Brilliance of the seas

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: chbh

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

chbh

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 30, 2023

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8579

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We would do it again just not on the brilliance of the seas.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Not happy that the ship didn’t have the free style soda machine, if you want a soda you’ll have to wait in line at the bar to get your drink refilled. Not a fan.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not a lot to do, casino was way to small, pool wasn’t very big, it was a smaller ship. Fitness center was a nice size and had plenty of exercise equipment.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff was wonderful. Kim was our waitress in the main dinning, she was great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was older and needs a makeover. Ship was clean, had no problems.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Did a inside cabin on this trip. Bed was a little hard for me but my wife thought it was good. Our cabin steward did a awesome job.

Ship tip

Don’t get the soda package, no free standing soda machines. Have to wait at the bar to get a refill, that at times could take awhile. We drank more punch that soda, they had punch machines everywhere. Don’t plan on playing at the casino. Casino was way to small for the amount of people on board. For us, we didn’t call it gambling, we called it donation to RC.

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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kef2016 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sounds like there were many parts of the cruise that you did enjoy and some parts that didn’t meet your expectations. Brilliance is a nice small ship but doesn’t have all the bells and whistles larger ships have.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Brilliance is an older ship, but still good for those that want a more traditional cruise experience.

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Other reviews of this sailing

DISAPPOINTING CRUISE! Subpar unsavory meals Main Dining; Miscommunication Fiasco throughout; Minimal childcare provisions; Key staff poor problem solving skills; Lackluster entertainment & Excruciating sound mix on high-frequencies