Brilliance of the seas March cruise

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 3.5
Author: jillowca

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jillowca

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2022

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 9584

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Unless you enjoy noisy college kids don’t go in March due to spring break. They took over the ship. Smoking now available in casino and it spills out into the lounges. Nasty. Staff was too notch in all areas. Food not great except in specialty restaurants.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Main restaurant food awful. Poorest quality I have ever had on RC. Specialty dining restaurants excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Solarium pool very nice. Main pool not accessible due to spring break kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff amazing!!!!!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Older ship. Smelled urine in hallways. Staterooms old and worn. Beds uncomfortable. Main lounges nice.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Clean but very worn. Beds saggy. Sheets nice.

Ship tip

Book a suite if you can. My brother did and it was amazing.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

4 Comments

hunny68 2 years ago

I was on this cruise and I would disagree with a lot of this review. There weren't that many spring breakers. In fact I barely saw them. Besides the pool area during the day, I don't know where they were all night. I thought the food in the main dining room was fantastic.

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1Spursfan 2 years ago

Learned that lesson a couple of years ago on Liberty of the Seas.

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lejo1313 2 years ago

I was on the Brilliance last month, and had a completely different experience. The food in the MDR and Park Cafe was excellent! The ship was kept very clean and my cabin was immaculate. (Balcony and Oceanview). I did a B2B. I thought the bedding was comfortable and the sheets were like new. I do believe the ship is due for a refurbishment though. It is dated. I do believe it is going into dry dock this summer as well.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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