Maiden Voyage was on July 19, 2002. it is a bit of an older ship. Let’s find out more about this ship.



Facts
Here are some good facts about Brilliance of the Seas
- Tonnage
- 90,090 Gross
- Length
- 292 M
- 958 Ft
- 292 M
- Beam
- 39.8 M
- 130 ft 7 in
- 39.8 M
- Depth
- 11.5 M
- 37 ft 9 in
- 11.5 M
- Decks
- 12
- Power
- 2 GE gas-powered turbines
- 20.5 MW each
- 2 GE gas-powered turbines
- Propulsion
- Diesel-eletric Azipods
- 2 x 19.5 MW
- Three bow thrusters
- Diesel-eletric Azipods
- Speed
- 25 knots
- 46 km/h
- 29 mph
- 25 knots
- Capacity
- Passengers
- 2,140
- Double occupancy
- 2,543 Max
- Crew
- 848
- Passengers
Serving
Brilliance of the seas sails out of Tampa Florida doing Bahamas and the Caribbean during the winter time. During the summer months, it sails out of Vancouver, Canada to Alaska. Which they have to go thru the Panama Canal.
Things to do
On this ship, you have the ability to do the following things:
- Rock climbing wall
- Mini Golf
- Arcade
- Spa and Fitness
- Shopping
- Entertainment
- Teen lounge
- And other things
Decks
With the decks it has a total of 12 of them, it starts on deck 2 and goes to deck 13. Yes, they have a deck 13. Some cruise ships skip 13 and go from 12 to 14.
Deck 2
- The medical center
- Staterooms
- And ship areas
Deck 3
- Staterooms
Deck 4
- Staterooms
- Shore Excursions
- Guest Services
- R bar Centrum
- Picture this
- Card room
- Minstrel Dining Room
Deck 5
- Pacifica Theatre
- Promenade decks
- Conference Center
- Photo Gallery and Shop
- Art Callery
- Shops of Centrum
- Café Latte-Tudes
- Next Cruise
- Not the best place to have this
- Minstrel Dining Room
Deck 6
- Pacifica Theatre
- Cinema
- Pub
- Casino Royale
- Vintages
- Schooner Bar
- Chops Grille
- Chefs table
- The colony club
- Jakarta lounge
- Singapore sling’s
Deck 7
- Staterooms
- RC online
- Internet café
Deck 8
- Staterooms
Deck 9
- Staterooms
- Library (book nook)
- Not on the plans but there is a small book area

Deck 10
- Staterooms
Deck 11
- Vitality at Sea Spa
- Solarium
- Pool
- Hot tubs
- Park Café
- Bar
- Pool
- 2 hot tubs
- Movie screen
- Art Gallery
- Windjammer Café Veranda
- Windjammer Café
- Ice Cream
- Windjammer café outdoor
Deck 12
- Fitness Center
- Sky bar
- Running Track
- Not that big
- Loyalty Desk
- Optix Teen Disco
- Nursery
- Adventure Ocean
- Sports Court
- Adventure Beach
- Sports Deck
- Video Arcade
- Izumi
- Restaurant
Deck 13
- Diamond Club
- Secure access to this lounge
- Viking Crown Lounge
- Secure access to this lounge
- Concierge Club
- Secure access to this lounge
- Starquest Nightclub
- Rock Climbing wall
- Mini Golf
My Thoughts
This is a small ship with a small ship feel. It didn’t have that many options for food during the day. I will talk about this later. It was a nice ship, a bit outdated, but it is a bit older.