My husband and I recently went on our first cruise and this is our review.

Not knowing what to expect, upon entering pier #2, we were amazed at the beautiful ship docked in front of us! I know that this is our first cruise and we were easily impressed, but the Grand is a truly magnificent ship and is in great shape! The embarkation process went rather quickly and we were on the ship in ten minutes, maybe even less! We quickly found our cabin, a balcony room on Lido deck, and unpacked our carry-on bags so we could go check out the rest of the ship. We had a burger at Trident's grill for lunch and grabbed the drink of the day! We then set out for the Promenade bar for our bar-hopping cards. Had a lot of fun playing ping-pong while we waited for our bags to be delivered to our cabin, which also didn't take very long, considering all the luggage that comes on the ship at one time! After setting sail from the pier, we relaxed in our room, showered and headed for dinner at Horizon court.

We chose personal choice dining as we preferred to leave our options open knowing we had some excursions planned and didn't want to be rushed back worrying about it. The buffet at Horizon Court is just wonderful with many choices for different tastes. And there was always somewhere to sit no matter what time you got there,and the food was fresh and hot. We saved going to the dining rooms for the formal nights and the last night aboard, we had a romantic dinner for two with no problem getting a table, maybe a five-ten minute wait at most!We ate in the DaVinci dining room where we had terrific service and wonderful, appealing food! Read more