Brilliance Greek B2B Trip Report ~ Menus~Cruise Compass~Photos

[jimbri]

Great review and photos.  Sorry to hear about your fall.

[catella02]

I too really enjoyed your review. Thanks so much for taking your time to write it.

[StarSeven7]

Thanks for the enjoyable review!  We're going on the Montenegro/Greek Isles itinerary at the end of August so it was great to read all this info!  

 

Do you happen to remember what time you were able to get tender tickets in Kotor?  I know you mentioned it for your first itinerary but you didn't say for Kotor.  And you get the tender tickets in the dining room?  We're hoping to beat the crowds and get an early tender ticket that day!  Thanks!  🙂

[luckybecky]

2 hours ago, StarSeven7 said:

Thanks for the enjoyable review!  We're going on the Montenegro/Greek Isles itinerary at the end of August so it was great to read all this info!  

 

Do you happen to remember what time you were able to get tender tickets in Kotor?  I know you mentioned it for your first itinerary but you didn't say for Kotor.  And you get the tender tickets in the dining room?  We're hoping to beat the crowds and get an early tender ticket that day!  Thanks!  🙂

 

Our entry to Kotor was supposed to be 12:00. If I remember correctly, they said were going to start distributing tickets at 10:45. I think I got in line around 10:00 and there were already 15-20 people in front of me. The same thing happened last time we needed early tender tickets: people start lining up early. Both times we lined up for tickets, they started handing them out a few minutes earlier than the stated time. 

 

Only one person in your cabin needs to go. They will give you enough tickets for everyone in your cabin. The time depends on what your docking time is, and they made several announcements about it. They were giving out the tickets at the entrance to the dining room, deck 4 starboard side. 

 

I will add that no one was actually checking the tender tickets at the gangplank. 

[Luckynana]

Thank you for taking us along on your wonderful journey!  Great review, awesome pictures!

[tampadee]

I really enjoyed travelling with you!

Just wondering, what happened with your broken finger?  Was it painful the rest of the trip?

[luckybecky]

3 hours ago, tampadee said:

I really enjoyed travelling with you!

Just wondering, what happened with your broken finger?  Was it painful the rest of the trip?

 

Thanks for asking. It was in fact broken, as I knew instinctively as soon as it happened. I have a doctor who is a hand specialist that I see occasionally for an unrelated condition, so I went to see him as soon as we got back. He's got me wearing a splint for the next 5-6 weeks. It was pretty painful but manageable until the trip home. Dragging around our luggage was difficult. My husband tried to help me as much as he could but he couldn't carry everything. 

 

I have the worst luck with this sort of thing. I once broke an elbow in Rome. I just tough it out. It's going to take a lot to make me miss part of a vacation! 😃

[Missusdubbya]

Wonderful review, thank you! Hope your finger heals quickly and travel insurance covers your out of pockets

[StarSeven7]

9 hours ago, luckybecky said:

 

Our entry to Kotor was supposed to be 12:00. If I remember correctly, they said were going to start distributing tickets at 10:45. I think I got in line around 10:00 and there were already 15-20 people in front of me. The same thing happened last time we needed early tender tickets: people start lining up early. Both times we lined up for tickets, they started handing them out a few minutes earlier than the stated time. 

 

Only one person in your cabin needs to go. They will give you enough tickets for everyone in your cabin. The time depends on what your docking time is, and they made several announcements about it. They were giving out the tickets at the entrance to the dining room, deck 4 starboard side. 

 

I will add that no one was actually checking the tender tickets at the gangplank. 

Thank you!!

[batoryfirst]

We should all be such terrific travelers as y’all are and reviewers. Really enjoyed reading all of it. 

[perfect match]

Thank you very much for this wonderful review and pictures! I’ve loved traveling virtually along with you. Hope you heal from your remaining injuries, and that your trip insurance comes through and covers your trip delay related expenses. I appreciate your taking the time to share your vacation with us. 

[Preziosa]

Do you Remember the menu in Park Cafe...

were there still free chips, salat, paninis etc.

Thank you for the fantastic review and pictures.

[Kathscof]

On 7/9/2022 at 4:32 AM, dani negreanu said:

Thank you for a very enjoyable review.

 

I was riveted.

 

I wish I had your positive attitude to take things in the stride 😕

 

You can do it too!

[luckybecky]

14 hours ago, Preziosa said:

Do you Remember the menu in Park Cafe...

were there still free chips, salat, paninis etc.

Thank you for the fantastic review and pictures.

