Grandeur New England

Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

jetzster

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

9 Night Canada & New England (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 02, 2018

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Royal Carribian was marginal compared to other cruise lines Too many gratuities for EVERYTHING Poor entertainment, not best bang for your buck for sure

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

They wanted you to upgrade food With package deals constantly, even Bugged you with sales pitches during meals

Great Gatsby Dining Room

4 out of 5

Great table staff but food menu Never changed much at all everyday

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Mediocre at times , onship activities were sparse and expensive

Crystal Canopy

3 out of 5

Hot not that great

Casino Royale

5 out of 5

Excellent bar staff best on ship

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Entrainment lacking in all nightly shows and elsewhere

Palladium Theater

3 out of 5

Ok just poor acts

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Very attentive staff, but had to ask For a lot of things that should have been there already , like having a pen to write with in room, and having ice delivered

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship is over 20 years old and shows it

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Size ok but no mini bar refrig to cool things Was included unless you had a balcony room

Ship tip

Try another cruise line like Holland or Princess

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

4 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

This was best port, much to see here Cheers Bar etc USS Constitution etcnice harbor

Thumbs Up 5

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Titanic Cemetary was interesting

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

3 Comments

agfstamps 6 years ago

We love the smaller ships which are usually older and don’t have all the modern amenities as the giant newer ships. We’ve never been disappointed with RCCL, I can’t say that about other experiences. We’ve been cruising for more than 20 years and have learned what to expect.

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jetzster 6 years ago

No easy access to daily acct balance,( like having a lan with your room acct visible )no mini bar unless you had a balcony, soon refrigeration in room, drink pkg overpriced, sales pitches involved with everything Like floating in an infomercial, gratuities are everywhere at 18% And add up fast , kept pushing for food upgrades nonstop, insufficient Onboard activities , just playing bingo was $40 minimum, poor show quality, you can do much better on other cruise lines

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Autobot 6 years ago

Old folks ship

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Other reviews of this sailing

It was fabulous

Beautiful New England & Eastern Canada

Good trip, older boat