*LIVE* from Brilliance Sept 3 Transatlantic

Hi Everyone!

I'm going to be doing some daily vlogging on the upcoming Northern Atlantic crossing onboard Brilliance of the Seas, departing September 3rd, 2015.

We will leaving from Harwich, UK and visiting:

Le Havre (Paris), France

Dorset, UK

Cork, Ireland

Klaksvik, Faroe Islands

Reykjavik, Iceland

Halifax, NS, Canada

Do you have any burning questions about the Brilliance or the ports we will be visiting? I'll do my best to answer them or capture them in video.

Check out my youtube channel: "Janna Leigh" for our previous Scandinavian & Russia cruise (July 2014) and to follow along on this sailing. I will do my best to upload videos and check the forum whenever in port and during sea days. Hopefully I can find some decent internet! :)

Happy cruising!

I'll be following along.

Is it Rita's Crab shack or Rita's Cantina?

Also - what are you plans in Halifax?

Looking forward to being on Brilliance in October.

Can't wait for your pictures! First time sailing on her in mid September.

I'll be following along.

 

Is it Rita's Crab shack or Rita's Cantina?

 

Also - what are you plans in Halifax?

 

 

Looking forward to being on Brilliance in October.

It's Rita's Cantina. And we will be getting off the ship in Halifax, since we are from Nova Scotia. It was just easier than flying back from Boston - which is where the cruise ends. If you're interested, I can give suggestions on what to do in Halifax. :)

Titanic museum

Following along.

Looking forward to your review too. We are on her Oct 2016 transatlantic.

Also, can you let us know if Brilliance is offering a wine package at all. It seems to be different ship by ship.

It's Rita's Cantina. And we will be getting off the ship in Halifax, since we are from Nova Scotia. It was just easier than flying back from Boston - which is where the cruise ends. If you're interested, I can give suggestions on what to do in Halifax. :)

I think we have our day planned, basically a taxi to Fairview and Citadel then walk our way back to the ship. Not to get too off topic, but any lunch recommendations? We should be in the City Hall/Maritime museum area.

Subscribing. :)

Looking forward to following along.

Subscribing! That's a great itinerary. We enjoyed Brilliance this past January. Lovely ship!

Our daughter was in Reykjavik for the Summer Solstice. She loved it there.

Have a wonderful cruise. We took this TA last fall. It is one of our favorite cruises. I look forward to following along and reliving our cruise. :)

I did a couple of mini reviews of a couple of ports. Someone might find them useful.

LeHavre:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2106994

Iceland: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2151377

London Precruise:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2104112

Also, can you let us know if Brilliance is offering a wine package at all. It seems to be different ship by ship.

 

I will check into this and post some information.

 

 

I think we have our day planned, basically a taxi to Fairview and Citadel then walk our way back to the ship. Not to get too off topic, but any lunch recommendations? We should be in the City Hall/Maritime museum area.

In Halifax, a nice little pub is Your Father's Moustache, it's about 15 min walk from the Maritime museum on Spring Garden Rd. If you have mobility issues, that might not be the best to walk, since Spring Garden has a bit of an incline. But there are some nice fish & chip places on the wharf too, which is a bit closer.

Have a wonderful cruise. We took this TA last fall. It is one of our favorite cruises. I look forward to following along and reliving our cruise. :)

 

 

I did a couple of mini reviews of a couple of ports. Someone might find them useful.

 

 

LeHavre:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2106994

 

Iceland: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2151377

 

London Precruise:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2104112

Thanks for the tips and thanks for following along. :) We are getting pretty excited. Only two more days!

I'll be following along.

 

Is it Rita's Crab shack or Rita's Cantina?

 

Also - what are you plans in Halifax?

 

 

Looking forward to being on Brilliance in October.

BR has Rita's Cantina and it was disgusting. Never saw anyone eating there the entire 12 days.

Say hi to Clo for us and remind her that we will be sailing with her on the repositioning cruise from Boston to Tampa at the end of October.:)

Bill & Rita

Following. Is there going to be a Captain rotation when arriving in Boston? We will be on-board Sept 18 for Canadian/New England cruise and are curious if we will be getting a new Captain. Thanks

Based on the information in the Captain's thread, Captain Ole started his rotation on or about 7/7. If they follow the typical 10 week rotation, I would expect that Captain Stig should be assuming command sometime around the middle of September so you may see him on your Canada/New England cruise. No guarantees though as sometimes the Captains can arrange for longer or shorter rotations.

Embarkation Day!! Bon Voyage :)

Safe, smooth trip !

will be reading every post:)

All Aboard everyone! Just getting ready for the muster drill. Chat soon. And be sure to check out my YouTube channel (Janna Leigh). This is where I will be posting my vlogs. xx

My husband and I have done this transatlantic, one of our favorites so far, we will be boarding the Brilliance in Boston for the Canada cruise.

leaving a little late I see! Smooth sailing!!

I hope that you have a wonderful trip, and I can't wait to follow along!

If you have a chance to notice, can you let me know if Rita's Cantina does a fiesta party on the Brilliance? Our roll call would be interested in getting together for this, since some have done it on the Allure, and loved it.

Thank you!