Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Ship showing its age.  Onboard drinks expensive. Staff very good,

friendly. Ship showing its age, missed private island but very satisfied with compensation.  Food OK overall but had a "prime rib" that was a quarter of a inch thick.

We have sailed with RCI several times but this time we chose one of the older, renovated smaller ships. We were disappointed in the entertainment on this ship & also the food in the main dining room. The quality was well below our previous cruises with RCI & I wonder if they are putting their resources into the newer, larger ships & shortchanging the smaller ships.  I would rather pay a bit more & receive the same quality that we are used to with RCI.

We had a very good time on this cruise. The many activities on the ship kept us from getting "cabin fever" during the 3 days at sea. The captain was very good at keeping us informed as to how the sailing was going. Each day, at noon, he made an announcement, and always threw in a little joke at the end.

This was my 4th cruise (all of them with the Royal Caribbean) and probably one of the best vacation we ever had. The port was only 18 miles away from home, it took us about 40 minutes from the parking lot to the ship. The ocean was rough first few days. The Grandeur of the Caribbean is a 20 year-old ship refurbished few years ago. The room service was stellar, food was great, entertainment shows were excellent, customer service was good, doctor's office (yes we needed to go there once) was fantastic. We missed one stop at Labadee, Haiti. They promised to give us 20% credit. We haven't seen the clear statement showing the expenses vs. credit but hope we'll find out soon. 

We live in PA and you can't beat leaving from your local port (versus NJ or SC).  Food was exceptional, many choices, fresh and carefully prepared.

The boat is one of the oldest in the fleet but room was clean and dining staff and servers were TOP NOTCH!

Entertainment was wonderful, comedians, band, children's face painting/balloon art.  Due to some ship timing, we were unable to make our last stop in Haiti and RCI granted us a 20% discount-nice.  DId I mention RCI offered Easter Sunday mass and was VERY respectful in acknowledging the Veterans and 1st responders-classy. 

Husband and I even learned how to Tango and swing dance-

4-stars, not 5 as I wish there were more dishes bins/trash receptacles to put our used dishes/trash versus having staff clean-up. 

The best thing about this cruise is its staff who are very diligent, friendly, organized and really care for the passengers.  We are very impressed with the cruise director and his wife who tried very hard to mingle with the passengers and their programs are focused on people.  Their stateroom and dinner room servers are all very well trained to carry our duties professionally.  This compensates the relatively lower quality of the food and production shows when compared to other cruise lines such as Princess and Norwegians.  The ship is old but maintained well and clean but the stateroom window frames are rusted and did not give a good first impression when enter the room which is a pity because the beddings are better than Princess and Norwegians in our experience.  We also got a 20% rebate automatically because we did not go to the last port due to the problem of one of the four engines.

Smaller ship than I am used to, but has all the bells and whistles.  Departure from Baltimore was seamless.  The crew on board are outstanding and make you feel safe and pampered.  Truly the royal treatment.

The ship itself (Grandeur of the Seas) asks for a long due upgrade technically and aesthetically.

Royal Caribbean shore excursion department should pay more attention to calendar when they planning a shore excursions, because due to local holidays some of the sites cannot be visited, or they should warn the travelers about it.

Staff of the ship is very professional and friendly.

Great cruise!  Fantastic service, food, drinks and facilities

Disappointed in the Centrum shows, cigarette smoking at main pool and early risers "holding" chaises and not coming back for hours.

ship is old and showing its age. staff and service was excellent and made up for visual shortcomings. way too much space allocated for smoking sections, and at times was very unpleasant. Food was good to very good, but not quite excellent. charge for internet access was obscene and should be eliminated or at least drastically reduced. Think starbucks / mcdonalds

ship nice but a bit dated. Really drain you on the drink packages and cost of drinks. They absolutely need to find a way of getting people off the ship easier in the different ports that you visit. Food ok but not great either. Entertainment and music was very good. 

Royal Caribbean was great........amazing customer service....cabin was spotless as well as rest of the ship.....meals were delicious..........entertainment was excellent and they threw really fun celebrations on board!  We are past Royal Caribbean cruisers and we enjoyed this 8 night cruise as much as the previous ones.  Thanks for a great and memorable cruise!

We cruised to the Bahamas on the Grandeur from 3/12 -3/20.  As with any great time the days went too quickly.  Our first stop was Cape Canaveral and we decided to stay on board because we had already seen the Space Center.  During this stop we played the trivial games and had some down time for a change.  It seemed like the day went very quickly because before we knew it we were off and heading to Nassau. 

Once again we stayed on board and had some down time since we were at Nassau once before and had no desire to visit it again. 

