We flew from Newcastle to Palma and were transferred by coach from the airport to the dock to get onboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas.
First impressions of the ship were great- it was spotlessly clean and very well maintained. The Grandeur is a very impressive ship despite being one of the oldest in Royal Caribbean's fleet having sailed her maiden voyage in 1996. That being said, the ship is going into dry docks next year to be refurbished and at this time the technology onboard will be brought up to date with what passengers have come to expect having sailed on some of RCI's newer and more modern ships. Speciality restaurants are also being added to allow passengers more choice of where to have their meals onboard.
We found the staff onboard to be very friendly and helpful throughout and couldn't pick fault with them at all. The food onboard was delicious and there was a great choice whether it was in the buffet style Windjammer for lunch or in the main restaurant- The Great Gatsby- for dinner. RCI offer some standard choices which remain on the menu every night for passengers who may not like the choices on the menu which change every night and are normally slightly in accordance with what country the ship has visited that day (escargot after a day in France for example). I think this is an excellent idea and something which I found RCI to be doing better than P&O who don't offer the same choices anymore.
Well soundproofed, hardly heard any noise from the corridor and none at all from other cabins. No fridge in the cabin but I believe that will be rectified during the refurb next year.