My sister and I are just back from the 9 day cruise on the Grandeur of the Seas out of Baltimore. We had a wonderful time, the weather was great.

This is our 3d Royal Caribbean cruise, the first on the Grandeur. The port of Baltimore is so well organized, it was easy getting on AND off. My husband dropped us off and picked us up. There seemed to be only ONE gate to drive out of at the end of the cruise and everyone was leaving at the same time, so that was a bit of a pain, but otherwise the experience was fine. Plenty of very friendly porters to help you with your luggage. Well organized system where the porters line up and you get the next one in line. A representative walks around in the crowd of people to find who needs a porter, and directs one over to you.

The ship was beautiful and well maintained. The staff were all amazing and friendly. We had an inside cabin on deck 3, and it had plenty of storage space. The air conditioning was a little weak, so we went to the Purser's desk and they made arrangements to get us a fan. The lovely girl thought we were saying the air conditioning wasn't working, but I just told her, it's working fine, we're just 2 women going through menopause. She immediately smiled, nodded knowingly and shared that her mom was going through the same thing! We had a fan in about 10 minutes! And it was just what we needed. The room was quite comfortable the rest of the cruise. Read more