KJ1231 Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Well we couldn't talk our 17 and 20yos into cruising Alaska so we opted for Brilliance of the Seas 5-night 12/29/18-1/3/19 sailing from Tampa-Grand Cayman-Cozumel-Tampa. Not sure how much better we would have done with Next Cruise when we were on the Radiance 2 weeks ago but couldn't nail it down before we disembarked. Alaska #2 will have to wait until 2020. Any rumors as to whether RC will be offering any new ports then? HA includes Homer and Kodiak in their 14-day. Would love to see RC add them, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 From your Alaskan blog it sounds like you had a great time! Your kids have no idea what they missed. I took my mid-20s son with me on Explorer to Alaska and he loved it. 2020 is anyone's guess. We'll have to see how Ovation does in 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 9 hours ago, KJ1231 said: Any rumors as to whether RC will be offering any new ports then? Nothing that I've seen or heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ1231 Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Working with Michelle from MEI on this cruise. Booked connecting cabins 8618-8620. She got us r/t air for under $270 PHL-TPA; FLL-PHL (going to Naples for a few nights after the cruise). Flying to Tampa 12/28 - leery of flying same day, especially with Philly winter - so got a room at Marriott Waterfront with points. Fun times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptTJ Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 I love brilliance, still one of my favorite ships. Leaving out of Tampa is a nice scenic route. You get to see Right in the center of downtown, then see St Pete. The skyway is a awesome thing to see and to finish it off Edmonton key. It’s a neat sail for a couple hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, KJ1231 said: Working with Michelle from MEI on this cruise. Thanks for supporting our sponsor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaya luvs to cruz Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 We did our first Med cruise on the Brilliance in 2004. Love her. You'll have a wonderful time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alamode123 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I did a similar cruise on Brilliance with my teen girls. As it was or first RC cruise, they constantly compared the ship to our previous cruises on the disney Dream. Tampa is a nice place to cruise out of. I'd also recommend Nachi Cocom in Cozumel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I was on Brilliance this past January. I love the ship. I am waiting for the next cruise deployment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ1231 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Sweety said: I was on Brilliance this past January. I love the ship. I am waiting for the next cruise deployment. Thoughts on excursions for Grand Cayman and Cozumel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfaninfl Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 22 hours ago, CaptTJ said: I love brilliance, still one of my favorite ships. Leaving out of Tampa is a nice scenic route. You get to see Right in the center of downtown, then see St Pete. The skyway is a awesome thing to see and to finish it off Edmonton key. It’s a neat sail for a couple hours. Completely agree on the Brilliance and the sailaway, especially under the Sunshine Skyway. However, sailing in December, it will be dark, the Skyway lights are fun but Edgmont Key is probably impossible to see at that time of night. Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, KJ1231 said: Thoughts on excursions for Grand Cayman and Cozumel? In Cozumel, went downtown and walked around. We actually will be back in Cozumel twice, we have a B2B. We are going to the a tequila run. The second time in Cozumel we haven't decided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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