Grandeur of the Seas Review
Thanksgiving on Grandeur – Children and Turkey and Booze – OH MY!
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My husband and I spent Thanksgiving week aboard Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas out of Baltimore. This was my fourth cruise on RC and eleventh overall, and it was DH’s first on RC and fifth overall. We’ve cruised on Carnival and MSC cruise lines together. I haven’t cruised on RC since 2009, so I was curious to see what changes had been made over the years, and we were both excited to spend our first Thanksgiving at sea…
EMBARKATION:
Embarkation was easy-peasy as it always is in Baltimore. We LOVE this port! We drove up and arrived at about 11:30 a.m. It only took about ½ hour to enter the parking lot, drop off luggage, pay, park, check in, and board the ship, although DH is walking-impaired, which allowed us to bypass the worst of the lines.
Cabin Review
Interior Stateroom
We booked this cruise at a bargain rate for an inside guarantee cabin, and we were assigned an inside cabin on the 3rd deck, forward. The size and location were fine, and our cabin steward, Paul was wonderful. He did the best he could to please us with what he had available to him. The mattress was rock hard. I pre-requested a topper due to DH’s back issues, and it helped a little, I guess. The pillows were thin and hard. It was hard to sleep the first night due to the mattress and pillows, but we got used to them – now our bed at home feels like heaven!