Rare John&LaLa Posted December 10, 2015 #76 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Formal night on our cruise was Day 3 (as they count them) Day 1 is the day you board in Tampa. Day 2 was Key West. Day 3 is a Sea Day and also the formal night. Day 4 is Cozumel. Day 5 is another Sea Day and Day 6 is when you disembark back in Tampa. "Behind the scenes" is a paid on board excursion. It's not cheap, but we had an OBC to use, so for me it was worth it. There were only 8 people on the tour and they have a 5 person minimum or they will cancel the tour. They did a very good job. Whether you can justify the price is another matter. Royal markets your trip as a 5 day voyage. They don't count the last day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare artbcpa Posted December 10, 2015 Author #77 Share Posted December 10, 2015 The last night's dinner and show were both wonderful. I had the lamb shank at the recommendation of our waiter Casandra and the farewell show demonstrated how much talent they have in their entertainment department. I also want to give a special shout out to Otto Luck, who helped us that very first day in the Concierge Lounge and never failed to say hello whenever he saw us throughout the cruise. In fact nearly all the service we received was top notch. Final grades: Embarkation - A+ Grand Suite - A+ Service - A Entertainment - A Excursions - A for Key West & Behind the Scenes, Cozumel (rain out) Food - B+ Spa - B Shops, Casino, Internet, Elevators - C Would we take another RCCL cruise? Absolutely for the Radiance Class ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgerunner51 Posted December 10, 2015 #78 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks so much for passing on information. Did they serve lobster on formal night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 10, 2015 #79 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Menu order was: mojo, pimento, saffron(formal), jasmine (-lobster), pomodoro So - formal night was beef tenderloin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 10, 2015 #80 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Menu order was: mojo, pimento, saffron(formal), jasmine (-lobster), pomodoro So - formal night was beef tenderloin Interesting. Very unusual for formal night to be on night 3 instead of night 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 10, 2015 #81 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Interesting. Very unusual for formal night to be on night 3 instead of night 2. Day 3 was the first sea day. Used to be a lot of spa business on sea days Edited December 10, 2015 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJsNana Posted December 10, 2015 #82 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Menu order was: mojo, pimento, saffron(formal), jasmine (-lobster), pomodoro So - formal night was beef tenderloin Thanks so much for menu order. Knowing this much helps tremendously. I know the menu order may be different for ours next week but this helps plan dinner for the grandkids :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JordanF Posted December 10, 2015 #83 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks for all of this. Helping to get me even more psyched for my cruise on the Brilliance in just two weeks. I took the Behind the Scenes tour on the Voyager last winter. They charged $150 for it, and I enjoyed it as they take you places you don't normally go--on my tour this included the bridge, kitchen, backstage, laundry, trash and recycling, the control room and the crew bar. It was worth it once, but I doubt I will go again, even on a different ship. I can't imagine that the ships are all that different, or at least $150 different! An interesting morning for the curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiniBarhooked Posted December 11, 2015 #84 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just a couple hours of the last night on the Cruise ship left so we went to the Casino to do our FREE Spins. The Casino worker said the Free Spin machine hasn't paid out more than a free t-shirt since she had been there in four years. She said that right after I hit it for $ 500.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted December 11, 2015 #85 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks for your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare artbcpa Posted December 11, 2015 Author #86 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I just posted the first of my photos from the ship and from behind the scenes:https://www.flickr.com/photos/30213465@N05/sets/72157661559142969 More to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted December 11, 2015 #87 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks for the photos, looking forward to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare artbcpa Posted December 11, 2015 Author #88 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Here is my second posting of photos (from the shows):https://www.flickr.com/photos/30213465@N05/sets/72157662132050171 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare artbcpa Posted December 11, 2015 Author #89 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Photo posting #3 - Sunrise over the Brilliance:https://www.flickr.com/photos/30213465@N05/sets/72157662210856076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger-91 Posted December 12, 2015 #90 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I just posted the first of my photos from the ship and from behind the scenes:https://www.flickr.com/photos/30213465@N05/sets/72157661559142969 More to follow... Love the floor plan! They're complete. No mysterious white areas around the cabins. (Though only a few passenger cabins are shown on deck 3. The others are all crew quarters.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare artbcpa Posted December 12, 2015 Author #91 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I have moved the photos to a separate thread: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=48489214#post48489214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinCJ Posted December 15, 2015 #92 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Do you have copies of the Cruise Compasses? Could you scan them? Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 17, 2015 #93 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Cruise Compasses as requested!! Day 1 IMG_20151216_0001.pdf IMG_20151216_0002.pdf IMG_20151216_0003.pdf IMG_20151216_0004.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 17, 2015 #94 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Day 2 IMG_20151216_0005.pdf IMG_20151216_0006.pdf IMG_20151216_0007.pdf IMG_20151216_0008.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 17, 2015 #95 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Day 3 IMG_20151216_0009.pdf IMG_20151216_0010.pdf IMG_20151216_0011.pdf IMG_20151216_0012.pdf Edited December 17, 2015 by racerxspeedy missing files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 17, 2015 #96 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Day 4 IMG_20151216_0013.pdf IMG_20151216_0015.pdf IMG_20151216_0016.pdf IMG_20151216_0014.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted December 17, 2015 #97 Share Posted December 17, 2015 day 5 IMG_20151216_0017.pdf IMG_20151216_0018.pdf IMG_20151216_0019.pdf IMG_20151216_0020.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Match Game 72 Posted December 17, 2015 #98 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for posting the dailies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted December 17, 2015 #99 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for all of this. Helping to get me even more psyched for my cruise on the Brilliance in just two weeks. I took the Behind the Scenes tour on the Voyager last winter. They charged $150 for it, and I enjoyed it as they take you places you don't normally go--on my tour this included the bridge, kitchen, backstage, laundry, trash and recycling, the control room and the crew bar. It was worth it once, but I doubt I will go again, even on a different ship. I can't imagine that the ships are all that different, or at least $150 different! An interesting morning for the curious. We did the Behind the Scenes tour on Navigator recently and it was a great 'excursion' -- and it could be seen as pricey. We had done just a Galley Tour on Her Majesty of the Seas in the past. So seeing a small ship and one aspect of her working areas gave me something of comparison. Both were interesting. I am sure I would not do them again -- but we do smile every time we refer to I95 in our weekly travels, since that is the main highway through the 'crew quarters' -- it just reminds us of being onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinCJ Posted December 19, 2015 #100 Share Posted December 19, 2015 THANK YOU……….REALLY APPRECIATE. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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