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Since you are spending the night in Barcelona,here's our favorite Wine Bar, "Cellarer"

We loved the it so much that for our next trip, I booked a hotel that's just a 3 minute walk away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187497-d10456682-Reviews-Cellarer_Wine_Bar-Barcelona_Catalonia.html

3 hours ago, Rogueperson said:

 

Okay, I’ve posted more bathroom pictures on this Live thread than any other.

 

Why?  Because these bathrooms fascinate me!

This is a favorite bathroom of mine on board, and one of my favorite selfies. 🤣

1 hour ago, aviators99 said:

Congrats!  I am definitely interested in both the bid amount and where it was on the scale of bids for the MRS, if you are willing to say.

I don't remember if the bidding page stated that my bid was "Poor" or just "OK", but there were quite a few Gorgeous Suites available, more than the other suite categories, so I didn't go nuts.

To be honest, we've always preferred the aft, and were hoping to win a Cheeky Corner suite, but there was only 1 available.

5 hours ago, rebeccac said:

IMHO, the best part about any of the Rockstar/MegaRockstar rooms is that the beds are actually comfortable.  

It will be nice to be in a real king sized bed instead of two twins pushed together.

I've also been told that things like the pillows are upgraded as well.

2 hours ago, Janthere said:

We are sailing in a gorgeous suite on Sunday from Barcelona.

I was just on the Scarlet for the sailing before the crossing.

The current cast & crew are fantastic! Enjoy your cruise!

2 hours ago, Janthere said:

Once you go RS its VERY difficult to go back! 

We're going to be regular Rock Stars in September, I hope it's not a huge disappointment. lol

We're hopping on the Valiant for a short 5 day sailing next week to hold us over until our 12 day September sailing on the Resilient, and we placed a few bids so we could experience Bimini as a Rock Star. I started to see what few RS suites were left disappear, so I put in a last minute bid on a Gorgeous Suite and was informed yesterday that our bid was accepted. The first sign that it was accepted was a notification that my credit card had been charged, then an hour or so later a flurry of rejection emails came in for each bid I placed on other suite categories, and finally one acceptance email noting our new cabin #. Today I called Red Glove Services to arrange our transportation to and from the port, and the rep, Jennily was great to deal with.

This will be our first sailing as any sort of Rock Star which will be fun since I worked so many years as backstage security at several of our local concert venues. From Pitbull to Bono, Dolly to Cher, and even Cheech & Chong, I've seen, heard, and smelled all sorts of things backstage. 🥸

Believe it or not, the only time I had to call the police was during an Indian concert. The "Elvis of Mumbai" fan's got way out of hand. 🤣
 

10 minutes ago, Rogueperson said:

My wife has been going on and on about the hand washing machine in the pizza place.  She says its amazing

I love this hand washing station too. I took this video last year

https://youtube.com/shorts/CAZNZ9SpGso?feature=share

49 minutes ago, creativeroutes said:

Do you have access to the other sailing dates and itineraries out of LA? Would love to see those🙏🏼

My guess is that they will repeat the same 5 night itinerary listed as the LA Mermaiden for 3 additional sailings before they do the Hollywood Sunsets and  Cali to Canada sailings.

Another thing mentioned today during the announcement was that they will have a package for Rockstars to sail all four of Brilliant's Mermaiden Voyages with some yet to be named extra surprises.

NY, Miami, LA, and Seattle.

No other details are available at this point.

BRILLIANT LADY NEW YORK MERMAIDEN

5-NIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 5-10, 2025

1 New York, New York

2 Sailing Day
3-4 King’s Wharf, Bermuda (overnight)

5 Sailing Day

6 New York, New York

THE BIG APPLE TO BERMUDA

5-NIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 10-15, 2025

NORTHEAST ATLANTIC ADVENTURE

8-NIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 15-23, 2025

NAUTICAL NORTHEAST: NYC TO QUEBEC

10-NIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 3, 2025

CANADA, CAROLINA, & MIAMI

13-NIGHTS

OCTOBER 3-16, 2025

MIAMI TO LA VIA PANAMA CANAL

16-NIGHTS

MARCH 21 - APRIL 6, 2026

BRILLIANT LADY LA MERMAIDEN

5-NIGHTS

APRIL 7-12, 2026

HOLLYWOOD SUNSETS & MEXICAN HORIZONS

7-NIGHTS

APRIL 26 - MAY 3, 2026

FROM CALI TO CANADA

8-NIGHTS

MAY 3-11, 2026

5 minutes ago, chefchick said:

Can you expand on that a little more?  Living in Seattle, I would love to take advantage of that.

