Brilliance of the Seas sailing from Tampa FL is a first class break with service that exceeds expectations.

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: MarkXDStops

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review

MarkXDStops

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 22

Helpful Votes: 304

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas & Key West (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2023

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9588

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Brilliance of the Seas is The Class of the Radiance Class of ships. All the great service of RC line with all that glass for great views and good memories.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

standard balcony cabin, clean, acceptable

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Port: Nassau, Bahamas Excursion: sea lion encounter at blue laggon Blue Lagoon in general, sucked the big 1. The sea loin experience excursion was great. Wonderful animals, trainers, staff, photographers and great facilities. Would do again anytime! just hope that anytime is elsewhere because... Almost everything else about Blue Lagoon beach was regrettable. Bad food. Inefficient transportation. Crowded. Filthy. Disorganized. Rude staff. Inconvenient bar and restroom locations. An overall feeling that we guests are unwelcome here.

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Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

The port of Key West is a wonderful experience with many different kinds of activities and cultural experiences. For example, you can go to the Hemingway house for the literary history or just to pet six toed cats. You can go to the Maritime museums for the history or for the pirate & ghost stories. There is something for everyone here. We took the World Famous Conch Train which is both a full guided outdoor ride tour with overview and a hop on hop off easy transportation with three different stops to pick you up again. This excursion ticket allows you to stop at your favorite spots to explore further. We went to the Key West Margarita ville for lunch and the frozen concoctions that help us hang on. Bucket list item checked. This is like Graceland for Parrot Heads. T-Shirts from here are the gold standard at Jimmy Buffet shows. We had such a good time on the Conch Train and JB's Mville that we forgot to go to the butterfly exhibit for which we had prepaid. Oh well, there is always next time. We will DEFINITELY be back another time. We ❤️Key West.

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