It. Was. Perfect.

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2023

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1509

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was great - we are about to book another cruise, and of course, on Royal Caribbean.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty good - usual line but it moved fine. Everything was pretty well organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There is always good food especially in the main dining room. The buffets were good but pretty standard fare. No complaints.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Movies, shows, trivia, pool, hot tub, live entertainment (it was stellar on this trip).

Entertainment

5 out of 5
THE MUSICIANS WERE GREAT. as a gigging musician myself I appreciate very good well-put-together shows, and this particular trip was great. The 12-bar band, the velvet duo, and jack flint, were all seriously good, engaging, talented.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Perfect. We felt absolutely pampered and catered to. there was nothing, we felt, we needed that the staff could not accommodate. A special call out to Daisy, our room attendant, who was absolutely great!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Hah, the layout took a while to understand, but it was fine. Everything was fine! Everything was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was fine - it was an interior state room, so it was smaller than the rest, but that is what we paid for - and it was fine - no complaints.

Ship tip

Do not try to do everything you possibly can - relax, explore. You will enjoy it.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
The flow of departure and return were well organized. Everything was good.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
We didn't do an excursion as it was cancelled. So the only thing we did was visit the shops, which were a barrage of people trying to sell you everything they can. Understandable; their livelihood is based on tourism, so no problem. We did manage to have a Margarita in Mexico, so there is that.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
This was great - we swam with the stingrays, infinitely cool Then checked out the starfish. Very nice.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fine - well organized. No problems.

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6 Comments

GriffFamily    1 year ago

Good tip and thanks for the honest and positive review.

BJHidalgo    1 year ago

Thx for the review, will be on the Brilliance in 45 days!! Was just on the Explorer, great time, and will be on the Navigator in August!!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed feedback. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

petunia926625    1 year ago

I’m so glad everything went good!!! I’m excited, only 44 more days for us!

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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