Wife and I did a quick 5 night cruise last week onboard Grandeur from Tampa. This ship was the 1st I ever cruised on back in 2000, and my 11th cruise overall.

We booked it because it was affordable, fit our schedules and we found a fairly cheap flight from the Northeast to Tampa, originally was nonstop until Delta cancelled our direct flight and we had to transfer both coming and going in Atlanta.

Since first Cruising with RCCL back in 2000, we feel that they have gone downhill. Food quality was the worst we've seen on a cruise, not sure if this is because it was s short cruise or RCCL is trying to cut some corners. Dinners were "fair" breakfast I would rate as "poor" and lunch "fair" as well. If not for a great salad bar, not sure what my wife would have had for lunch. Desserts were poor all around. I know food taste is subjective, but I know quality food and trust me this wasn't it. There was plenty of food just none I really wanted. Pizza/hotdogs/hamburgers were horrible in the solarium. Read more