Next stop was Coco Cay and we enjoyed going to the island for the relaxation in the sun and I spent quite a bit of my time filming the cute little lizzards who were running all over the island.  Loved it when two much larger ones showed up as well.  The lunch that was provided was certainly the same quality that we had on board ship.

After Coco Cay we ended up in Key West on St. Patricks Day.  While there we took advantage of the Hop On Hop Off Tour and we informed by the trolley drivers of the history and happenings of Key West.  We decided to do some shopping and brought items for our grandchildren.  They really enjoyed the outfits that we brought them.

After Key West it was back on the ship to head home to Baltimore.  The trip was enjoyable expect for about 1/2 day of sea sickness for my wife.

As far as the dinning experiences I would give all of them 5 stars.  The menu contained enough choices for everyone, great starters, main courses and desserts.  Our waiter and assistance waiter were excellent.

We were really surprised to find that our room attendant Yudi was still working the suites..  We had a knock on our door and while my wife was talking with the person I knew right away it was Yudi.  He is super and always has the room in tip top condition.  I only regret that he told us that he was moving to another ship so unless for some reason he comes back to the Grandeur we might not see him ait hadnymore during our future trips.

Enna was our Concierge and she was a delight.  She was always very pleasant and made us for comfortable when she was talking with us.  Hopefully we will have a chance to meet up with her again in the future trips.

Love sailing the Grandeur, this was our third time, it would have been our fourth time but they had moved her south during 2011 so we sailed on the Enchantment that year.

Definitely looking to see when we will schedule our next trip, which we believe will we head towards New England in 2017.

If you have a chance and want to take a fun cruise, the Grandeur is the ship that you want to be on!   

Grandeur of the seas was a very clean and well kept ship

food of course was outstanding

entertainment was a little lacking

some evenings were a little quite

SEE ABOVE COMMENTS. SERVICE WAS SUPERB ALL THE STAFF I ENCOUNTERED. IN ONE OF MY MEANDERING WALKS I ADDRESSED EVERYONE. I ASKED EACH STAFF MEMBER WHAT THEIR PARTICULAR CAPACITY WAS. AND I LEARNED A LOT AND THANKED THEM AND APPRECIATED THEM AS WELL. EVEN MET A FELLA THAT SAID HE PLATED THE MEALS,VERY IMPORTANT JOB. AND WELL DONE I MUST SAY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

 The staff on Grandeur of the Seas was excellent!  In the main dining seating we had the best waiter and assistant waiter you could ask for, Ron and Victor!  They couldn't have been more ready and willing to please you! The room staff were very friendly and always had a smile, we were on deck 8 and Ultra was our room cleaner!  They were all excellent, knew your names and always smiling. What could I say about the bartenders on the 9th floor, always pleasant! Now the 4th needed a little more smiling, the bartenders I mean! We had a great time!

We have been on Grandeur of the Seas before and loved it. Of course it was the first cruise out of Baltimore back in 2010. This time it wasn't all that. The ship needs updates and the bad weather just followed us. One of the places we visited was extremely dirty. Our first excursion was cancelled and the second one we waited in the rain for the guide to show up. We didn't have a window this time and didn't really like that, and wasn't offered one either. Think we would rather go back to Costa Mya. Glad to be back. Oh and they need to have some sort of shuttle from the ship to the port. It's a very long walk.

My husband and I needed some down time yet we also wanted to have fun. This cruise provided us with both. We had plenty of time on the seas to relax and enjoy the ship yet we also had time in a few ports to have fun. Not only was the type of cruise a perfect fit but the crew and activities on the ship made the cruise that much better. If you find yourself needing down time and need time away we highly recommend this cruise. 

We weren't sure what to expect, but we were so happy with EVERYTHING! I know a lot of people say the ship is small, but it made the experience more personal.  We knew our attendant and our waitstaff by name and they knew us. It was so much more than we hoped. We are already looking at other Royal Caribbean Cruises. 

Overall the cruise was very nice,  This is our second time on the Grandeur.  Being from Baltimore, it's hard to beat the convenience.  The staff on the ship is absolutely top notch.  The food, overall is great.  They do a very good job of attending to specific dietary needs.  The consensus of most repeat cruisers is that they prefer this size ship t the larger ones.   It creates a better sense of cordiality.  There are, however, some issues that need improving on Royal Caribbean.  The Labadee stop is worthless.  Very little to do and see and the price of activities on the island are outrageous.  Royal Caribbean also needs to reconsider their pricing on drink packages, internet packages, etc.  Absolutely ridiculous.  I am not a long time cruiser, this is my third.  I am noticing there are subtle reductions in the amenities now offered,  The price to cruise is still the best value around, in my opinion, but there seems to be a shift towards more a la carte offerings throughout.  And I don't mean just in the food offereings.