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Item: Grandeur of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: Herdbull

Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean

Herdbull

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Caribbean Repositioning (Barbados To Galveston)

Sail date: April 24, 2022

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin number: 7530

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

All in all a great experience the ship and the port in Barbados could use some maintenance and sprucing up.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The port in Barbados was very inconvenient and poorly prepared to embark passengers.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food and service were excellent

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We always enjoy the Solarium and the quiet of an adults only area.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Most of the entertainment was outstanding and the ship orchestra was impressive.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The whole staff was very attentive and personable.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was clean shower seemed small compared to other Royal Caribbean ships. Balcony door was well worn needs to be replaced. Had to shim it at night to keep it from constant rattling.

Ports of call

Bridgetown, Barbados

1 out of 5

Poorly prepared to embark passengers

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St. George's, Grenada

5 out of 5

No excursion just walked thru town.

Thumbs Up 1

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Very nice proximity to shops and restaurants.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Like the port and was there for a holiday so lots of locals about.

Thumbs Up 0

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

The ferry trip on the canal is an outstanding excursion

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Port is a little distance from shops etc. The vintage train excursion was great.

Thumbs Up 2

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Royal Caribbean’s dock and shops are lacking compared to Carnival’s.

Thumbs Up 0

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Very well set up to embark and disembark.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and easy

7 Comments

TamLeeLa 2 years ago

Will be going on Granduer in July, thanks for the info!

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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robyn1013 2 years ago

Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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SRAlbritton 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. Glad you had a good time. I am scheduled on the Grandeur out of Miami in February.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Sounds like they had a good trip.

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