Having sailed on Royal Caribbean several times, we knew what to expect, (at least that's what we thought)! We are old time cruisers and have sailed on numerous ships of all different categories. Royal Caribbean we generally felt was "run of the mill", but tolerable. Well, we got a rude awakening this time.
Although the Brilliance of the Seas itself, is a nice looking ship, with handsome public rooms, that's about the best we can say about it. We endured 22 days of the worst food that anyone could dish out. It was tasteless, without imagination, and boring. The best description would be "institutional".
Our waiter and assistant were exceptional and attempted to bring us the food the way we wanted it. Unfortunately, despite their willingness,they were up against it. We gave up eating in the main dining room as whatever they brought out was generally cold, pre-cooked, and unremarkable. Instead we chose to eat at the Windjammer buffet where we could at least eyeball what was being offered. Unfortunately, there generally was nothing that was appetizing so we usually ate something, and left very dissatisfied.