This cruise was booked for one main purpose-to make sure my other half can endure higher waves. He has only been on only two cruises so far, and on those, the waters were very smooth. I, being a meteorologist, figured that booking a cruise in the Atlantic during January should give us a chance to see if he can handle the high seas. That we did get.

First of all, Delta lost a bag when we flew to Baltimore the day before sailing. Thankfully, the bag was delivered just as we were checking in at the port. While this was no fault of RCCL. it did make our embarkation a bit stressful, as we had delayed embarkation due to cleaning after illness on the previous cruise. After getting our seapass cards, I had to go back out beyond security to meet the luggage driver, tag the bag, give it to the porter, then come back in, wait in line, go back through the scanner/TSA, then was finally able to board the ship. I was for sure ready for a cocktail when all of that was done.

Simply put, the Grandeur has many positives. While the first night at dinner. we found the service to be lacking. We just didn’t think the staff and use were a good fit. So, on the second night, we asked for a different section (MTD) and it made all of the difference in the world. Every night from that 2nd night, the dinner service was right on point. Dexter, the waiter, and his assistant Rohab, and section leader, all of them did an excellent job. Read more