Christmas at Sea

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: donaldsawyer820

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

donaldsawyer820

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2019

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

For the kids going for the first time, it was fun. For us that have been a few times, we have been on better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very pleasant and smooth. All the employees were very friendly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was just ok. Menu repeated itself a lot

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Most of the time the outside activities were shut down. When opened, there was not enough for everyone. Main pool only holds thirty something people max.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Stage shows were above average. Really enjoyed the juggler

Children's Programs

Our one child was not interested in going alone

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Stewart and main dining room staff were great and very pleasant.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Not enough to do but was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Plenty of room for us for the week. Stayed clean all week.

Ship tip

Great for first timers but we that have been on cruises need more

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Very friendly and clean

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Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Great city and great friendly people

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Only problem I had was avoiding everyone from asking us for stuff or to come in to their shops. Bothersome. Once in to the ones we wanted to enter they were really friendly.

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