Royal Caribbean Worldwide has reached out to company booked on a number of sailings of Brilliance of the Seas in April and Might 2025 to alert them to cancellations because of dry dock schedule adjustments.
The 22-year-old vessel is scheduled for a major replace at the moment, however will now be coming into dry dock sooner than deliberate. This implies a number of voyages should be cancelled to accommodate the schedule change.
The preferred voyage impacted is the ship’s transatlantic crusing departing Miami, Florida on April 12, 2025.
That 15-night, one-way cruise was to have visited the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Azores, Portugal, and Spain earlier than arriving in Portsmouth, UK on April 27, forward of the ship’s elimination from service. Royal Caribbean is providing a number of choices to booked company because of the unlucky cancellation.
“The effort and time you took to plan your cruise is essential to us, and we apologize for the inconvenience,” the e-mail notification learn. “Each side of your time with us needs to be satisfying, so we’ve put collectively some various choices that we hope will be just right for you and people in your social gathering.”
Vacationers might rebook on Brilliance of the Seas‘ new transatlantic voyage that can now depart Miami on April 7. The crusing is 14 nights relatively than 15, and doesn’t have the stops within the Bahamas or Bermuda.
Whereas the ship will nonetheless be visiting Ponta Delgada within the Azores, the calls in Portugal and Spain are totally different. Moreover, the voyage will finish in Barcelona relatively than Portsmouth.
If that choice doesn’t work, company may select transatlantic choices from Miami to Barcelona aboard both Attract of the Seas (departing February 10) or Explorer of the Seas (departing April 30).
Impacted company may also decide to rebook on another Royal Caribbean Worldwide crusing with none deposit change charges or different penalties.
Precise particulars of different compensation, together with onboard credit score, fare worth safety, and extra choices are being supplied to company and differ based mostly on which cruise they had been initially booked on and what kind of stateroom had been reserved.
Along with the transatlantic crusing that’s being shifted every week earlier, the prior cruise – a 5-night Western Caribbean itinerary from New Orleans – may also doubtless want adjustment, because it was not scheduled to return to Louisiana till April 10.
After the ship’s time in dry dock, sailings departing on Might 13 and Might 21 have additionally been cancelled, with company provided comparable choices and options.
Why the Dry Dock Change?
Royal Caribbean Worldwide has not provided particulars about why the ship’s dry dock dates have been moved up.
“We’re taking Brilliance of the Seas into dry dock for routine upkeep and thrilling enhancements,” the e-mail stated with no additional clarification.
The 90,090-gross-ton, Radiance-class ship has not too long ago suffered propulsion points whereas crusing within the South Pacific, which resulted in a cancelled crusing at the moment. Whereas repairs had been made efficiently, it’s potential {that a} extra everlasting restore is now deliberate for the ship’s time in dry dock.
Shipyard operations, different fleet adjustments, labor and provide availability, and different elements can all affect dry dock schedules. Lots of these concerns are out of the cruise line’s management.
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The precise updates deliberate for Brilliance of the Seas haven’t but been introduced. The ship’s final main dry dock refit was in 2013, although the vessel has undergone commonly scheduled upkeep updates within the years since.
The ship first debuted in 2002, and might welcome 2,140 company at double occupancy or as much as 2,543 vacationers when absolutely booked.
