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Item: Grandeur of the Seas
Rating: 2.1
Author: maribeld1

Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

maribeld1

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 13, 2024

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise outside of Oasis Class ships. This should be a $299 cruise based on size and amenities on ship and food quality. Even with less than 3k people , My time dining was difficult to schedule and windjammer could barely get a table to sit at times.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Embarkation went smoothly and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Windjammer was horrible; stale food, food didn't taste fresh. Main dining was great every night.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not much to do on this ship. Just rock climbing wall and pung pong tables that wind kept blowing balls away.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Entertainment was mediocre, comedy show was good. Microphone in the lounge was not good so hard to hear hosts.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Room steward was great, most dining staff was good too.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Being oldest ship, I was surprised it's renovation was kept up. Seemed clean and updated. Nice decor.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was decent, could use wall decor. I slept well even on 3rd deck

Ship tip

Don't have high expectations

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

2 out of 5

Port was good , less traffic compared to Miami or Port Canaveral.

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Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5

We took an excursion to Playa del Carmen to underground river and caves which was great.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Did self luggage, so went quickly

9 Comments

margesu 4 months ago

I like the smaller ships.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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zim5 5 months ago

I’m looking forward to sailing on the Grandeur for the first time. We enjoy the smaller ships without all the bells and whistles, and NEVER eat in the Windjammer. Note your star ratings don’t really match your comments.

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gamlife 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing. This ship was great 17 years ago. It's hard to compete with these new ships.

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joyandjerry 5 months ago

Do you understand five stars is the highest and one star lowest? Things you like you only gave one or two stars.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 5 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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