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Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Grandeur of the Seas

10 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2024

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3144

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

It was a cruise with friends and we had a great time. Other than the problems with the room, we enjoyed ourselves.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and people were polite

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The dining room food and service was exceptional. We didn’t do a specialty restaurant. However, the Windjamer was below average. We liked the brunch idea for the main dining room. The food and choices were good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Didn’t use

Entertainment

5 out of 5
High expectations for RC entertainment were met. We especially enjoyed the ventriloquist. The RC orchestra was spectacular.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward, Rodney Brown, was exceptional as well as our dinner waiter, David in the main dining room. His assistant, Ignacious, was good too. The main dining room supervisor would check in with our group of 7 to make sure our meals were to our expectations.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Our room location was disappointing. The kitchen was above us and we could hear rolling of the carts. A smell of cigarettes came in through the vents. The ship is scheduled for internal overhaul for 30 days. The common areas were clean and as well-maintained as possible other than looking worn.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
This would a 4 star except for the noise that started at 4:30 am and through late in the evening and the smoke smell mentioned before. We did hear any people talking or noise otherwise. Our cabin steward was excellent. He provided excellent service.

Ship tip

If you are on level 3, make sure your room is not under the main dining room.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Arrival and departure port

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
This is the second time we visited this port. The first time, we explored on our own. This time we did an excursion with friends. We enjoyed our time.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We love this port. There are many things we can do on our own. We have been here many times. We have gone to both forts, done shopping, eaten at a local restaurant and my husband has done a rum tour with friends.

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
Friendly people, nice little town. We didn’t do an excursion with our friends because we had done the same excursion last year on another cruise to Antigua.

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
We walked to town. We didn’t do an excursion because the ones our friends booked had sold out. It was a nice little walk. I would suggest going on an excursion.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
We did the catamaran cruise excursion and enjoyed it very much. The crew was very nice.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
We did the St Kitts Scenic Railroad which was lots of fun. We were here last year and my husband did the stingray encounter and I did a scenic tour. We like St Kitts.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and quick.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

javawoody     8 months ago

If you are concerned about room location, it is best not to take a guaranteed cabin, but choose your own location

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