Good not Great

Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Grandeur of the Seas

8 Night Southeast Coast & Perfect Day (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3536

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Baltimore departures/arrivals in November can be dicey. This one was cold for 3 days of the cruise going out and coming in. The weather in Nassau & Coco Cay (2 days) was perfect. Balance of the 8 day trip (if you want to call "arrival day" a day of the cruise, that is) was overcast & rain. But hey, that's just part of the deal, right?

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Painless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Pay as you go bar tab, pricing was inconsistent, volume of drink was inconsistent

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Nice variety, the art show felt "stacked" with bidders

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Magician was magnificent

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
No kids, unrated

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
With the exception of our consistent wait staff (dine anytime), the overall impression is that the staff "tried too hard", it wasn't as easy going, fun loving as a Carnival crew.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Cigarette smoke seemed to be everywhere

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The head smelled of sewage the first couple of days, when it didn't go away, we called engineering. They fixed it. No other issues.

Ship tip

The casino and casino bar has terrible smoke eaters

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

3 out of 5
Hey, it's home.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Consider the horse & buggy tour

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Damn near as perfect a day as you'll ever experience. There's something for everybody. The food is just okay.

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
Kennedy Space Center on our own. Try Grill's Restaurant outside the Terminal.

Charleston, South Carolina

4 out of 5
You gotta try Magnolia's restaurant, it's classic southern food & hospitality. Try Pearlz for happy hour cocktails & oysters.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Walk-off. Painless. Efficient.
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2 Comments

miminic    4 years ago

We are going in 3 weeks! I hear way too much about the sewage smell. Worried.

ThatGirlSteph    4 years ago

We’re doing this same trip on Dec. 12th

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