Royal Caribbean's OLDER Brilliance of the Seas - The PRETTIEST CRUISE SHIP?

[@tulaandtherabbittadventure19]

I love the brilliance. Enjoy the uniqueness of the older ships.

[@mikemckee6583]

You hit the nail on the head. My first cruise was on Radiance of the Seas, so it holds a special place in my heart. I also took a European cruise on Brilliance. In addition to seeming much more “hand crafted”, for lack of a better term, inside, I think these ships are by far the most beautiful from an exterior view as well. They look very sleek and like a proper ship, rather than looking like a floating apartment building like the newer ones. One thing you didn’t mention is that the pool tables on the Radiance class are auto-leveling. They have a gyroscopic mechanism that counteracts ship movement to keep the table level. It’s fascinating to sit there as a spectator and see what appears to be the tables tilting back and forth, when it’s actually the ship that is moving around the table. A tip: The Seaview Cafe (if it’s still called that) is located on the highest deck at the far aft end of the ship. It’s a little tricky to find, which means that for most of the cruise, especially the first few days, it remains undiscovered by most passengers, making it a great place to get a light snack or meal without any crowds. It was one of our favorite places on the ship to just relax and get away.

[@jackredmond6023]

We sailed on the Serenade of the Seas last year. We loved the Schooner Bar and was themed very much like the Brilliance of the Seas.

[@mumblebrain]

Sailed on Brilliance last Christmas and enjoyed it sooo much. Lots of areas to relax with out being to crowded. Especially liked the solarium pool which had steps into it (great for someone like me who has issues with ladder) and was deep enough to actually swim in (unlike Ovation of the seas solarium pools)

[@melvinjacobs2328]

The whole Radiance class are amazing.

[@juliewilson3237]

I agree with you on the newer looking cabins , I prefer the darker wood . Gives it more of classic look . These older ships are cheaper and more in our budget too . 😊

[@rajatgadkar8303]

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[@lisabryant4157]

Now I’m looking for cruises on Brilliance of the Seas. Beautiful ship!

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Have fun!

[@taracanning2447]

I just booked this ship. I’m a little nervous because I love the open promenade of the other ships. Love that it has a theatre and pool tables

The vibe is the tea!!! This is why I have loved your content for the past ten years. The Brilliance was my first ever cruise in 2010 for 14 days. Time flies! I loved the theater, and the solarium was never crowded. The dining room was so elegant.

[@johnbennett3681]

Jewel of the seas! My favorite of that class. The theming of those classes are top notch!

[@firstsgt279]

Agree, doing B4B on Jewel this Feb-April for total of 37nites for Cheaper then 2 7niters on Icon

[@MaryLynn777]

We will be on Brillance May 30/25 . To the Greek islands. It will be a multi Gen trip and recently I felt slightly condemned on another forum for choosing this ship with a 5 and 2 1/2 year old. We chose the itenary and the dates we were all available, and this was it. This video makes me feel better about it

[@missyls3248]

Totally agree!

[@onceuponacruise]

I agree! I love the Schooner Bar on the Radiance Class ships! Brilliance almost looks like a mini museum. It's cool. Some of the newer ships have the Schooner Bar tucked somewhere or it's small and cramped like on the Mariner/Voyager Class. Great video!

[@TracyKMainwaring]

Wow, so different than the Freedom class! This looks lovely!!

[@rasferrastfarian739]

I so want to cruise on Brilliance. We saw her in Hobart Australia (I'm and Aussie) and we just fell in love. /sigh

[@nicholasnickk5892]

The entertainment makes all of the ships individual!

[@omrouk]

We were just on Jewel and the two are very similar, though there’s not pub on the Jewel, it’s a sports bar which is kinda meh. We were on Radiance last years, which is more like Brilliance. Do the slide. My husband did it with our child and solo. Quite a few adults do it solo, just to have done it.

[@joangroothuis4031]

This looks like a beautiful ship. Thanks for another entertaining video.

