Here is our review of the Grandeur 13-night repositioning cruise from Baltimore on November 19 to New Orleans on December 2, 2006.
We're a family of four Canadians parents in our early thirties and two children, ages 4 and 6. We left Baltimore on November 19 and sailed to Bermuda, Tortola, St. Maarten, Curacao, Aruba, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. We have sailed before with Royal Caribbean and Carnival.
We do all shore excursions on our own. A quick tip for all parents is to bring your own life jackets for the kids. They're not necessary in all cases but the quality of the life jackets that you're offered in some places leaves something to be desired. We've added the times we were docked and able to get off the ship. Remember, you have to be back on board 30 minutes prior to departure.