Grandeur of the Seas Review
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First of all, my wife and first started cruising on Royal Caribbean International since 1987, we took a nine night cruise from Baltimore on Grandeur of the Seas and sailed to Portland, Bar Harbor ME, St Johns, New Brunswick and Halifax Nova Scotia.
Our biggest disappointment was the quality of the food in the main dining room, the strip and "Manhattan" steaks were about 2 inches by 6 inches by a half inch thick and full of grizzle and had not taste at all. Don't order the beef. What RCI resorts to is up selling you a tenderloin for $10 or a specialty restaurant for $30. They would come around the dining room table and try to up sell the specialty restaurants or offer a champagne brunch for the incredible price of $50 each.
The next disappointment was the outrageous cost of beer, wine and spirits. The least expense 750ml bottle of wine was $28 for a bottle of Berringer's White Zin, which cost $10 at the local supermarket. Beer averaged $6 for a 16 ounce bottle. Mixed drinks averaged $7 to $10 then they tack on an 18% gratuity.
Cabin Review
Large Ocean View Stateroom
Standard cabin, with a large window, as we usually get a balcony, we did not get one on this cruise as it would have been doubtful that we would use it very much with the cooler weather. The mattresses probably needed to be replaced, a little lumpy!
The "mini" bar consisted of two each of coke, ginger ale, and diet coke, cookies, candy and bottled water with an expensive price tag to go with it.
Port Reviews
Portland (Maine)
the city tour was great, wonderful tour guide. Portland is a very livable and lively city, alot of restaurants and entertainment
Portland (Maine)
sat on the schooner wind was blowing and it was COLD, the crew brought up blanket to wrap our head. Don't take this sail in cool / cold weather. Unfortunately, I mistakenly thought this schooner was a large glass of beer!
Bar Harbor
the Acadia National Park tour was GREAT, did the 22 mile loop, and went back to Bar Harbor Club for an excellent DownEast lobster bake which was excellent
Halifax
Excellent tour guide and trip to Peggy's Cove, enjoyed the City of Halifax which is another gem in Canada. We wished we could spend more time in the City.
Boston
Boston is always great, we took the $20 round trip shuttle to Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall, it was a Thursday and the Market was packed with tourist like us, the food vendors and the shops and push carts merchandisers had a variety of goods for sale.
Baltimore
The port of Baltimore Cruise terminal was a great place to embark and disembark from the cruise ship, it is still under construction but we got in and out, the fastest in our recollection of our 15+ cruises. Parking was reasonable for $15 per day for those who want to drive to Baltimore to take a cruise.