This is all we know at this point. Placeholders will put you in the front of the line for bookings.

No dates or itineraries yet, other than they'll be sailing May-September 2026.

11 minutes ago, Wildcatllamas said:

I had never been interested in doing an Alaskan cruise. But having spent a week last February in Fairbanks I changed my mind. 

 

Now I am thinking what better way to spend my birthday in 2026 then to be on Brilliant going to Alaska.

Alaska was their #1 request, so due to the demand they will be selling placeholders, dubbed,"Alaska Fron(tier) of the Line Pass" $500 per sailor Sea Terrace or higher, $1K per Rockstar, or $2500 per Mega RS. They will go on sale "this Summer"

9/2025 New England and Canada Sailings out of New York

Oct/2025 - March/2026 Caribbean

March/2026 16 Day Panama Canal Miami to LA with stops in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico

April-May/2026 Mexican Rviera

May-Sept/2026 Seattle - Alaska

2 hours ago, Rogueperson said:

One of these days, when you try a real Maryland crabcake, you’ll see what I mean.

When this Maryland native makes baked stuffed shrimp with lump crab meat for folks who have never experienced true Maryland seafood, they can't believe just how good it is.

Glad you are enjoying everything!

According to a thread on Reddit, "Port of San Pedro released their schedule for 2026 and Brilliant lady will be there form April 2026-October 2026"

1 minute ago, jon81uk said:

Unfortunately Miss Behave is not on Scarlet Lady only Valiant and Resilient. Scarlet has Ships in the Night. 

Ugh...I forgot. I'll be on the Valiant in a few weeks, can't wait to see the show for the 3rd time.

16 minutes ago, Rogueperson said:

My next TA is going westbound!

I warned you! lol🤣

Glad you are enjoying the cruise.

Wait until you see the Miss Behave Show. The set is nothing but cardboard, but it's the funniest thing I've seen in decades.

9 hours ago, Wildcatllamas said:

If you are able to order it without pepper

As someone who cures and smokes his own bacon, I believe the pepper is added in the curing process, and not just added before cooking. I only tried their bacon once in 2022 and found it to be too sugary, almost candy-coated.

44 minutes ago, Cloud9 Bob said:

If it's letting children on, I'm outta here. 😆

Not gonna happen!

10 minutes ago, Wildcatllamas said:

I did some checking and it appears that the May 7, 2026 scheduled stop for Brilliant Lady in Astoria is gone and Grand Princess is now there.

Astoria is a lovely small town. One of our previous Princess coastal sailings docked there, and we walked into town. Everyone was so friendly.

3 minutes ago, cantgetin said:

This is the most full sailing I've been on. 

I was on the sailing before this, and had several hundred more passengers than you currently have. I saw the long lines for a few shows/events and passed. One of the joys of our previous sailings was never waiting in line, and I stated so in my post-cruise survey.

6 hours ago, kwokpot said:

Thank you for your post. We'll be on the return TA on SL in November. Has there been any mention of any specific updates/renovations for SL or is it just the required 5 year maintenance drydock?

I've heard of a certain change to the fleet that will begin with Scarlet, but I'm not sure if it's been officially announced yet, so I'll bite my tongue for now.

9 minutes ago, ZsaZsa2019 said:

Do ALL restaurants require a reservation that you make prior to sailing?  Or are some walk ups? 

The fuller the ships are, the harder it will be to do a walk-up unless you're sailing solo and don't mind sitting at the bar. If you like eating around 9pm, you shouldn't have a problem compared to everyone who wants to eat between 5:30 and 8:00.

43 minutes ago, jaxcruisinguy said:

Corn, Salmon, Shrimp, Lamb, Avacado and Strawberry. 

It's asparagus, not avocado.