Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

For being our first cruise, we were very impressed with the cleanliness of the ship, Brilliance of the Seas, the staff were all amazing - never have been to a place where "all" the staff ALWAYS had a smile and were always very attentive!

Royal is still the #1 cruise line that I recommend.

Ship overall was clean; crew was remarkable, attentive & professional. Cartegena, Columbia - our excursion- tour guide was more interested in taking us to his friends who had shops. The locals pushing their wares were incredibly relentless & in your face. Our stop in Costa Rica was also disappointing. Our port was Puntarenas which appeared to be very depressed. We thought our bus tour would be stopping at cashew and mango plantations but the guide just pointed to them out the window. He also mentioned we were on the desert side. The lush tropical area was on the southwest side of Costa Rica.

Rained a lot . It rains over 250 days a year in Alaska. Bring umbrella and rain coat.

It is an older ship with not a lot of activity. This definitely appeals to an older crowd. The food options were average and the buffet was terrible. All of the staff were wonderful. The medical emergencies and evacuations were unbelievable. We had a total of five. Each one took so long that we were constantly delayed and missed the Tracy Arm Fjord. No effort was made to reschedule. Since it wasn't a stop, it was a cruise through the area, I feel like they could have at least made an effort. This was sad on so many levels.

Great experience and already planning another cruise

Ship needs updating, not enough shopping options, and shops were hidden. There is not much dining option. Elevators level hard to know.

I went for relaxation and I did get the most out of the cruise. I used the Complimentary Sauna and Steamroom daily. Swam early to do laps. Small locker rooms. The food in the Windjammer Buffet was very good. The dining room food was not the best. Activities were pretty good. Eduardo from guest services was excellent in giving customer service.

overall experience is great with this cruise trip.

The perfect multi-generational vacation! We were each able to go at our own speed, seek out the experiences we were interested in, and come together again for meals and family time.

Fairly cool and water was on the rough side. Could not get into the ports at the Bahamas due to the windy condition. I like to enjoy a nice cigar, but the areas where they were allowed was less than desirable. Ship most definitely needs a make over. Crew as usual was great.

Leaving out of Tampa was very convenient. Embarkation was quick and organized well. The room steward was phenomenal, best part of the trip. The food in specialty restaurants was very good, but everything that was good is extra! Main dining room for breakfast was disappointing. Dinner was no better! Service and food were lacking in all ways! Service desk should be called by another name because I saw little to no Service!

Would like a refund. Wont sail RC again. Service was bad. Room was hot. Entertainment subpar.

Our favorite part of every trip is always the crew on board the Royal Caribbean ships. They are wonderful and well trained.

Disappointing. A lot of time at sea and not enough time at port(s). Probably my last cruise of this type.

This cruise could of been better. We were dissapointed that our Grand Cayman stop was cancelled. 4 days on the ship with one port of call wasn't satisfactory for us. Even though they gave us a ship credit, there wasn't enough to do. However, the food and staff were fantastic and our cabin was clean and comfy.

The ship was fun, clean, and had great entertainment. The staff was superb. Can't wait to book another sailing!

I didn't like it at all. It was not fun. You had to pay for everything and it was higher than other ships.

Good cruise, food, service and weather. Entertainment was not up to my expectations.

Alaska bound cruise where you can see wild life and be close to the nature. Did not meet the expectation about Glacier view as I expected it much closer. But, we are always with the nature and was lucky to see breaching and swimming whales, orcas etc. Of course bald eagles are many a lot. This is not a partying cruise, the audience is families and aged people. There were five personal emergencies where the ship had to return to port twice delaying trips and calling for reroutes.