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Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

mgc555

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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10 Night Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 20, 2016

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3154

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise! Fantastic service, food, drinks and facilities

Disappointed in the Centrum shows, cigarette smoking at main pool and early risers "holding" chaises and not coming back for hours.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not quite enough activities if you weren't into Bingo and Casino.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

shows in the Centrum were ridiculous - people stalked out an hour ahead of time to get seats. Shows were not worth that much advance commitment.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Ages 6 to 11 were group together - too large of a range. My 9 and 11 years olds had zero interest in playing 6 year old games...

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

great cabin! noisy around midnight as the dining room was above us. repeated smell of cigarette smoke from the vents.

Ship tip

Don't forget room service is included!

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Surprisingly this was our favorite port!

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Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Did not make it to this island due to engine issues.

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5 Comments

coneyraven 8 years ago

It's definitely cooler, if I had to guess, once you get parallel to North Carolina, you should be fine.

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smooch24 8 years ago

Have you ever sailed out of Baltimore in late October early November. We sail out on October 31 for 12 day cruise... Wondering how long we will be in colder weather?

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jilesgulf 8 years ago

We have found that it's the adults that are guilty. Try finding chairs in the solarium! You're right about kids also. We sail before June 6 or 7 & after the end of Oct. to avoid as many kids as possible & the likelihood of hurricanes.

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coneyraven 8 years ago

That's one of the upsides to a September cruise, less kids (although I've seen many adults that are just as guilty), but it does increase your odds on being able to find a chair, especially on the upper deck like Jiles said

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jilesgulf 8 years ago

Chair holding is always a problem everywhere we go whether it's a resort or cruise. Sure wish people were more considerate of others or there would be a 'chair patrol' that would rectify the situation. We usually go to the upper decks. There are plenty of chairs there & we don't care about being at a pool.

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Grandeur of the Seas - March 20-30, 2016