Brilliance of the Seas

Brilliance of the Seas is a Radiance-class cruise ship built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany and operated by Royal Caribbean International. The ship is equipped with gas turbine engines rather than traditional diesel engines, making it more environmentally friendly than conventional cruise ships. The vessel is notable for a significant heeling incident that occurred in the eastern Mediterranean when a freighter forced the ship to slow below the speed necessary to maintain her stabilizers, causing two grand pianos to break free and be destroyed, with 138 passengers requiring medical treatment.