I had not cruised on a smaller ship. This changed my mind. The ship size seems to suit my needs better than larger builds. Why? Well I liked the fact that dinning option were limited to the main dining room and the buffet. This makes a more affordable cruise. I have spent countless dollars on up sells to a special dinning experience. The Gatsby did all the same type of foods without the up-charges ...
Background Information: Repositioning cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Panama
Ship Info: First time on this ship and it was outstanding. The ship itself is dated but the captain and crew make up for it.
Activities: We created our own activities within the Cruise Critic roll call and had tons of fun.
Service: Dining room service was phenomenal. My stateroom attendant was fine. Nothing above ...
On October 28th I had the please of sailing with 45 members of my non profit organization on the Grandeur of the Seas. I was pleasantly surprised by the swift embarkation at Port Everglades. On board the ship the service in the dining room staff showed true concern for their guests.On many ship you never see the Maitre D. On this ship we saw him nightly and he was double checking continually that ...
We had a very nice experience on Granduer of the Seas. We were a group of six adults.
Embarkation was a breeze! The only problem one couple had was the cab from the airport--make sure they take you to the correct ship. Do not get out of the cab until you are at the right place. Cab driver took them to Oasis--cost them $10 to get another cab to take them to Granduer. I actually think it's a ...
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: My hubby and I had cruised twice before, once on the Celebrity Summit and once on the Mariner of the Seas and our two main concerns were that a 5 day cruise would be far too short and that the smaller ship would detract from our vacation. Of course we found the cruise to be too short (but that's true of any cruise, no matter how long) but found the smaller ship to provide ...
This will be a short review because there is nothing to say but what a great cruise. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale around noon and after dropping our bags parking the car and all, we were on board by 1245. We weren't in the terminal any longer than 10 minutes before we were waiting for the elevator to deck 9 and the Windjammer. We had a quick bite to eat, which was pretty good for buffet food. Our ...
Did the smart thing and got into Ft Lauderdale a day early. Arrived at 1:00 and went to Bahia Mar. Older hotel, but very nice considering it's age. DH and I spent the remainder of the afternoon at the pool. Went out to dinner away from the tourist areas at an Irish pub that locals frequent. I used to live there for 10 years, so it helps to still know where to go when you don't want something ...
Our party included myself (57), DH (60) and DS(27). This was DS and my fourth cruise and DH's second. We flew into FLL on Jet Blue the day before and stayed at the Hyatt Place North. The hotel provided a complimentary shuttle from the airport to hotel and from the hotel to the port. Embarkation was quick and painless. Although this is an older ship, it was meticulously maintained and tastefully ...
This was our second cruise with RC. The first was out of Miami aboard the Magesty of the Seas. To begin I have to say that everything was outstanding! Lessons were learned from the first time around, and even more this time around. We got to the the airport in Fort Lauderdale at around 11:30, expecting to be waiting for boarding to start at 2pm. This wasnt the case. A rep was waiting for people ...
Anniversary cruise.. Granduer of the Sea. Thursday, day 2 before cruise. I spent the day working, but at 4pm, freedom happened, and I set out for home. Arriving just 15 minutes later, finished checking all the list, we were onour way to Arcadia to spend the night at my sisters andleave mom there for the next 2 weeks.
Friday, day 1 before the cruise. Woke up about 7 am, and was on the road by ...