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Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: kmkerr8

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

kmkerr8

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 20, 2021

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1048

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was great. Easy to navigate and was beautifully decorated for Christmas. We also watched the salute to Veterans, and it was quite moving.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Went very smoothly. Had a 12:00 check in time, but was amazed by all the people there that had like 2:00 or 3:00. Crew was on hand pointing out where to go.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food in both MDR and Windjammer were very good. Was excited that they served lobster in the Windjammer one night.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Casino was nice. Drinks were also cheaper in there than the other bars. Solarium was relaxing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I found everyone of the crew, behind the scenes workers on up to be extremely gracious. They would always speak to you as you walked by..

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Kind of old, but the crew did an excellent job cleaning. You always saw someone wiping tables and banisters.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We had a 1 room suite. The cabin itself was excellent, but it is directly below the pool/Windjammer area. Scrapping and bumps could be heard clearly in the early morning hours.

Ship tip

Don't book any cabins on Deck 10. Too much noise from above.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Carried our own luggage out. Fast and easy.

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