atb Posted November 24, 2016 #26 Share Posted November 24, 2016 We cruise about the same time each year. Last year, when we disembarked Grandeur, they were expecting more than 800 kids. :eek: Grandeur is a smaller ship without all the bells and whistles to entertain. And if the weather is not great, they can't be outside at the pool deck, so where else can they be? My pet peeve is Park Avenue taking over prime inside real estate for their auctions, when the weather isn't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princesszjackie Posted November 27, 2016 #27 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hi! I'm sailing out of Baltimore for the first time this December on a Christmas/ NYE cruise. This will be my 11th cruise but anytime I have sailed in the winter, it has been from Florida where the weather is superb. I was wondering if you can tell me how many of the sea days will be cold? My cruise is 12 nights and the first 4 days are sea days. I'm really hoping by the 2nd/3rd day that I will be able to sit in the sun. Thanks so much :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted November 27, 2016 #28 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) The weather should be warm on that 12 night sailing by the afternoon of the second sea day. It was so for our two Anthem sailings out of Bayonne last January and March. It's only 3 not 4 sea days down to St. Thomas on that 12 night Xmas sailing so by then you should be half way to that port or east of southern Florida and the Bahamas. ;) Edited November 27, 2016 by robtulipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldcity Posted November 28, 2016 #29 Share Posted November 28, 2016 We were on the Grandeur out of Baltimore December 14th three years ago. It was sleeting as we made our way out of the Chesapeake. The seas were rather rough all the way down to the Caribbean (I loved it, but not everybody fared as well). As for pool deck weather, that first full day at sea saw temperatures in the 70s by mid-afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleonwater Posted November 28, 2016 #30 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Can't remember if it was a Thanksgiving or a Spring Break cruise, but one sailing we had SNOW on the pool deck. That was fun. The first and last 24 hours are the roughest. Just remember they open the solarium at set times to kids during the cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 28, 2016 #31 Share Posted November 28, 2016 How are the beds? Are they still cement hard and low to the floor? Yes, although they are tolerable with a topper. The pillows are flat and awful! Our cabin steward said something about getting new mattresses this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 28, 2016 #32 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) Here's a novel thought....Maybe the parents should take responsibility for their kids and not permit them to run up and down the halls. Sent from my SM-S820L using Forums mobile app One would think..... I've never seen anything quite like the pathetic display of parenting of the majority of children on Grandeur last week. I weep for the future. Edited November 28, 2016 by VASOXFANN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 28, 2016 #33 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Are you really surprised, being it's the US Thanksgiving week, that the ship is packed and there are lots of children onboard. At least you have a roomy suite both you and your family members can hang out in. This would be the last week of the year we would cruise out of a US port, especially a northern one, both cost and crowd wise. ;) Most schools, at least the ones around here, don't have the entire week off for Thanksgiving, and taking a cruise isn't an appropriate excuse for a school absence. Did I expect there to be some kids whose lame parents would take them out of school for a cruise? Sure. Did I expect the ship to be beseiged by mobs of unruly brats? Not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 28, 2016 #34 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) When I was teaching and my own kids were in school, we only cruised during school vacations. This is what cruises look like during school vacations. It is what it is. The little darlings don't get the entire week off around here...only 2 or 3 days Edited November 28, 2016 by VASOXFANN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot60 Posted November 28, 2016 #35 Share Posted November 28, 2016 We are on board now and I haven't seen one kid yet! Must have all been on last week! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 28, 2016 #36 Share Posted November 28, 2016 We are on board now and I haven't seen one kid yet! Must have all been on last week! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Count your blessings. At least the swarms justified our purchase of the Drink Package - which we put to VERY good use! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3XX1XY Posted November 29, 2016 #37 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Most schools, at least the ones around here, don't have the entire week off for Thanksgiving, and taking a cruise isn't an appropriate excuse for a school absence. Did I expect there to be some kids whose lame parents would take them out of school for a cruise? Sure. Did I expect the ship to be beseiged by mobs of unruly brats? Not so much. Maybe don't pass judgement on entire groups of people. We take our elementary aged kids out of school for vacation. It's never been a problem. Schools are so dumbed down that missing a week is not going to screw them up. Both of our kids are differently abled (autism, ADHD) so going on a cruise over a holiday or during the summer when there are going to be hundreds of kids isn't an option as my kids have developmental delays socially and emotionally. It's stressful for them to be around all those other "unruly" kids so we specifically try to go when there won't be tons of kids. Anyway, I hardly think we are lame for taking our kids out of school for vacation. We both work and our kids are in school or special programs all year. We all need a vacation. As far as it being an appropriate excuse, the school has never so much as batted an eyelash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted November 29, 2016 #38 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Count your blessings. At least the swarms justified our purchase of the Drink Package - which we put to VERY good use! :D I like the way you think! