Royal Caribbean Venice Cruise Reviews

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Mediocre in every way, stay clear of the accountants at RCI

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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koho
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My sister booked a cruise and I decided to join her. The itinerary was really great and we enjoyed all of the ports. The staff are probably not treated all that well by the employer as some were very good and many were not...rushed, inefficient, and likely not trained. Our cabin steward was fantastic. I had only been on smaller cruise lines before (Azamara and Viking ocean cruises) and would ...
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Sail Date: September 2022


Good and not so good

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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Honestman
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This was our chance to cruise with the whole family. We went with our daughter, our son and his wife and also our two grandchildren. We hadn't cruised to most of the ports before and we particularly looked forward to Dubrovnik and Santorini. As it happens, Mykonos and Split were were well worth a visit too; Dubrovnik: It is a wonderful place with great atmosphere, incredible architecture, and ...
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Sail Date: September 2022


Not the standard we expected from Royal Caribbean

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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AliJhfhy
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Overall we were very disappointed with the service in the main restaurant. The issues included food cold and needed to be returned, possible food poisoning from coq au Vin, drink service very slow with reason stated it was hard to find wine glasses! Overall this ship appeared to us to be a training ship. Lots of corners being cut, lack of management of the staff to help guide them. The ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


Underwhelming

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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cathallen
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We were really looking forward to cruising again post covid. The itinery suited us perfectly as we wanted to spend a few days in Italy prior to boarding. We have sailed with P&O and Marella before and loved them and were looking forward to trying Royal Caribbean as we had heard they were great for teenagers. Whilst the basics were there and nothing was terrible, we felt that this cruise fell ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Traveled with children


A destination cruise not a cruise for the ship.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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FamilyCruiserUK
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

So we picked this cruise to surprise my mother and sisters who were taking the same cruise. Mostly Italian and Spanish guests onboard, who are quite rude. We did our research so knew it was a small older ship. Booking: We booked a package with flights and transfers through our TA. Any questions we had, had to go through our TA who would often get 3/4 different answers from RCL Customer ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person


I think it depends on your expectations

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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cruiseesl
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

This was my first RCI cruise. I chose it for its itinerary. The cruise started from Vienna/Ravenna, and, let me be clear, Ravenna is an expensive and inconvenient place to start a cruise. I had wanted to revisit Venice for a few days prior to the cruise, and very early on, I wrote to RCI inquiring about transfers to Ravenna from downtown Venice. I heard nothing. I called them, still almost 8 weeks ...
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Sail Date: July 2022


Poor food but otherwise good

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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mcgorr
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Food was absolutely dreadful, very poor and not a great selection we honestly struggled even in the buffet. We found the dining room staff were good but the guys seating us were aloof and often sent us to very poorly situated tables such as behind the wait staff table even though throughout the meal there were many tables beautifully situated, it really surprised us. In the buffet we found the ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Retire this ship

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas

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TeamSwierz
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

While the itinerary for this cruise is top notch, there is a lot that is really lacking luster. Everywhere you look on this ship, there is wear and tear - the carpets, the railings, the windows. It's a combination of cleaning (They have not been as diligent about cleaning the exterior windows it seems) and maintenance (fresh coats of paint needed everywhere). It's a weird thing to note but they ...
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Sail Date: July 2022


Good, but not very good.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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bayareacruiser6
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I was traveling with family members who had never cruised before. We wanted to experience Europe and this itinerary seemed like a good start. A cabin was available that had two bathrooms and would comfortably fit all 4 of us, two adults and two teenage girls. The cabin number was 8000. This cabin is unique to just a few ships for Royal Caribbean. There wasn't much information on this. It's ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View Suite (No Balcony)


Tired ship and pulling the purse strings tighter!

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas

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Darren cruisers
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Been on 2 previous cruises around the Med with Royal Caribbean,Brilliance of the Seas and Independence of the Seas in the last 3 years.Compared to the other the Rhapsody is a tired ship that was built in 1997 and it shows. The facilities are also lacking as there is no British type pub, every few outdoor activities even if its only crazy golf. The food was ok although the Chops Grill at ...
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Sail Date: June 2019


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