Grandeur of the Seas Review
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This was our 14th cruise on RCI, and our second one this Summer. We sailed on Liberty of the Seas in June to Bermuda as a family of four (two adult children joined us for that cruise). My husband and I decided to take a cruise as a couple in August, and we chose the Grandeur because of her size, and itinerary. We had booked a cruise on her 2 years ago but it was cancelled due to the fire on Grandeur that year. Anyway we chose the Baltimore - Bahamas itinerary.
Embarkation: Embarkation was quite easy as we were ushered to the front of the line because we are Emerald Club at this point. Lunch at the Windjammer was the first nightmare. Even though we were fairly early to board, there were already no seats available in the Windjammer and very few deck lounge chairs either. We were lucky to find two regular chairs (no table) outside and balanced our plates on our laps. All we were able to get was salad, as all the other stations were way too crowded.
Cabin: We had a Junior Suite (8088) at the far aft of the ship. We had chosen this cabin because we had read that the balconies of the aft cabins are larger than those on the sides of the ship. The fitness facility was directly above our cabin. Indeed we had a nice large balcony which we both enjoyed VERY much during this cruise. The cabin was very well maintained by our cabin steward, John. However, this Jr. Suite was MUCH smaller than the Jr. Suite we had on Liberty only a few weeks earlier. This Jr. Suite did not have a walk-in closet, and the bathroom was far smaller than the one on Liberty. The cabin itself was MUCH narrower. The furnishings looked quite worn. The sink and tub drains were often clogged, and the toilet refused to flush on several occasions. While we were sailing at night, the odor of diesel fuel often woke me up. While we had expected this cabin to be very quiet as it was at the end of a hallway, we did get a lot of thumping noise from the fitness center above us. A family of five was in the cabin next door to ours, and a baby cried for hours and hours. Since I work at a school this didn't bother me all that much, but we were surprised at how much we could hear through the walls.
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Junior Suite
Cabin 8088 is a far aft cabin on deck 8. It has a large deck which receives lots of sun, which was wonderful. The JS itself however is much smaller than other Junior Suites on several other RCI ships. The bathroom is also much smaller than other JS's on other RCI ships, and counter space is extremely limited. The shampoo dispenser is inconveniently located in the tub area. The vanity area of the cabin looked worn, and drawers got stuck easily. The cabin had a strong odor of diesel fuel on nights when we were sailing, not in port. We could easily hear the conversations and crying from the family next door. There is no walk-in closet or closet light in this JS.