Brilliance of the Seas Review

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Brilliance was Brilliant

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2011
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

We chose the Brilliance of the Seas for the itinerary: Villefranche, Florence, Rome, Solerno, Venice, Ravenna, Dubrovnik. But loved our time on the ship almost as much as the ports.

Dining: We chose the early seating and sat with the most delightful 3 couples we have ever met on a cruise. One was from Northern California, one from Florida and one from Texas. We had a delightful server and assistant who brought each couple an extra appetizer to share of his favorite (if we didn't order it) or another he thought we "just HAD to try". We purchased the wine package in advance and they save your unfinished bottle (if you happen to leave some) and bring it to the table before your seating at the next dinner. We had 3 sea days so 3 "formal nights". My husband wore a jacket and tie and that was dressy enough--no hassles. The food was good; no complaints except my husband should have known better...you don't go to Italy and order pizza in the ship's dining room--it was awful. We just came back (October) from a Caribbean cruise on NCL's "your way" cruising and missed having familiar faces at our dining table. I also think because you don't get to "know" your server and they you that you get sub par service. Dining service was my gripe on the NCL cruise and an occasion I looked forward to on this one.

Our cabin: was a simple balcony which was perfect for us. It was forward and starboard so cruising into Venice that afternoon was awesome. Our cabin steward was terrific. I don't think we asked for anything special but he slipped in and out without our noticing and left cute towel animals in the evening. We signed up for the auto-tip feature but left extra for both our room steward and our dining room servers.

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Deluxe Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

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