We didn’t need most of the clothes we packed in anticipation of the weather in port. Cold and windy at sea (more in line with what we expected).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seamless. Quick.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

MDR was typical. Windjammer was crowded (what’s new about that?) Chops was ok. Giovanni’s Table was excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Too cold and windy on most days for outdoor activities. (Some pool activities were cancelled )

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Hit and miss, with slightly more good shows than not.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

everyone was excellent. Diamond Lounge bar service could be better.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Skagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

Don’t neglect the harbor area (to the left of the shuttle stop vs. straight ahead to “downtown”.

Tallinn, Estonia

3 out of 5

Took a bike tour. Should have done something else.

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Fantastic.

Helsinki, Finland

4 out of 5

Ice bar was cute novelty. Because it was so far out of town, we didn’t have a lot of time to see/explore much else.

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Vasa Museum was great!

Copenhagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

Traffic is deplorable.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Ship was late getting in due to bad weather on the last day at sea. Everything was delayed, but went smoothly.

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