Brilliance of the Seas in Toulon (La Seyne-sur-Mer): your port day guide
Royal Caribbean International · 4 calls in Toulon Bay in 2026 · mostly USA guests.
What to expect from a Brilliance of the Seas call
At up to 2,580 guests, Brilliance of the Seas is a mid-to-large ship — busy in bursts but rarely overwhelming. This is high summer — hot, bright and busy; carry water and sun cover, and expect lively beaches.
Most guests aboard are English-speaking; ashore, English works in tourist spots but signs and menus are French-first — a few words of French go a long way.
Docked at Môle Nord, the €2 8M ferry across the bay is the easy, cheap way into Toulon.
Brilliance of the Seas’s 2026 calls
Three ways to spend the day
Which day trips fit the Brilliance of the Seas call?
Brilliance of the Seas is alongside from 07:00–17:00. Take off the half hour it takes to actually get off the ship, the 30 minutes before all-aboard, the 2 hr 20 min it costs to reach Toulon’s station and come back from Môle Nord, the travelling itself, and an hour of margin — and this is what is genuinely left on the ground.
| Destination | Getting there | On this call |
|---|---|---|
| Bandol & Sanary-sur-Mer | 15 min each way Train · ≈ €4–5 | Doable 5 hr 10 min there |
| Cassis & the Calanques | 35 min each way Train · ≈ €9–11 | Doable 4 hr 30 min there |
| Marseille | 50 min each way Train · ≈ €10–13 | Doable 4 hr there |
| Aix-en-Provence | 1 hr 15 min each way Coach · €2.20 (€2.60 bought on board) | Tight 3 hr 10 min there |
| Porquerolles | 1 hr 50 min each way Boat · bus €1.40 + ferry ≈ €24 return | Not on a port day 2 hr there |
| Saint-Tropez | 1 hr 50 min each way Coach · ≈ €3–8 | Not on a port day 2 hr there |
On Brilliance of the Seas’s hours, the comfortable options are Bandol & Sanary-sur-Mer, Cassis & the Calanques, Marseille. How we work these numbers out →
Brilliance of the Seas port-day tips
- Foot passengers can walk out of the port gate on every call day — the ship’s paid shuttle is a convenience, never the only option.
- Times can change on the day — always trust Brilliance of the Seas’s daily programme for the exact all-aboard.