Brilliance of the Seas Review

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Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas
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dln929
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2012
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

My 23 year old and daughter and I enjoyed our cruise on the Brilliance. Embarking in Civitavecchia was easy. We took the train from Rome and upon arriving walked the very short distance to the port entry where the free shuttle bus (marked Brilliance of the Seas) picked us up and dropped us off at the terminal. We got through the line in about 5 minutes as it was already 2:30 pm and most people had long since boarded. There were cool drinks and cookies at the terminal for us, nice touch.

The Brilliance is a lovely ship. Having only sailed Freedom and Voyager class ships (and loved them both), I was wondering if I'd like the smaller Brilliance. No worries! I thought I'd miss the grand promenade but I didn't. The parties held in the Centrum were every bit as much fun and as lively as what we enjoyed on our other RCI cruises. The Quest was just as hilarious in the smaller Colony Club.

We liked our cabin. If you look up our cabin, you will see that it does indeed have an obstruction from the window washing equipment. However, you don't even notice it after a day or two. We certainly appreciated the oversize balcony! Our cabin was in fine shape and our steward, Reynaldo, took excellent care of us. This was our first experience with a cloth shower curtain but it turned out not to be an issue. I prefer a glass enclosure but I can't say that I was ever "attacked" by the curtain... Our closet and drawer storage was more than adequate and there were plenty of hangers.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D2

Cabin 9654 on the Brilliance of the Seas is a D2 Superior balcony, starboard aft. The balcony is oversized as it is the last one before the aft cabins. There is an obstruction to the left caused by the window washing ladder, but it did not bother us in the least and did not block the view. We loved having all that extra balcony space. The cabin interior is like the other balcony cabins. Bed was comfortable and the bed linens were crisp and lovely. The closet had enough hangers and space.

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