Rough start, Good finish!

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2022

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 8082

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We got a late start due to fog and embarkation was a mess, but once aboard the crew made it easy to forget. The ship is clean and well maintained. Have fun, relax, and enjoy your cruise.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Our cruise was delayed 7.5 hours due to fog. Once embarkation started Royal/ Port Tampa was very unorganized and it was pure chaos. Probably will not be cruiseling out of Tampa again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Staff was excellent on board, food and drinks were perfect.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Brilliance is an older ship, though very nice, there is not a whole lot to do other than drink, sit at the pool, or casino. They have a lot of trivia and activities like that, but so does every cruiseliner.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The nightly shows were great, performers and production were on point.

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our dining room staff was phenomenal. Even the servers that weren't assigned to us were very attentive and polite. Very personable. All other staff was great as well.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Older ship. Remodeled nicely, not a lot of activities or snack food type areas, but it is very clean and easy to navigate.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean and comfortable. No complaints

Ship tip

Keep track of activities calander and plan accordingly.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
Clean downtown area, plenty to do if arriving a day early or leaving a day later.

George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5
Book an excursion. Shopping is good but limited.

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
Book a beach club such as Mr. Sancho, Chakanaab, etc. and enjoy the ocean. Most places have water sport activities.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Streamlined and very quick and painless.
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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