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    • Grandeur of the Seas – Day at Sea

      Posted at 2:45 pm by taryngirl, on September 5, 2018

      Today was our first sea day.  I must have been excited because I was awake at 6:15 a.m.!  Here’s the Cruise Compass for today:

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      Once the kids woke up, we headed to the Windjammer for the buffet breakfast.  Imagine my delight to see FRIED RICE on the buffet!

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      And it was DELICIOUS!  I would have this same thing every single morning (except when it was shrimp fried rice).

      Kinsey had her normal doughnut:

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      After breakfast, we headed straight for the pool deck.  The weather was perfect!  Sunny and warm.  Apparently we were finished eating by 8:51 a.m.!

      There were tons of open chairs available.  There are always horror stories about people saving rows of chairs from the crack of dawn, and not actually sitting in them.  I didn’t experience this at all on this cruise!  I was always able to find a chair with no problem.

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      My bathing beauties!  Around 11:30 a.m. the girls came to me with some new found friends, and wanted to go try the rock climbing wall.  We headed to the back of the ship, and it was currently closed because it was too wet.

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      We kept checking back and finally they were open with a semi-long line already!

      These are the special shoes they have you wear:

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      We did have our own socks on with them.

      My oldest daughter went first, and she was a champ!

      My daughter is on the left in the white.  The dad next to me was super excited for his daughter who was next to mine!

      I want to mention.  It was HOT this day!  Almost too hot to be comfortable doing this.  My youngest daughter was a bit grumpy once it got to be her turn.

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      They had a very good selection and everyone found something they liked.

      We stayed at the pool until about 2:30 p.m., and by then we had enough of the hot sun.  We headed back to the cabin to relax and shower before dinner.

       

       

       

       

      Posted in Cruise, Cruise Compass, Grandeur of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Uncategorized, Vacation | 0 Comments | Tagged At Sea, Cruise, Cruise Compass, Windjammer
    • Grandeur of the Seas, Windjammer and Deck Pictures

      Posted at 7:54 am by taryngirl, on August 23, 2018

      Continuing on with embarkation day…

      We headed straight up to the pool deck, deck 9, and went to the Windjammer for lunch.  It was about 11:45 a.m. at this point.  The Windjammer is the buffet restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  It has several different “stations.”  There’s a Kid’s Corner, Healthy Corner, Dessert area, Bread/Soup area, Beverage station (lemonade, mango water, iced tea, water, coffee, hot tea), and regular hot choices, salad bar, etc.  When we arrived it wasn’t full yet, but by the time we left, people were looking for tables!

      Here are some pictures of some of the food offerings during this lunch:

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      And this is what I decided on!

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      I wasn’t super hungry at this point, so I just nibbled on a few different things.  I personally LOVED the bolognese sauce and would eat this several more times throughout the cruise!

      After lunch, I walked around and took some pictures of decks 9 and 10.

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      This is where we spent a majority of our time!  This is the Main Pool.  There are also 4 hot tubs all around the pool.

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      Shot from the 10th deck.

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      This is the Solarium.  Also on the 9th deck, and exclusive for adults only.

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      A hidden gem on this ship is the Park Cafe.  It’s located in the Solarium on deck 9, and offers some good eats!  Sandwiches, salads, nachos, cookies, etc. etc.  It’s a great place to grab a quick snack.  Just not the serving hours in the Cruise Compass!  Even though this is located in the “adult only” Solarium, children are permitted to go here to eat. 

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      Not shown are a bunch of tables and chairs, where people will sit and play all kinds of games they bring onboard.  I even saw someone painting on a canvas!  It’s super quiet compared to the outside main pool area.  It’s also a little bit warmer and stuffier in my opinion, because there is no outside air coming in.  I did hear from someone that while in port, they did open the roof.

      Also located in the back of the Solarium is the spa.  I personally did not spend any time here on this cruise!

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      Up Next…Our cabin and some inside pictures!

      Posted in Cruise, Dining Review, Grandeur of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Baltimore, Buffet, Cruise, Park Cafe, Pool Deck, Royal Caribbean, Solarium, Windjammer
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