Brilliance vs Serenade

[crdtrnr]

Never been on Royal Caribbean...

I need to decide between the two ships.

One is 5 night out of Tampa, the other 7 night out of New Orleans.

Both are same class, with renovations done.

 

Which has better shows, etc.

 

Any preference between the two?

 

Please help me decide.

 

Thanks.

[CRUZBUDS]

5 days vs 7 days -- is there anything more to consider? ;)

 

I'm sure Tampa is lovely, but New Orleans is a fantastic port to sail from. I think I put several pounds on recently in New Orleans, before the cruise :o

[Langley Cruisers]

Both are same class, with renovations done....

 

Actually, people may chuckle when I say this, but Brilliance has shower curtains and Serenade has shower doors in regular cabins below suites. It may not seem like much to you but it does make a difference to me. ;):D Plus, a longer cruise always wins for me, so Serenade. :)

 

Have fun.

[KeywestK]

Two beautiful ships, same class, and as noted above, Serenade (and Jewel) are the two in that class with real shower doors;) That said, 7-nights would trump 5-nights in my book:D Can't wait to sail on her in March--and have fun playing in NOLA!

[Clarea]

Another vote for Serenade out of New Orleans. Hard to pass on 2 extra days.

[renee1222]

Serenade! 2 extra days is a huge bonus! We did the 5 night out of Tampa last January and it was fun, but would have loved 2 extra days. This January we're doing the Serenade out of NOLA. :)

 

Also, since you are from Shreveport, the additional cost for the 2 extra nights would even out with the additional cost of (most likely) flying to Tampa.

[CRUZBUDS]

I didn't notice you were from Shreveport -- I guess the great food in N.O. isn't as big a deal for you!

 

We did a B2B 7 day on the Carnival Conquest from New Orleans last month, we had so much fun that we booked a B2B on the Serenade in 2015. Sailing up and down the Mississippi was really an experience. (that may not be a big deal for you either -- rivers in southern California are really just creeks ;)