[@Islandcollector]

Ive sailed with several lines. But only once with Royal. And to this day, the Seranade of the seas is still my favorite ship (Radiance class) so many memories. And a simply amazing vessel.

[@suelelievre5513]

You did a good job describing everything. We haven't been on RC yet, but maybe in the future.

[@mereniecrosby7120]

I was on the Jewel of the Seas and l loved it too. So pretty. Just the right size. Theirs was the Safari Club. At the back. A fabulous venue. We played pool a lot!

[@KarynHill]

Oooh, I like this! Pointing out what's different (dare we say brilliant?) about the Brilliance really hits for me. Thank you!

[@averagejoesmo1967]

Thank you. Now I want to go on this ship.

[@mattm1619]

Hi Morgan and all.... Our first ship was Serrenade, it's sister. Although a little dated was a fantastic ship. No other Scooner bar comes close to a Radiance class one. This class is definitely a gem in the rccl fleet.

[@timm1328]

I spent a month on the Brilliance in February circumnavigating Australia and New Zealand. The Brilliance is a Radiance class ship. I have been on all the Radiance class ships (Radiance, Brilliance, Jewell, and Seranade) and they are all indistinguishable from each other as far as layout and decor are concerned.

[@lillis887]

We went on Serenade of the Seas before it took off on its world tour and absolutely loved it!! The ship was beautiful and well maintained. The staff were fantastic!! We thought it was a fluke and we’d just been lucky. Thank you for your review of Brilliance!! I’m sure we will love it!!!❤

[@judycater2832]

Nice. I may never cruise on thee ships but really enjoy your perspective on them. Thank you. ❤❤❤

[@gwynethglas-brown9171]

Looks a Beautiful ship 😊

[@alanjames7877]

We’ll be on Jewel in September. Can’t wait to experience the Radiance Class!

[@MrJJSimonds]

I knew you would love this class of ship, which is why I badgered you about it for years.... the vistas out to the ocean from most spaces adds a lot... .. :D "Sigh-munds" it's one of those grammar things about the vowel following the consonant makes the first vowel.... ugh.. you get it... :D

[@davidd5378]

Thanks for reviewing the Radiance. I agree with you that the Radiance Class are the most beautiful, and with the most theme-ing!

[@johnsiska]

I sailed on Brilliance a few weeks ago to Alaska and I thought it was a beautiful ship. I've been on Grandeur and Mariner in the past and felt Brilliance was the best of the three.

[@DRSmigley]

One other thing to note is that the pool tables on Radiance class ships are self-leveling!

[@Micahswf]

Thanks for the video been thinking about doing Brilliance since she leaves from NOLA but don’t really wanna do 7 nights

[@Paradise-on-Earth]

I liked that!!

[@Wild1995]

I agree with you with all the ships are the same. NCL has so many almost identical Jewel class ships and the Breakaway class are similar too. This is why I like Epic so much. She is radically different and I love that. Its cheaper for the cruise lines to keep building similar ships.

[@conniejohnson9005]

Radiance is our favorite class as well.

[@joeysaunz]

For us in Europe the smaller ships are used for places that I haven’t been to yet like the Greek islands and Croatia etc

[@pinkvelvet3865]

We are planning to cruise in this ship from Barcelona to Southampton 2025. My 5th cruise. Very informative.

[@andywhiteing]

I have enjoyed the Oasis class for all that it offers. Also I enjoy the smaller ships because for me it feels comfortable. Based on our yearly travel budget the smaller ships work better for us too. Ive never set a goal to sail on all of a cruise lines ships. I could go on the same ship every time and be fine with that. I cruise for the view of the ocean and sunrise/sunsets. Sure the food and entertainment are always good and I like the live music in the pubs. It gives me a week to get away.

