Cruised to Charleston, Port Canaveral, Miami, Nassau from 10/22/16 to 10/31/16. As always Baltimore was great as a cruise port. Even though the fact that it's 15 minutes from my house is a major factor in liking Baltimore, the staff from the porters to security to check-in desk are all courteous and efficient. Love the way they handle getting porters to your luggage at disembarkation (staff with lighted wands to get porters attention). Fort Lauderdale could learn to operate this way. Also, Baltimore brings such a wonderful mix of passengers: locals, surrounding and far states and even foreign countries.

The Grandeur is still a good ship; I don't need 4,000 other passengers and bumper cars for an enjoyable cruise. The staff and officers were outstanding; service was top notch. Bobby (cruise director) and Andre' (activities coordinator) were superb and just every where on the ship. They even organized a fun-filled Halloween party on the 30th, the last night on the ship. Lots of great costumes.

Entertainment was generally fine; please eliminate the 'art' auctions. Waste of space and effort. The auctioneer just kept waiting for people to bid; he seemed flummoxed that not one purchased expensive pieces; really, who buys $15,000 pieces on a main-stream cruise ship. Read more