Hopefully R/C Grandeur is going to get a refit or makeover in March-April '17. The cabin furniture, mattress, and wear items are starting to show its age and are in need of replacement. Additionally, Grandeur needs a paint job badly. As for our cruise, the cruise director was a drip and seemed to be disengaged. It seemed like he would make his announcements twice a day, but was never seen around and about. The ship's activities are sporadic and marginally interesting. It's obvious that the main goal is to get you involved in one of the fee generating activities or into the casino. Therefore, its imperative that you bring some enjoyable reading materials (my wife and I are avid readers). If you are a big reader, this is the cruise for you. On other past Grandeur cruises, the cruise director was more actively engaged.
My wife and I really enjoyed the cruise; however, I would say the food was very average and uninteresting--I'd classify it as mid-grade cafeteria food. Outside of the chocolate chip cookies/oatmeal cookies, the desserts were poor--except for the specialty restaurants, which were quite good. The specialty restaurant 'Chops,' served up some tasty steaks, sides, and fantastic desserts. The sushi restaurant was also very good. It's too bad that the only way to get a truly memorable meal it to dine at a specialty restaurant at an extra charge. Overall, a good cruise for the money, but the dining is really starting to slip along with other cost cutting measures! The ship is definitely in need of a repainting. It's starting to look like a Somalian mother-boat pirate ship with all of the rust on it.
Excellent location (cabin #3603) for sure. A good central location, one deck below the main dining room and next to the stairs and elevators. The room was quiet but on the small side. could not store luggage under the bed(s) and had to store one in the closet and the other next to the sofa. Limited TV channels; which became repetitive after 12 nights. Excellent cabin steward. Bedding was very firm, luckily I like it that way.
Took a taxi ride of the island and had a wonderful time. We drove the majority of the island and saw some wonderful sites. The trip came to $25/pp for about 3-4hrs. Much cheaper than booking thru the cruise line. Just make sure you leave ample time to get back to the ship--it will not wait for you if late!
Found a nice bar near the cruise ship and drank.
Did the Megan's Bay thing--really enjoyed it.
Outside of the cruise terminal, who needs Baltimore.