It's not like we are really old-old.....like scooters and walker old. My husband and I are in our mid-sixties and in the past have enjoyed Holland America cruise ships. We had never cruised with Royal Caribbean before, however, since the port of departure was Norfolk, only a few hours from our Virginia home, we decided to throw caution to the wind (and the seas) and try Royal Caribbean's ...
This was our first cruise, and it was a post poned honeymoon that my husband & I never have had the time to take. It was just the two of us and we were definitely on a budget. We opted for one of the interior rooms, but made sure we were on one of the higher floors. We stayed on the 8th floor of the Grandeur. The room was actually bigger than I had imagined. The bed was very comfy, except that ...
My boyfriend and I traveled on the Grandeur of the Seas with RCI in May 2009 to the Eastern Caribbean. This was our first cruise and it a fun experience with a few setbacks.
Norfolk Cruise Port: Easy. I believe parking was $10 per day, secure lot less than a mile from the dock. Tour buses run between the two free of charge. We arrived at noon to the parking lot and were on the ship at 1pm. ...
DH and I chose to celebrate our 1st Anniversary by taking a 5-day cruise to Bermuda on Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas. We sailed her for our honeymoon last year and really enjoyed the attentiveness and excitement of the crew. I gained 8 POUNDS throughout the cruise last year and my focus this year was fitness and eating healthy. We arrived in Norfolk, VA at 12 pm and with a quick shuttle ...
We are a married couple (in our 30's) and this was our 3rd cruise: first with Royal Caribbean. The cruise overall was nice. I won't go into detail regarding everything about the cruise; I will only detail the things that stood out to us. Our first two cruises were with Carnival and we had a blast!
Dining: we really enjoyed the My Time Dining option and had a table for 2 ready, whenever we ...
We sailed from Norfolk, VA (easy as we live nearby in VA Beach, VA). New embarking center a breeze to board the ship. We parked in the parking area at Cedar Grove for $10.00 a day; I guess a bargain compared to other cities?Room wasn't ready when we boarded at around 11 AM, however, was ready around 1 PM, gave us time to go to the Windjammer for lunch. Grandeur is showing her age but in a ...
Some cruising history: HAL 11 cruises, RCCL 5 cruises - 4 on the Grandeur of the Seas. This was my first solo. I booked this cruise in March 2009 mostly due to the convience of the departure port of Norfok. It's only 3 hours from my home and no air travel involved. DH could not make this trip due to work, so I decided to go solo. This was my third time on this ship with the same itinerary.I ...
Hello, this is a review of our 9-night, Eastern Caribbean cruise, from May 7th-16th, aboard The Grandeur of the Seas. My wife and I booked this cruise to celebrate our anniversary. This is our third cruise on the Grandeur, but first time doing the current Easter Caribbean 9-night run. We are in our late 20's and early 30's.
Embarkation- We had nearly a 4-hour drive to the Norfolk terminal, from ...
Ok first the bad!!! This was going to be a first cruise experience; we got pet sitters, took time off from work, left early to hit Norfolk terminal on time - everything was going well and then we were told we owed $800 more. Imagine our surprise since we had paid in-full when we booked in February for a May 2 trip. What is worse - no one could tell us why. Just pay up or don't board. We had to ...
About Us- We have been on 10 cruises with Carnival and this was our very first cruise with Royal Caribbean. There were 12 people in our group, which included 8 adults ranging from 40-72 and 4 kids ranging from 9-17. There was an older crowd on this ship than we are used to seeing which didn't affect our cruise at all.
Embarkation- We live on 30 minutes from the Port of Norfolk so we had my ...