Great cruise. Great staff

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: juliedouglass17

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

juliedouglass17

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2022

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 8522

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise. It’s an older ship but nice. There were only 1300 passengers out of a possible 2100 - so nothing was crowded.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We arrived at our appointed time and we were aboard in about 20 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The unlimited dining package was totally worth it! We had 5 dinners in all the specialty restaurants and 3 lunches. Food and service were impeccable and there was no waiting to be seated.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium pool was nice - salt water. The fitness center was clean and not crowded.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

3 tenors were very good.

Children's Programs

Not traveling with Chinese

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very professional and helpful staff. Great room steward and dining staff.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It is an older ship due for dry dock. It needs some updating.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small for a balcony. Enough storage. Bed was comfortable. The cabin showed a lot of wear and tear.

Ship tip

If you stop a Coco Cay, pay the up charge for the Coco Cay beach club. It’s worth the view, ambiance, food and service.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Walked off with our luggage and grabbed one of the $10/pp shuttles to the airport.

2 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

Enjoyable as always

Nice Cruise!

Exceptional entertainment