it was far from the Grandeur I expected, I was even insulted, humiliated and not compensated

Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Grandeur of the Seas

6 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 11, 2013

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3010

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

Food was far less than perfect, bland no taste, although my dinning waiter Jason from Jamica, was excellent!  I bought the Premium Bar Package (PP) - DON'T DO IT!  Getting a drink was nearly impossible, we waited along with many other guest for almost an hour each time to get served.  The only good bar was the casino bar, and Nash was perfect!  All other bars on the cruise need to fire the help!  The club bartenders were horrible.

 

We had 30 people on this ship for a wedding in Bermuda, we attending the club after the wedding to continue our celebration of the bride and groom's big day.  The service was horrible, getting waited on was difficult, the club had 4 people in it when our group arrived.

 

I ordered a drink and offered to buy a drink for a friend, the bartender told me I could not use my Premium Package, which I knew, I said charge the extra drink on my ship and sail card.  When I received the black restaurant book to sign for my drinks, inside the black folder was 10 SHIP AND SAIL CARDS BELONGING TO OTHER GUESTS!!!!!!  MY SHIP AND SAIL CARD WAS UNDER THE RECEIPT OF MY DRINK!   I WAS EMBARRASSED BY THIS, WHAT WAS HE ASSUMING, I WOULD USE SOME OTHER GUESTS CARD TO CHARGE DRINKS WITH????    I had bought the premium bar package.  I threw the cards down on the bar and left!

 

When I went to guest services, they did nothing to rectify the situation, I told them to look at the security tape, it was 1:30 in the am.  They said they would look into it.  I was humiliated in front of family and friends, and not even compensated for the humiliation.

 

I did opt out of the 16% gratiuty per person in my stateroom, are you kidding me!!

And finally, the ship left baltimore 4 hours late due to a gas spill by the crew that had to be cleaned up.  The Captain assured us we would arrive on time in Bermuda, we did, however he sped up the ship to make the up the time.  Everyone on the ship was seasick due to the speed throughout the night!  It was horrible, we were at sea the whole next day and night SICK!!

 

Happy sailing on the Grandeur, do NOT waste your money!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

don't buy the premium bar package bartenders are horrible slow and they suck!

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

1 out of 5
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4 Comments

ilovenyc72    11 years ago

I'm not sure why you felt you needed to be compensated because he mistakenly put other passengers sign & sail cards in your check folder?! If anything, the other passengers should be angry that their cards were given to a stranger.

jjbetancourt    11 years ago

AWFUL cruise. Nothing about it was GRAND. They decided not to let guests know until after being on board that babies (children not potty-trained) were not allowed in ANY of the pools on deck, but they had a "free-open-play" for only THREE hours a day. What else was I supposed to do with my one year old who I thought could be in the pool with me?! I could pay for baby-sitting services. WOW! After several conversations with staff and guest services about my disappointment and frustration that they FAILED to give me the restrictions list on children I was given a 15% off my next cruise. Why on EARTH would I cruise again with them? I continued to express my disappointment when I couldn't even get service to get a coke to drink, after we paid for a coke package. WHAT A WASTE!!!! I do not recommend this cruise for families with small children or if you are looking for outstanding service. Going back to Carnival - this was my 6th cruise and my fiance's 13th. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

tbetancourt    11 years ago

keep a close eye on your folio!!!!!

tbetancourt    11 years ago

it was not Royal, but a Royal suckie time

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