It’s my ninth and final day on board the Brilliance of the Seas, and these days just fly by.
Today, we were at sea all day traveling back to Tampa, Florida.
I started the morning off with room service to the cabin. I’ll be honest; it’s not the best option if you are looking for great food. But I really enjoy just eating on the balcony and taking in all the views.
I’ll also mention, in my past cruises, the coffee they deliver was less than drinkable. However, on this cruise I actually enjoyed the coffee, so looks like they have made a change.
I sat on my balcony for over an hour this morning just enjoying my coffee and reflecting on my past 9 days.
Afternoon onboard
We wanted to relax in the Solarium and just take it easy.
The ship was starting to rock a little, as we were in the middle of The Gulf of Mexico. The water in the pool was splashing around a lot and it was like a mini wave pool.
I really enjoyed my time in this pool; heated water is always a pleasant experience.
Since it was my final day on board, I had to enjoy one more roast beef sandwich. Look at all this meat they put on my sandwich!
I had to take one of them off and eat with a fork, but I didn’t mind. They also serve salad’s here and have a wide variety of toppings.
Evening on board
Tonight we got ready early, so we could take full advance of the ship on last evening.
I went to the photo lounge, to get my free diamond 8x10 photo. After which, it was time to get a pre dinner cocktail.
I went down to the R Bar since they were playing live music at 5pm. It was a band playing beautiful music with violins; it almost felt like formal night again.
I went with the classic old fashion and Hillary had the champagne cocktail.
Dinner at Giovanni’s Table
We loved our dinner last night at Giovanni’s Table so much; we decided to go back again.
I had did met a couple on the Enchantment of the Seas two years ago, and we dined with them this evening to celebrate their birthday.
They are Pinnacle members, and I’ll say, we received a little extra service at dinner.
Since it was a special occasion we were celebrating the chef made us lasagna. If you have dined here before you know they only serve this dish at lunch. However, if you request it in advance they will prepare some for you.
For our starters, our waiter just brought out a few to try family style. I enjoyed dining here with more people, because we got to try more options.
For the main course, I had the filet and lasagna, I know two dishes! Again the filet was absolutely amazing, so tender just like at Chops Grill.
The whole staff came out to sing our friend happy birthday, and made her a large birthday cake.
I must mention the beautiful sunset we saw this evening. Our reservations were at 7pm, and we were able to watch the full sunset at dinner.
I highly recommend eat there at this time, so you are able to watch the sunset while you are eating. Also, the restaurant is not very large, so no matter where you sit, you will be able to see outside.
Evening Activities
We decided to end our trip in the pub, this is always were mine started. They had some live music playing, which I might add seems to be the case all the bars.
If you are a beer lover like myself, you will love their options here. They have beers from all around the world, and with the exception of 1 or 2 beers they are included in the drink packages. I loved being able to try different beers all week, and relaxing in the pub.
The only downside of the pub is the location itself. They added this pub during the dry dock, so it’s beside the casino on deck 6. After a few pints, we called it an evening and headed back to our cabin, this was a sad moment because the cruise was over.
Thank you for following along with me over the past nine days. I truly enjoyed sharing my experiences with you from the Brilliance of the Seas.
If you have any questions about the ship, feel free to comment them below and I’ll respond.
See you again in two months for another live blog from the Allure of the Seas!
