Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Reviews for Singles to the Western Caribbean from Tampa

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Brilliance of the Seas was just Brillant
"The offerings on the ship kept the good common standard service, entertainment, great crew and food that you will find on all Royal Caribbean ships.Both the Windjammer buffet and main dining room were very good...."Read More
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Bobby_71
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Well where to begin, came on this cruise as I have been on Royal Caribbean cruise ships before, this ship is absolute garbage, the fact this ship is still in service shows me that this ship’s best days are long gone and the company heads are using it as a quick cash grab. Upper Management have an air of scammery going on from freezing multiple people’s accounts twice a day to overcharging for ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with children


Brilliance of the Seas was just Brillant

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CruiseJohnny1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We have been on 10+ cruises with Royal Caribbean. We're experienced salty and seasoned cruisers. In the last year we've been on the largest ship RCL has the Wonder of the Seas to the smallest ship Grandeur of the Seas. The Brilliance of the Seas falls right in the middle of the the two ships mentioned above. We really liked the ship! The ship is a little dated but it has good bones. It didn't ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


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Wildan
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We have cruised for 20 years. We have cruised many times with Royal Carribean. We chose Brillance of the Seas for ports of call Cozumel and Caymans and a smaller ship. Our experience on this ship was mixed. The embarkation went fast and smooth. The food was really good. We were disappointed on anytime dining. We had a reservation and still had to wait in one line with others without ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Connecting Balcony


Great First Cruise

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proudyaya56
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We joined a group of friends booked on this cruise. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate us. The managers checked in often to make sure everything was to our liking. Thanks to Mark and Justin at Minstrel for great dinner service and making it fun. Kudos to the chefs on taste, presentation and choices. Options for vegan and sugar free were offered. The taste of Royal was awesome. We were ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Connecting Balcony


First time RCCL and it was...okay.

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scamper
6-10 Cruises • Age 2020s

I chose this ship and date because it was convenient to my home in Tampa and my fiance, traveling in from Ireland, only had nine days of holiday available. My only other choice was Carnival which has never appealed to me. Most of my nine cruises have been on Holland America, which is my line of preference for mass market travel. We didn't spend much on this five nighter to Cozumel and Grand ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Terrible housekeeping

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cruiser of tampa
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This is my 11th cruise and 2nd for RCCL It's a 5 night cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, Cayman Island port from Tampa, Florida. Pros: Chops-grille waiter Kevin rocks, he went above and beyond serving us and he also have the chef writes "Congratulations and have a great future" on the dessert plate. (it was my son graduation cruise) Kudo to Kevin!!! MDR: Gwendolyn and Felirose, these two young ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Ocean View Balcony


Royal Caribbean Many Major Disappointments

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Knox14951
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We were very excited for a winter getaway to scuba dive in Grand Cayman and Cozumel and really looking forward to this trip. The food was very disappointing. Lemme say that I have pretty low standards and we usually eat something out of the freezer or a can for dinner. I eat mostly vegetarian and occasionally seafood. No meat, so limited options. The fish entree in the main dining room was served ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Traveled with children


AWFUL

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joods
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this ship because it was sailing out of Fla which is convenient for the other family members joining us. Also, I had been on 5 different RCL sailings and enjoyed them all. The good: Our waiter and his assistant (Ramesh and Jakar) in the main dining room. They were fabulous! Attentive, entertaining, hilarious.....just made my nite! Grand Cayman was fabulous! The ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Spacious Ocean View


Lower quality than previous cruises with RCCL

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jollyrhino
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

My wife and chose this cruise ship/date because we had a credit that we needed to use and the times worked for us. I've been on many RCCL cruises in the past and this one seemed off. I'm not sure if it was because of Covid skewed rules or if because this was the last sailing before the ship was going off to dry dock. We both agreed the food was awful on this cruise. We only ate at the Main dining ...
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Sail Date: March 2022


MDR atmosphere on Royal

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SetAnOpenCourse
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was my third cruise with RCCL. I've been on about eighteen cruises on five different cruise lines. The ship and crew were excellent. I’d especially like to sail on Brilliance or her sister ships again, as the full promenade was great for walks and enjoying the sea. However, RCCL will be below several other cruise lines on the list of options. Why? Because, although the great majority ...
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Sail Date: March 2022


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