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Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Grandeur of the Seas

6 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2024

Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7634

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

The cruise staff are superb and ALWAYS friendly. Wanting to make sure you feel valued and welcomed. The cruise ship was nice and clean. Well maintained. The ports and activities were quite fun and accommodating. Lots to experience. The food was wonderful. I LOVED the Coca-cola Freestyle machines. That was great. Couple of improvements I recommend. I NEVER heard any of the announcements in my room. I turned on the switch and the volume, but never heard them. I wished you could hear the announcements on the TV via the Deck Channel 3. That would have been very helpful. I had NO clue who our cruise director was. I saw snippets of him on TV, but never once saw or interacted with him. I was a little disappointed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very orderly and quick. Well done.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I really enjoyed the Windjammer Cafe, the Dining Room, and Chops Grille.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I loved the Solarium for the Adults. Very nice, secluded area for adults.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I loved the live music in the Centrum main area.

Children's Programs

I did not travel with Kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This was a very nice older, smaller ship. I love cruising the older ships and the intimacy and closeness of the guests. It's nice. Much easier to get on and off the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very clean and well maintained, however I found this to be pretty small compared to other cruise ship cabins on other cruise ships. I loved the balcony. BEAUTIFUL Views.

Ship tip

Relax, take time to wander around, enjoy the live music and the pool. It's pretty easy to locate everything.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Very clean, easy to board and disembark.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
Fun tourist shops, bars, and restaurants. I loved the swings and enjoyed dining at this location. I did go on excursion to Altun Ha. I did not like our tour guide, David. I felt like he was kind of pushy. Instead of being fun, upbeat, informative, I felt pressured to tell him my "expectations" of the trip and answer questions to appease him. I did not like that at all. Altun Ha was beautiful. I wished we didn't have to stay with our group and could have ventured on the ruins by ourselves.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
I loved this port. Very fun, accommodating, friendly. I loved the bright colors. Yes we did an excursion Easy Sloth, Monkey, Iguana tour. Tracy was FANTASTIC. I loved her. Fun, bubbly. We had a great time in Roatan.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
I loved the shops and the tourist accommodations. The salespeople are a bit pushy, but I get it. It's their livelihood to make money. I cancelled my excursion because of the rain and was sad I could not get my money back.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and streamlined
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8 Comments

margesu     2 months ago

I love the smaller ships.

zim5     2 months ago

Thanks for the positive review! Cant wait to sail on Grandeur in 4 months!!

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

YvetteBobcruise     2 months ago

Glad you enjoyed.

TiffyTaffy     2 months ago

Thanks for the review. I’m glad you had an enjoyable cruise.

PanamaDee     2 months ago

Thank you for the positive review! We will be on this ship for 23 days this fall & have heard a few bad reviews. We have been on this ship several times & know that it is old, but still believe the ship to be charming & the crew great. Thank you for the encouragement! Happy cruising! πŸ›³οΈπŸ¦€πŸ–οΈπŸ¦©πŸŒΈπŸŒ΄πŸ›³οΈπŸ˜Ž

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review and ship tip.

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