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My husband & I are doing this. We booked a Grand Suite and a nonstop flight from Central FL. Super reasonable, especially for a Grand Suite. Both of us are vaxed and ready to rock and roll. Very excited.

Hi All- Going on Brilliance this weekend but just realized Game of Thrones in on Sunday. Anyone know where they may show this? It is on HBO. May just need to get the Zoom for 1 device and watch on HBO Now. Any ideas?

13 hours ago, luvscruising2007 said:

OP, please, explain why felt the food was terrible.  Too cold, not flavorful, under-cooked.  Being general doesn't help the reader.  And since food is so subjective, what you feel is bad and someone else might enjoy.

Thanks

The problem is the food was terrible in general. Here are some specifics since requested:

French Onion Soup- this was literally broth and cheese. There were no onions or croutons in the soup bowl. Nothing but a bowl of broth. 

Prime Rib- ordered Medium - came out well done. Sent back and I swear they brought out the same slice that was just sent back.

Chicken Marsala- it was gray. Gray... nothing else to say.

Calamari- so tough they were inedible. Little fried rubber bands.

Shrimp Cocktail- shrimp was chewy and fibrous. Also, even after 2 requests, no cocktail sauce.

Creme Brulee- more like flan soaking in sugar. Now this tasted just like flan. I am a fan of flan and ate every bite of it. But why not just call it flan?

Other than the flan... I mean creme brûlée, I couldn't get past the issues to eat these items. As a reminder, we also visited Chops one night and Giovanni's one night. So the issues above were from only 2 nights in the MDR. 

Chops and Giovanni's were amazing. The service and food were amazing. We also ate breakfast in Chops since we were Suite guests. The breakfast was perfect each morning.

Hope this helps!

Just off the Brilliance 10/15. The food in the main dining room was terrible. Did anyone else notice that? Service was lacking also, but the food was surprisingly bad. Glad that we booked 2 of the 4 nights in Chops and Giovanni's. The special restaurants were amazing. But the Minstrel was bad. Especially on Formal night. We were dressed to the nines for subpar food and service. I realize there is a mass production of food in the Minstrel vs. a la minute in the specialties. But the Minstrel was not much better than Windjammer. I know for our next cruise (nothing planned just yet), I will look into the specialty restaurants for as many nights as possible. I took a few years off of cruising. On return I was quite surprised. Thinking of trying a Celebrity cruise next. But nothing planned just yet. 

Anyone else notice the decrease in quality of food?

I just got off the boat on 10/15. Smoke was not too bad and I spent every evening in the casino. But on a different topic, the food in the main dining room was terrible. Did anyone else notice that? Service was lacking also, but the food was surprisingly bad. Glad that we booked 2 of the 4 nights in Chops and Giovanni's. The special restaurants were amazing. But the Minstrel was bad. Especially on Formal night. We were dressed to the nines for subpar food and service.

I realize there is a mass production of food in the Minstrel vs. a la minute in the specialties. But the Minstrel was not much better than Windjammer. I know for our next cruise (nothing planned just yet), I will look into the specialty restaurants for as many nights as possible.

Hi there! I just cruised on the Brilliance 10/11 thru 10/15. My hubs and I had a spa day and enjoyed every minute of it. Hubs had the Shave and groom facial for men, the Fire and Ice pedicure, and a deep tissue massage. He said he enjoyed all of the services and were excellent quality. I had the salt scrub with massage, fire and ice pedicure, and Biothermal facial. The salt scrub was   A M A Z I N G ... I've never had anything like that before. Their Elemis products are very high end and great quality. My skin is still very moisturized and soft. But, I have to tell you that the Bio facial was THE BEST facial I have ever had in my life! Melissa did it and it was wonderful.

I will be honest. I have facials and massages regularly. The services provided onboard exceeded the quality of the local salon that I visit (a high end salon in the area).

I booked everything before we boarded. Since I did that, RC gave us 30% off. So the prices were quite comparable to what I pay at my local salon. Keep an eye out for emails from RC because as you get closer to your cruise, you can save a lot of $$ on beverage packages, dining reservations, and spa treatments. It is really worth it. 

I hope you have a wonderful cruise!

Hi All- Hubs and I are doing a 4 night Caribbean on the Brilliance. While we don't mind dressing for the dining room, we are not "feeling" the formal night. I want to book a reservation @ Chops, but would like to do it on the formal night. Anyone know which is the formal night- day 2 or 3? Your help is highly appreciated. Sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times. I can't seem to find it any where.

I would do it just for the bath tub alone!