Grandeur of the Seas Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
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alisonplays
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Grand Suite - 2 Bedrooms

Baltimore is close to home. Saving airfair allows $$ for massages and a suite. The extra room and balcony was great. A quiet place to relax. Room service was great on a rocky sea night. After a busy day on excursions it was wonderful to have some room to stretch out and relax. I want my vacation to be relaxing. For excursions we go snorkeling so a lack of physical activities on board are not missed. Yes the clientele does tend to run older. I guess I am beginning to fall into that category in my mid 50s. The older crowd did seem to have fun. Many have sailed multiple times on this ship and many have many friends they meet on board. This is my 2nd sailing. Many guests seemed to have bonded with their servers in the main dining room. Our head waiter took very good care of my party of 3. I like the food in the windjammer. Give it an 8. The main dining room is my favorite for dinner. Last cruise we tried the specialty dining and only return to Izumi. Luckily there was not the hard sell for specialty dining this year.

I am not a big one for shows, eating at 8 made it hard to see any. Watched them a day later on ship tv. Not much for line dancing and ballroom,swing, etc but those who did join seemed to have a good time. It is hard to find a seat in common areas with the older crowd but with a suite we could find seating in the concierge lounge. The cruise director had a good time and many of the activities were humorous. Perhaps it was due to my first cruise or it being over the Christmas holidays for last year but the presence of the cruise director was non-existent last year while he was everywhere this year.

I don’t have kids and appreciated the lack of kids on the trip. Last year for Christmas they were running around unchecked.

Cabin Review

Grand Suite - 2 Bedrooms

Cabin GT

Awesome. Room to stretch out and relax. Awesome balcony made it worth it. The perks were nice, a fruit plate or pastry daily. We used the concierge lounge daily. Embarkation was a breeze. I don’t think I can go back to a normal room.

Port Reviews

Baltimore

Embarkation was fairly easy. Did have to wait approx 30 min. Parking is easy and safe. Getting off the ship was a breeze due to suite perks. Getting off and to car was less then 30 min. Was home by 9 am (live about 45 min away). Great port for locals.

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