Great first ever cruise

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Brilliance of the Seas

7 Night Greece & Croatia (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 12, 2022

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was our first ever cruise and it was good enough first experience that we already have our second cruise booked for later this year.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was super easy. We got to Ravenna by train from Bologna, when we arrived, as soon as we walked out of the train station, an individual spotted our Royal Caribbean luggage tags and directed us straight to the shuttles.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
This was our first ever cruise so to us the meals were amazing. There was enough variety that everyone was able to find something to eat. My wife and I had dinner at Chops on our final night to celebrate our 20th anniversary and the food and the service was outstanding!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
There's not a ton of activities available on the ship, but it was plenty to keep us entertained for the week. We liked mini golf, however they could have had a few more putters and balls. We also enjoyed playing the trivia games.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
It didn't seem like there was a large variety of shows, but what the had was good quality.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiter and assistant waiter in the main dining room were so great and so much fun. They kept us fed as well as entertained. Our room steward was also very good everyone we ran into him in the hall he'd check on how we were doing and see if we needed anything.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship is easy to get around, we did learn the fwd elevators were some time easier to use then the centrum elevators. It seemed like there was always someone walking around wiping down high touch areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had a balcony room on deck 8 not far from mid ship. It wasn't a huge room, but it was big enough for all the more we were in there. It was fairly quiet except when it sounded like kids jumping on the floor above

Ports of call

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Had no issues at all disembarking. We put our luggage out the night before so after we got off the ship it was there waiting for us.
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7 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

xraymomma    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

VAcruisenut    2 years ago

Happy anniversary and welcome to cruising! Thanks for sharing your memorable cruise experience.

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thats awesome to hear. Glad you had fun! And if you like to try bigger ships you will be amazed at how more some of the others have to offer.