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray in NH Posted November 29, 2016 #39 Share Posted November 29, 2016 A question for those recently on the Grandeur -- it has been quite a few years for us. There is a Giovanni's Table (as shown on the Deck Plans) aboard, correct? We will be on board soon and were looking to make dining reservations for specialty dining restaurants, but nothing shows for Giovanni's Table. :confused: I called number for Diamond Plus (and above #9). "Chuck" told me that specialty dining is not available to be scheduled for Holiday Cruises. When I told him that scheduling was showing as available for Chops Grill, Chef's Table, and Izumi, he told me that he would check. After 10-15 minutes he said his "contact" told him that specialty Dining inventory was being "adjusted" for specialty dining and to try again in a few days. This was after "Chuck" told me that there probably was not a Giovanni's Table on Grandeur, before he checked with his "contact". Hence, my request. Thank you for whatever assistance you may be able to offer. NRayH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted November 29, 2016 #40 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Giovanni's is on deck 6, as the plans show, enter through Schooner Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 29, 2016 #41 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Maybe don't pass judgement on entire groups of people. We take our elementary aged kids out of school for vacation. It's never been a problem. Schools are so dumbed down that missing a week is not going to screw them up. Both of our kids are differently abled (autism, ADHD) so going on a cruise over a holiday or during the summer when there are going to be hundreds of kids isn't an option as my kids have developmental delays socially and emotionally. It's stressful for them to be around all those other "unruly" kids so we specifically try to go when there won't be tons of kids. Anyway, I hardly think we are lame for taking our kids out of school for vacation. We both work and our kids are in school or special programs all year. We all need a vacation. As far as it being an appropriate excuse, the school has never so much as batted an eyelash. Yay for you. I happen to have a different point of view, and I will think however I choose, thank you very much. What I am asking of all parents is if you choose to have children and bring them on vacation, please keep proper watch and control over them. This is especially true of parents with kids with special issues for the safety of the children and other passengers. There was also a young man on our cruise who clearly had some mental issues, but his parents allowed him to wander around the pool deck unsupervised. Over the cruise, we saw him banging his head on a chair, screaming at and intimidating a group of very young children, yelling at other passengers, and getting mad that some kind of electronic device didn't work and smashing that in the vicinity of other people. The need for a vacation doesn't preempt the safety and security of other cruisers. Edited November 29, 2016 by VASOXFANN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 29, 2016 #42 Share Posted November 29, 2016 A question for those recently on the Grandeur -- it has been quite a few years for us. There is a Giovanni's Table (as shown on the Deck Plans) aboard, correct? We will be on board soon and were looking to make dining reservations for specialty dining restaurants, but nothing shows for Giovanni's Table. :confused: I called number for Diamond Plus (and above #9). "Chuck" told me that specialty dining is not available to be scheduled for Holiday Cruises. When I told him that scheduling was showing as available for Chops Grill, Chef's Table, and Izumi, he told me that he would check. After 10-15 minutes he said his "contact" told him that specialty Dining inventory was being "adjusted" for specialty dining and to try again in a few days. This was after "Chuck" told me that there probably was not a Giovanni's Table on Grandeur, before he checked with his "contact". Hence, my request. Thank you for whatever assistance you may be able to offer. NRayH There is definitely a Giovanni's Table on Grandeur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray in NH Posted November 29, 2016 #43 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Giovanni's is on deck 6, as the plans show, enter through Schooner Bar. There is definitely a Giovanni's Table on Grandeur Thank you both. I guess I will wait a couple of days and try again, since I know that it is indeed there. NRayH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcrdale Posted November 29, 2016 #44 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that there was no longer an aerial act. Can anyone advise me if they do still have one or not? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermidnight Posted November 29, 2016 #45 Share Posted November 29, 2016 No aerial act on Grandeur. Husband & I were on board Nov. 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnorkelAway Posted November 29, 2016 #46 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Royal Caribbean cannot hire enough aerial riggers and the smaller ships are left without - the bigger/newer ships have first call on the riggers that they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted November 29, 2016 #47 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that there was no longer an aerial act. Can anyone advise me if they do still have one or not? Thanks! We were on Oct - Nov 12 and there currently is no aerial act. We were told there were technical issues. They revamped the Season's show to a floor show in the Centrum. Also, there is Giovanni's onboard and we ate there this last trip. It wasn't as good as it used to be and the serving sizes are smaller. Also, there is no filet on the menu anymore. We were in and out in about 2 hours. Edited November 29, 2016 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pequita Posted November 29, 2016 #48 Share Posted November 29, 2016 The dance captain said to me that they only do the aerial acts on the 12 day cruise and not the nine day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASOXFANN Posted November 29, 2016 #49 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that there was no longer an aerial act. Can anyone advise me if they do still have one or not? Thanks! There wasn't one last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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