Grandeur of the Seas Review
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Departure was November 26, 2013, from Baltimore, MD, on this ten-night “Eastern Caribbean” itinerary (Baltimore / Labadee, Haiti / San Juan, PR / Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas / Philipsburg, St. Maarten / Baltimore).
We had a terrific cruise, with only a few bumps along the way.
This was our sixth Royal Caribbean cruise since 1987, our nineteenth cruise overall since 1977. It was our first cruise on Grandeur. We live in northern VA, so we’re able to drive to the port of Baltimore, only ninety minutes from home. On this cruise, as on our two prior (on Enchantment) out of Baltimore, we decided to upgrade our cabin with the money we’d have spent flying to the departure port,… this time to one of the Owner’s suites on deck 8 forward.
Cabin Review
Our Owner’s suite was very spacious, with plenty of walk around space, a nice bed, cushioned chairs and sofa, big closets, a double-sink marble-topped ceramic-tiled bathroom with shower and tub, and a wide balcony with two large cushioned day lounges with glass-top side tables. Possibly the only deficiency was three random days when we didn’t have hot water either in the shower or at the sinks. The major annoyance of this suite was all of the thumping, pounding, and heavy rolling noises on our ceiling from the Windjammer Marketplace galley directly above the suites. We thought what we heard beginning at 4:00 AM until after 1:00 AM in the morning every single day must be what it’s like to live under a bowling alley or a basketball court. Rubber-wheeled service carts must not be in Royal Caribbean’s galley budget. We compared notes with passengers in other suites as we passed in the corridors, and they confirmed they were disturbed by these annoying ceiling noises, too.