Cruising quality is slipping

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: aruiz

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

aruiz

Contributor Level: Third Mate

470 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Multi Glacier Experience (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 04, 2024

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: 7596

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Would cruise again with particular ports of call, but will be better prepared and will have a lowered expectation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Some meals okay, but several times food quality was not acceptable. Served celery on a cheese plate that the "cuts" had turned brown and the celery was very limp and watery. Also, had to be moved as my spouse and I we originally seated at a table for ten. After two days of dining alone we were moved to a table for two.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Limited entertainment as compared to Norwegian

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff is and always has been excellent

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Especially on the exterior. Many areas of rust showing, some with deteriorated metal.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Didn't realize the balcony was so small.

Ship tip

Watch where and what you eat.

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Had to disembark at Ketchikan. No fault of cruise line.

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6 Comments

RP82 2 months ago

I'm glad you enjoyed Alaska. Thank you for your review.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate the post

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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cruising2004 3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed Alaska.

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Gwbigdog 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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