[@firstsgt279]

Completed 50 Radiance Class Cruises, almost all 10-16niters with 8 more already Booked inc 3 Panama Canal. Will enjoy these Ships, perfect Size, until at some point they are Retired/Sold Off

[@joeysaunz]

Oh let me get in on the action …. X “I nearly spilt my tea in my lap” Is that it ? Am I cool now ? Down with the kids ? I hope so because I now need to go and change my clothes (wet from tea ) 😂 I love the look of the older ships as you say all the RC ships look the same nowadays . Just makes me want to try a different cruise line (NCL in particular)

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Glad to put a smile on your face, Jo.

[@kgates4220]

We love the Radiance class ships. They seem to be just right for our interests. No kids sailing with us so we don't need water slides or amusement park type entertainment. We loved our cruises on the Oasis class as well but prefer the more laid back atmoshere on the smaller ships.

[@SoloonaCruise]

With Virgin and Viking they both truely have the same design/ layout with minimal differences in there respective fleets. I don't mind it but do enjoy something new on ships.

[@stevek7068]

I've never sailed Brilliance, but I have been on the other 3 Radiance class ships (Radiance of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas). Naturally, they share many of the same designs and theming. Based on your video, Brilliance may do it slightly better, but all of them are great ships. BTW: All of the Radiance ships have a dedicated cinema. They are the only Royal Caribbean ships that do.

[@niuhuskieguy]

2 of Carnival's Vista class ships have IMAX theatres onboard that actually show movies as well as documentaries.

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Oh wow. I didn't know that! Cool.

[@katiekendrick8866]

Serenade has a movie theater

[@joeysaunz]

Oh let me get in on the action …. X “I nearly spilt my tea in my lap” Is that it ? Am I cool now ? Down with the kids ? I hope so because I now need to go and change my clothes (wet from tea ) 😂

[@JuneRaeder-MacKinnon]

Celebrity is kind of the same. But, on the other hand I enjoy having the same layout so I can navigate the ship more easily. Have you been on the Queen Mary 2? Nothing like having to view the map to get from A to B. LOL

[@Steve_in_NJ]

Actually, Morgan HAS sailed the QM2, look up his past videos. Last summer I think.

[@donaldcook4061]

The independence of the seas has a free eatery on the pool deck, called fish and ships. For what I understand is the only cruise ship that Royal Caribbean has it has that particular eatery. Complementary fish and chips can’t beat it.

[@BillyBones18]

Given that the Independence and the Freedom are sister ships of the same class and similar age it’s to be expected that the windjammers are the same. However I will agree the Radiance class ships are the prettiest they offer.

[@brendabrinkley8029]

Good start commercial first thing

[@joannekearney5329]

Have you been on Radiance? Very similar... my favorite class of ship.

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

This is the only Radiance Class ship I have experienced so far.

[@Drknnja]

Radiance class and Vision class definitely have their good points. But Morgan IIRC your first cruise was Monarch of the Seas, so not such a dramatic departure from the Sovereign class to the Radiance class. So it's not like you haven't been on a classic RCI ship.

[@firstsgt279]

Sovereign(Monarch) Class, First "Mega" and Largest Cruise Ship in the World at the time, also my first Cruise in 1988. The Radiance Class was Designed using best of Voyager and Vision Classes. Will enjoy the Radiance Class long as they are still around. Royal Cruises been Averaging 120% passenger Capacity each sailing, Radiance Class on 10+ niters typically 80-85% with few family's, 10-25 Kids and lot of us SOLO passengers

[@laurasc84366]

Are the pools heated?

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Oh, I’m sorry but I don’t remember!

[@markshaw4257]

JEWEL OF THE SEAS...it has a movie theater...looks just like that one...

[@firstsgt279]

Correct, all Radiance Class have the Movie Theater. Also Sovereign Class of past had 2 of them each larger then this one. Though in end they removed them putting in 2 dozen Cabins in its place

[@feelosophy1921]

The art auctions are beyond my level of understanding when on a cruise. Am I to think I'm purchasing an investment that my heirs will benefit from owning?

[@earlandtom7029]

Always prefer the older ships on Royal Caribbean. Much more character and usually cheaper fares.

