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We were on the Grandeur this past December, and I did not see any car rental locations anywhere near the port. This area is a high shipping/commercial area with only two cruise ships using a small portion of the port.

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One more question - it's hard to tell from the deck plan, but do you have to walk through the Casino to get from forward to aft on deck 5? Is it super smoky? Hoping to avoid all smoke with our baby!

You can walk outside on deck 5, or go up one deck and walk through the shops.

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Thank you for taking the time to post about your cruise on the Grandeur. We cruised on the Grandeur last March and had a great cruise. Cruising again in less then 2 months and hoping for the same great cruise.

I do have a question about dining packages. Do you know if they offered one on board that included the Chef's Table? We did that last March and booked onboard for a great price.

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Do you know what photo package options are offered, and how much they are? Thanks!

 

I am sorry I do not know the package prices because we do purchase photos onboard. However, I did notice that there were photographers set up every night in various locations with different backdrops. Some that were just beautiful!

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Thank you for taking the time to post about your cruise on the Grandeur. We cruised on the Grandeur last March and had a great cruise. Cruising again in less then 2 months and hoping for the same great cruise.

I do have a question about dining packages. Do you know if they offered one on board that included the Chef's Table? We did that last March and booked onboard for a great price.

 

The Grandeur was fabulous!! I have never experienced the superior customer service experience that I had on this cruise!

 

There were dining packages sold onboard to specialty restaurants. Not sure if the Chef's table was one of the options.... We did have dinner with the Captain one night. This was amazing.

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One more question - it's hard to tell from the deck plan, but do you have to walk through the Casino to get from forward to aft on deck 5? Is it super smoky? Hoping to avoid all smoke with our baby!

 

The only time the casino was to smoky was when it was storming outside.

 

Other than that the casino was fine...

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can you tell me if the theater where the movies are being show is that the main theater?

 

and they also do movies on pool deck as I saw in your one answer.

 

and what snacks did you see open from 11 at night to later on in the morning?

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What time are the shows? I have my time dining but they sent me a form to make reservations. I do not want to eat dinner at a time that would not allow us to see the shows. Someone posted a compass from another ship and the times were 7 and 9. I do not recall on Legend of the Seas going to the shows before eating when I ate late dining at 8:30.

Can someone please give me the info for Grandeur. Thanks.

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What time are the shows? I have my time dining but they sent me a form to make reservations. I do not want to eat dinner at a time that would not allow us to see the shows. Someone posted a compass from another ship and the times were 7 and 9. I do not recall on Legend of the Seas going to the shows before eating when I ate late dining at 8:30.

Can someone please give me the info for Grandeur. Thanks.

 

 

I can answer from my experience on other sailings until OP comes back...

Some shows were during the first traditional dining time for those eating later. (you go to show then go to dinner). Then those with early dining would go to the show. (you go to dinner then go to the show). My last sailing on Grandeur was like this... way back in 2007!!!

 

I have noticed that with the increase in MTD users, other activities, etc. This varies more. Some shows may only occur once that day for all guests. Some will have shows after dinner for both traditional dining times (8 and 1030p perhaps).

 

For my April sailing, I was just going to take my chances and 'show up' for MTD w/o a reservation and wait as not to miss any show that I'd want to see. Or you could schedule your reservation the day before perhaps when you see the compass for the next day??

 

GOOD LUCK :)

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can you tell me if the theater where the movies are being show is that the main theater?

 

and they also do movies on pool deck as I saw in your one answer.

 

and what snacks did you see open from 11 at night to later on in the morning?

 

Based on the OPs post, yes the theater mentioned is the main theater.

Late night snacks... Park Cafe in the Solarium on Deck 9 or room service. After midnight there is a service charge for room service.

 

What do they actually serve late at night?? Night sure , but I think pizza, burgers, fries etc.

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What time are the shows? I have my time dining but they sent me a form to make reservations. I do not want to eat dinner at a time that would not allow us to see the shows. ....

Shows are timed to be convenient for traditional dining times. If you choose MTD times close to the traditional dining times, then you will be good for the shows.

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We are sailing on the Grandeur Oct 31. Did you happen to notice if there are any car rental offices at the Port?

 

Thank you.

 

No, there aren't. The port is in a commercial area right off I-95 and the closest rental offices are in downtown Baltimore and close to downtown (mostly Enterprise) which is several miles away. Most of the major car rental agencies are at the airport.

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What time are the shows? I have my time dining but they sent me a form to make reservations. I do not want to eat dinner at a time that would not allow us to see the shows. Someone posted a compass from another ship and the times were 7 and 9. I do not recall on Legend of the Seas going to the shows before eating when I ate late dining at 8:30.

Can someone please give me the info for Grandeur. Thanks.

 

Our experience over most of the ships we've been on and Grandeur in particular is that the first night (and usually the last night) show is a one time event, but the rest of the shows are mostly held during first dining time for late diners and during late dining time for early. We've had many shows at 7 when we've had 8:30 dining.

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can you tell me if the theater where the movies are being show is that the main theater?

 

and they also do movies on pool deck as I saw in your one answer.

 

and what snacks did you see open from 11 at night to later on in the morning?

 

Yes- the afternoon movie is shown in the Palladium which is the main theater.

 

Park Café is open for snacks from 8pm-2am

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What time are the shows? I have my time dining but they sent me a form to make reservations. I do not want to eat dinner at a time that would not allow us to see the shows. Someone posted a compass from another ship and the times were 7 and 9. I do not recall on Legend of the Seas going to the shows before eating when I ate late dining at 8:30.

Can someone please give me the info for Grandeur. Thanks.

 

Show times for most nights are 7 and 8:45 pm.

 

On two nights there was one show only and the time was 7pm.

 

We had my time dining and we ate each night at 6:45 and went to the 8:45 show. We skipped the 2 nights that had one show only.

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