Arrival and departure from Baltimore- as easy as it can get. We live 20 minutes from the port, we car pooled to save money.($130 for 9 days)

Ship- The ship is pretty much what I expected, it is older so I was not expecting everything to be shiny and new. But the ship was clean. I did not see any spots or worn spots on the carpet, windows were as clean as can be expected.n the grandeur they had days of the week in the carpet on the elevators- I think that is needed on a 9 cruise- I had a hard time remembering what day it was LOL (that was even before the drink of the day)

Food- I would agree that the menu in the main dining room most nights was not exciting but I was able(along with the other 17 people with me)to find at least one appetizer, entree and dessert every night, most nights we found more than one. Read more