[@Steve_in_NJ]

These "cookie-cutter" megaships is why I am not rushing to take a cruise anytime soon. Also, it's like going to a chain restaurant, you know what to expect and almost all of them look the same (I'm looking at YOU Capital Grille). Oh, and my one and only cruise trip was on Majesty of the Seas, way back in 2005. I did enjoy the food and the ship, but as it was a 5-day cruise, there were no sea days to enjoy the ship.

[@lisaanderson8235]

I think the older ships have "personality." 😁👍

[@deesjourney213]

We love the Brilliance of the Seas! I just wish they would perk her up a bit! I feel like they are putting all of their money into the new mega ships. 😢.

[@Dog.eatdog]

I hate the new mega-ships and would never cruise on any of them. I regularly cruise on ships built in the 90´s, 1,200 passengers max and I LOVE it. No need for an amusement park at sea with a small town around me at all times ...

[@seastheday956]

Sorry, but I can tell which RC ship by the artwork and color schemes. Not all Radiance class are same, as is the other class ships too.

[@julieb7882]

While watching this, I thought how grand it would be if some of the special features of this beautiful ship could be saved and used on a new ship when Brilliance has reached the end of her sailing days.

[@cruisecrazy7066]

What did you do to piss off KZbin?

[@kellykorte2981]

I sailed on the Brilliance last year for a 2 week Panama full transit, to say the least I would never ever sail on it again. Almost zero dining options, way too old, our toilet in our room had constant problems. The only positive is they're the fasted ships in the fleet. The crew was horrible as well, an overall poor experience.

[@vickieholm8287]

😂❤

[@TheRealTomGreen]

I think you're mixing up ship classes.. what i mean is ships of the same class, generally look the same and have the same features as they are built around the same time and then probably refurbished around the same time too (due to age) so its whatever RCCLs current branding at the time is. But you can't tell me going from something like Brilliance or Independance to Wonder is the same. They clearly keep adding new venues, activities, experiences, etc as their brand progresses, expands and changes offerings. I mean this is going to be natural when you have a fleet of ships that span decades in life. Themes/styles change and progress and those newer ships adopt those new styles. It just sounds like you prefer the older style (which is fair) but i personally think that pool is 'over the top' and gaudy. 🤷‍♂ To each their own, but i will admit i do like the older schooner bar style/theming (it also feels like it's lot larger on the older ships) so I guess there are some things about those older ships i do like, but also dislike.

[@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides]

Ya, I guess what I meant was all the Oasis class kind of look exactly the same. All the Quantum look exactly the same. Etc. Of course I don't think Brilliance looks like the Icon ;-)

[@TheRealTomGreen]

@@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides lol 😂 yah icon is one of those RCCL is shifting the style guide again ships. There's generations of style with RCCL and we're in the middle of another shift it seems. I personally don't love the whole new window balcony rooms and would rather just have a balcony. But I guess my point is, at least their fleet is vast enough over decades that there's almost certainly a ship for everyone.

[@haleydickerson9102]

The Brilliance is actually my least fav in the whole fleet

[@cruisecrazy7066]

Gaudy.

[@johnsheppard6605]

They need to bring back theming. Tired of new ships and hotels just being “clean and modern” and gray. I miss the theming of Las Vegas Hotels from the 90’s and NCL cruise ships in the late 2000’s/early 2010’s.

[@julesmaria3545]

absolutely not, we just went on it 3 weeks ago to alaska. it’s pretty big not THE prettiest. (my opinion!)

[@Nrustica]

Brilliance was my second RC ship, I believe i now prefer these older and smaller ships. You're reminding me of the little things I hated. The small movie theater was a tease that i never got to enjoy and the roped off and unoccupied kids park was wasted space that pissed me off everytime I walked laps on the top deck. If they didn't have that co-ed thermal suite i would've rated this ship a thumbs down, the buffet food was terribly inconsistent, it actually got better as the cruise went on. The bigger ships are going to have their shit more together as far as production shows and proactive cruise director.