Unforgettable Honeymoon

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2024

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3139

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

My wife and I didn’t really know what to expect on our first ever cruise. We were met with so many friendly people and an outstanding crew! The crew members aboard will play a large part in our return! Especially, people like Wahyu, Ikadek, MC John, Wens, and Dwi!! All of these guys made a lasting impact on our honeymoon and why we will look forward to cruising again. The food and drinks were good and plentiful. But the service was unforgettable!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
My wife and I had the absolute best time for our first cruise and honeymoon!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Main dining was amazing! Wahyu and Ikadek provided us with the best service we could hope for! Although they had many tables, they treated us like we were their only one. They made us feel like family and were very very polite!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I am the sole champion of the Belly Flop competition! That was a blast. We also enjoyed the putt-putt course. Trivia games were very fun as well!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows and their performers were great! They kept us engaged and kept our toes tappin the entire cruise. It was very nice to just have a drink and sit and listen to the different performances

Children's Programs

We didn’t have any children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiters Wahyu and Ikadek were 5-Star servers! Very polite and prompt. They made us feel important everyday and made us feel like personal friends! They kept us laughing and smiling each meal. We hope to have that same duo on our next cruise! Bartenders Dwi, MC John, and Wens were awesome! They sure knew how to keep us enjoying ourselves. Aside from the amazing drinks, these guys had so much charisma we actually enjoyed sitting at the bar more than most activities! They also made us feel like family. We shared stories and learned a lot about each other. We hope to see these guys again as well! Putu, our room steward was so helpful and non-invasive! Our room was always so clean and we felt very comfortable coming back to the room everyday!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very very clean! I like how most places were kinda central as far as location.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cleanliness 10/10 Comfort 9/10 only complaint was the a/c. Although it did get a little cool, it didn’t feel as cool as I’d hoped. Size 8/10 just a tad more walking space between the bed and wall would be nice

Ship tip

Get the drink package and maybe keep some tipping cash handy for waiters, bartenders, stewards etc.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
Boarding was surprisingly quick and simple!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
No excursion. But very fun to walk around shopping centers and even up the road to street vendors. Port is very walkable for most, but there are vendors on bikes who will drive you up the port for tips

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Beautiful port! Had to board a tender to get there first which wasn’t bad, just a long process. Here we did Stingray City where we swam around in waist deep water with very friendly stingrays. Probably our favorite excursion. We also snorkeled in the reef which was beautiful to see as well! Highly recommend using the floaters they provide.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico Did not visit port

Weather wouldn’t allow for a safe arrival

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Unforgettable
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10 Comments

littlescraper     1 month ago

That was a wonderful review. I felt the same way our first cruise. Keep trying different ships. Royal is our overall favorite line.

VAcruisenut     1 month ago

Congratulations on your nuptials and thanks for sharing your memorable honeymoon trip. We too had a honeymoon cruise and just recently celebrated our 43rd anniversary aboard the Celebrity Eclipse on October 10th. We have shirts that say “COUPLES WHO CRUISE TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER”. We wish you both many more cruises together!

VAcruisenut     1 month ago

Congratulations on your nuptials and thanks for sharing your memorable honeymoon trip. We too had a honeymoon cruise and just recently celebrated our 43rd anniversary aboard the Celebrity Eclipse on October 10th. We have shirts that say “COUPLES WHO CRUISE TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER”. We wish you both many more cruises together!

Ladyjunecliff     1 month ago

Congratulation on your nuptials! And welcome to cruising! Thanks for your awesome review

kef2016     1 month ago

Thanks you for sharing your cruise experience. Appreciate the details you shared! Congratulations and best wishes!

cruising2004     1 month ago

Welcome and congratulations! Glad you had a wonderful first cruise. Thank you for your review.

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

livlifenoregret     1 month ago

We’ve sailed Brilliance twice already this year and definitely agree on everything! (One of our favorite ships). We’re doing this same itinerary in Jan and can’t wait! Just hope we make it to Progreso as we’ve never been there before! 😉

Noncapisco     1 month ago

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 on your marriage. Glad you 2 had a great cruise 🛳. May you do many more. On the tips, I've found it worth it to tip the waiter a dollar 💵 a beer 🍺 or more. They'll remember you and in time, when they see 👀 you, they promptly get your drink 🍸.

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