Let's get this out of the way early'I loved Grandeur. I'd roll the dice and book on her tomorrow if I could. But in fairness to the many members here who use these reviews as a part (however small) of their decision matrix, I'll set aside my RCI Fanboy card and discuss a few of the recurring Gremlins that seem to exist on this ship'the Odor Gremlins and the Plumbing Gremlins.

First and foremost I'd like to cover the biggest concern we had before boarding'the smells. If you peruse the reviews and threads regarding Grandeur you'll see numerous references to various smells. The two most often mentioned are a sewage type smell and a diesel fuel smell.

When I first read reviews and posts where people were repeatedly mentioning this, I was hesitant to book. After some consideration, though, my prevailing thought was that RCI is a good company and that there's no way they would allow a condition such as that go unresolved for nearly a year. So with the faith in RCI that they have certainly earned from me over the years, we booked. Read more