we chose this cruise for the itinerary and our level of loyalty. after having an okay experience on the liberty in october, we were not expecting this level of service. we chose the grand suite for the 14 days and will not go any other way. it was special from the time we arrived at the pier to the last day. we don't feel it necessary to chose a higher grade suite, since there was plenty of room and storage space for two people. the bathroom was larger than the bathroom we had in the princess suite we had on the queen mary 2. the food in the mdr was much better than expected and breakfast and lunch in chops was over the top. we loved the ports and wouldn't want to change anything. royal has won us over again and plan to take the grandeur in january. this was my 138th cruise and the first time i have written a review for cruise critic. i have sailed a large variety of cruise lines and will consider to do so depending what satisfies our needs. i have my favorites, and will hopefully continue to use them. the reason for my first revue, was the awesome experience we had for a moderately priced cruise line.