Grandeur of the Seas Review
4.0 / 5.0
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Jul 2018
Cabin: Interior
We wanted to do a quick cruise for my summer vacation from school and wanted to avoid flying.
Driving to Baltimore from our home in Virginia was relatively quick and easy and we arrived a bit later then we usually do (12 ish) and parking was fairly quick. We always avoid the porters and carry our luggage on and off the ship. The embarkation was very, very quick and the line was very short. As we are Diamond on Royal, we had no wait at check in and it was fast. We had expected a medical questionnaire but there was none.
We were on the ship by 1 pm and the cabin was available. We did a first on this cruise and had an inside cabin. Our room was tight but functional. After we stowed our cases we sorted out our soda packages and reserved our My Time dinner reservation and had a quick lunch at the Windjammer (which is alll the way forward on Deck Nine) and then unpacked. Soon it was time for the drill at our Muster Station.
Cabin Review
Interior
Cabin 1V
The cabin was tight but functional. The setup, when we arrived, was two single beds separated. We immediately told our cabin steward (Rodolfo) and he told us they would be pushed together by evening. And they were. it was very tight getting in and out of bed on my side. My wife had good access in and out of bed.
Lots of lighting options (one light on each side of bed...two overhead room lights...good lights by the drawers and good light in the head. Plenty of closet and drawer space and room to stow the luggage out of the way. Mirrors everywhere...by bed, on wall opposite bed, by the chest of drawers and in head.
Royal uses a weighted curtain for the shower. One must be careful or the head will be flooded.
We are used to having a.balcony and did miss it somewhat. Having an inside room was good at getting us out and about. We would do an inside Royal room again.
A little tight but very doable.
Port Reviews
Baltimore
We love leaving for Baltimore as it is a quick drive from Virginia and no jet travel involved. Parking this time was quick and easy.
Royal has made some changes to the facility and added more AC for the march up the gangway.
For those of you who do not know Baltimore, I would recommend coming early to visit the Inner Harbor (with an excellent aquarium and Science Museum), sports fans can take in an Orioles game if they are in town and for people like me (history - Fort McHenry and literature Poe's grave).
Take care and be aware of your surroundings as it is a big city.
King's Wharf
KIng's Wharf has it all. Shopping, history, an aquarium, and beach. If you don't want to venture far to have a Bermuda experience. This time we just shopped.
I recommend for further afield Horseshoe Bay (for pink sand and world class beach with somewhat pricey and rusty beach chair and umbrella rental - take a tour if possible. We did it by public bus and got a good view of the southern part of the island)...a catamaran tour from King's Wharf...a water taxi to Saint George and then on to Tobacco Bay (it is a bit of a walk but worth it...sheltered beach and grottos), Hamilton is okay and where you will see the guys with Bermuda shorts. We found that the town rolls up it's sidewalks early (literally) at 5 pm. For nightlife, King's Wharf clubs and pub.
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