Our guest blogger Michael is blogging LIVE from Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas and continues his live blog below.
During my first evening on the Brilliance of the Seas I had dinner in the main dining room. There are two decks featuring a beautiful staircase. I had dinner with a family from Europe and a couple from Florida.
The service was outstanding, but I thought the quality of food was average. For my main course I got the prime rib, along with carrot cake for dessert.
My favorite thing about cruising is the sea day because I don't have a worry in the world.
Today I spent time in the sun lying by the pool with a great book.
After a few hours I decided to have lunch at Rita’s Cantina. This is a new option to the Brilliance of the Seas, and they built it into the Windjammer all the way aft. I really enjoyed the views from lunch with the open-air aroma and nothing but the sea passing by.
I had a late breakfast, so I only ordered guacamole and chips, which was outstanding with a cold beverage. One thing I noticed at Rita’s is that they no longer charge a cover charge; it's just simply a la carte.
After lunch I decided to venture back to the pool deck for some afternoon sun. They had some typical Royal Caribbean games going on with the inclusion of a new pool game, which was almost like fan-favorite Quest.
Afterwards, they even did a belly flop contest. This was a lot of fun to watch, and cruise director Steve Davis did a great job creating a lot of excitement and interaction around the event.
Coming up this evening I’ll be dining at Chops Grille and will feature a full review of my experience. Talk to you then!