 

We had snacks there a couple of times. They had pizza, salads, cookies, sandwiches, fruit, and soup as I recall. Not a ton of choices but certainly enough to make a meal if you don't want to deal with the crowds in Windjammer. I never looked to see if they were open or what they were serving for breakfast. Once, they had bags of chips and we snatched them up -- I have a weakness for salty snacks like chips and popcorn and have a hard time finding them on cruise ships. We only saw them the one time during 2 weeks. 

[Roybthered]

LuckyBecky thank you so much for this brilliant review, it is one of the best I have read on CC! Your easy to read posts, great pictures, your opinions and how you felt. Glad you eventually got home ok and the trip was a success.  

[mdepsmom]

Thank you so much for such a detailed and informative review.  My son and I were booked on a B2B on Brilliance a couple months ago and had to cancel, but we have rebooked for next summer w/ a slightly different itinerary (sailing from athens and ending in barcelona) so your review was incredibly helpful w/ all the great port photos, etc.   Reading your review makes me so excited for next summer!  Thanks again, and I sure hope you are feeling better.

[luckybecky]

13 hours ago, mdepsmom said:

Thank you so much for such a detailed and informative review.  My son and I were booked on a B2B on Brilliance a couple months ago and had to cancel, but we have rebooked for next summer w/ a slightly different itinerary (sailing from athens and ending in barcelona) so your review was incredibly helpful w/ all the great port photos, etc.   Reading your review makes me so excited for next summer!  Thanks again, and I sure hope you are feeling better.

 

That sounds like a wonderful cruise. I hope you are able to spend an extra day or two in Athens and Barcelona. I would have loved to have a little more time in Athens. I've been to Barcelona twice and love that city. So much to see. I'm sure you'll have a great time.

[reney313]

I was so thrilled to see a review for this itinerary.  We are going in September and I've been trying to get information on a few different things.  You definitely helped!  (One of them was whether the speed boat in Kotor was worth the time - and I think I'd have the same impression as you).  Great pictures and details. And I'm thrilled with seeing the cruise compass for the same itinerary.  I am happy you made it home, albeit it with a 2 day delay.  I am curious if insurance will cover any of the expenses.  I used insure my trip as well and chose the nationwide plan.

 

I also agree - we primarily cruise Royal Caribbean and Princess, but I have cruised plenty on NCL and once on Carnival.  I think they are all similar - they each have strengths and weaknesses.  And for European itineraries, I'm really cruising for the ports and not so much the ship.  I think you would really like the Oasis class ships, but I would only take those in the Caribbean. You don't have enough days at sea to really enjoy the ship and appreciate the offerings otherwise.  

 

Hopefully the finger heals quickly.  I am amazed how you were a trooper after that - I would have been whining a lot.  lol.  

[GONFERPAR]

First of all, apologies for my english because is not my mother language.

 

Thank you very much for the review. We will do in September the second week (including Kotor and Argostoli) with the same hours on each port.

 

It is posible to get some complete cruise compass as Kotor o Athens? Because our idea is have lunch on board and after this disembarking and avoid queues and we want to know when starts Windjammer serving lunch. Apart from this, to get more information of the whole day.

 

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Sarah1974]

Thank you for your fabulous review including your unexpected days in Munich!  I'd love to do a Greek Isles cruise 😀

[Preziosa]

Gonferpar, is it det sailing on the 11 th of september you Will Be cruising. We are doing that Cruise.

[GONFERPAR]

11 hours ago, Preziosa said:

Gonferpar, is it det sailing on the 11 th of september you Will Be cruising. We are doing that Cruise.

That is right. It will be September 11th when we expect to board. 😊. Now we are trying to get as much information as we could.... And the review of luckybecky is wonderful to catch ideas. 

 

We share information if you wish because of sailing at the same date. 😃

[Preziosa]

We are in Danish group. I Think around 50 people. It is Our second time on Brilliance. She is a Nice ship.

[Viajera7]

Nice review. I was on the Brilliance the last week of May on The Greek Isles itinerary and Kotor. I liked all the ports but Mykonos was my favorite. There was a show every night in the theater but there were also activities and/ or music every night in the central part of the ship/ lobby and the Colony. I went to most of the activities but I missed the comedy club like they do on NCL or Carnival. My next cruise is the Ovation of the Seas in 2 days. I hope they have it there since it’s a bigger ship.

 

[TPCRUISER2]

Thank you for your Great review. I sill long to get to Europe!

 

Your thoughts of the Brilliance spot on. I spend a good amount of time when the ship is in Tampa. And yes, we too Loved Michael. 

 

Understand your thoughts on Celebrity. I am Loyal to Royal but, Love Celebrity!