This was our 6th crossing and clearly the best.

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: sgrasley

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

sgrasley

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 99

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

15 Night Spain & Azores Transatlantic (Barcelona To Tampa)

Sail date: November 03, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7626

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

One of our best transatlantic crossings to date.....great ship, nice people although it was a senior group, and smooth sailing

Embarkation

5 out of 5

On the ship quickly and cabins were ready at 1:30

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Ate twice at Chops.,. Could not have been better

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium, sauna, deck chairs, card room, theatre

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Best show band on the seas.....Mary Jess was an outstanding singer, second production show was very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our cabin steward, Roberto, was outstanding. So look ved a hard mattress problem and kept our room spotless.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

While the Brilliance is a smaller ship, it is well designed and easy to get around.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was very comfortable with extra storage space. Shower was better than others we have had on that ship. Great balcony which we used much more than anticipated.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Loved Barcelona

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Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5

Breath taking

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Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

This was our best port....viewing the caldera of the two largest volcanoes was exceptionally beautiful.

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Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Right down town....left for home after being away for 32 days

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

On time and out quickly. Found an airport shuttle for $8 per person

3 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

So glad you guys enjoyed your cruise

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

Looks like a great cruise

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djr612 5 years ago

I'm concerned about going on a smaller ship I've been on the Oasis,hope I'm not disappointed but this cruise had the ports we wanted,were in a port hole room.ive been balcony and interior now trying this out.

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