The staff was the best part!

I have cruised with RC quite a few times and for me I much prefer the oasis class and larger ships. The Brilliance of the seas is a small and much older ship, decor was old and worn. There wasn’t much entertainment onboard most disappointing was there was no west end show production. we spent most of our family time in schooner bar playing cards to make our own entertainment. This was by far the worst ship I have sailed on. The coffee was dreadful in the cafe, I paid for the Royal refreshment drink package to include the coffee. It wasn’t Starbucks onboard as on all the others RC ships which I’ve been on, it was terrible and disappointing, even the hot chocolate and coffee tasted watered down and like dishwater! There is a dartboard in the pub which was good as my son plays for his county and premier leagues which was handy for him to continue to practice so this was a plus for this ship. There was a white night and silent disco which was fun and I enjoyed the flying the flag parade which made me emotional. The staff as usual work hard and give great service but for me the lack of entertainment was disappointing. I won’t sail this ship again but for those who prefer small ship and lack of entertainment then this might suit you better. The itinerary was disappointing. One stop was Santorini, which was our main reason for booking this particular cruise, yet when we got to Santorini, we were of 4 ships to stop that day and after 2 hours queuing to get the cable cars up to the town, we gave up and went back on board. We were still no where near the front of the queue and our itinerary time had changed as we needed to be back on board around 4pm whereas, originally we were meant to have long on the island. This was a huge disappointment. Personally I have already been to Santorini but my 5 other travellers had not, which is why we booked this cruise. My advice would be, to stay in Santorini rather than cruise it. The queues are enormous and as the town is 300m above sea level, you can only get to the top via (6 cable cars or on donkeys, unless you walk up the steep steps. For us that day of getting to the top was impossible.

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

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