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Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Brilliance of the Seas

14 Night Panama Canal - Eastbound (Los Angeles To New Orleans)

Sail date: September 28, 2024

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7034

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Perfect itinerary, friendly staff. Main Dining Room and Buffet food needs more variation and rotation. Buffet food barely warm.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Boring, repetitive menus in main dining room, Buffets were repetitive and boring as well. Buffet food barely warm.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool staff did not enforce 'saving' lounge chairs.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dining room waiter and assistant were outstanding!!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship was clean but really needs an update!

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin needs updating, bathroom needs updating. Refrigerator did now work the entire trip. Cabin cleanliness was outstanding.

Ship tip

The entire ship is in dire need of renovation.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico Did not visit port

Weather forced us to go around it.
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
No excursion.
Thumbs Up

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

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Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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javawoody     2 months ago

Thanks for the review
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HeavySeas     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience
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RP82     2 months ago

I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.
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cruising2004     2 months ago

Thank you for your review.
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