Just like PONTINS - Grandeur of the Seas

It's our first full day at sea as cruising newbies on the Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas, and I feel like a kid again, reminiscing about the Pontins holiday camp in the UK. Join us for a fun-filled day of activities, shows, and of course, plenty of food and drinks. As the day goes on, the sea gets increasingly choppy, leading to some evening challenges.

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[Tigersguy]

Don’t give up yet tru radiance of the seas still smaller but more stable. Enjoy your travels

[scifimonkey]

I certainly think that by choosing a 4 day ‘party’ cruise on the oldest RCC ship you obviously ensured that you were not going to get a rose tinted view of cruising. There is probably only carnival that would be more ‘Pontins’ and ‘Butlins’ at sea. Generally the bigger the ship the less it moves around. Longer cruises tend to bring out a quieter subset of society and there are a range of lines across a whole range of quality and price points. If you are more interesting in relaxing and eating than slides, surfing and climbing walls you might check out some of the others.

[sarahhill]

You hit the nail on the head Barry when you called it Pontins at sea!
That’s why my husband will not do a cruise & im the same as Max & suffer with motion sickness. When I did a ferry crossing over to France I was swaying for around 2 days afterwards 😂

[tracybates]

I love all the ship activities.
Doing line dancing at sea can be fun and challenging.

[kezzacollinson]

I don’t know if I would go back again….but what an experience you have had 😂😂 Hopefully Maxine feels good to try another cruise 🚢

[ClaireScott-nh]

We love Celebrity cruises. The beds are amazing!

[OutOnALimbFamilyVlogs]

Someone is going to be inundated with jars of Indian chutney during next years Bazza and Maxine meet ups 😂😂😂

[pennybaxter]

the belly flop competition seemed popular round by the pool . I hope your surviving ok 👌🏻 it’s an experience. Do you remember “ the nobbly knees contest takes place around by the Olympic size pool at 4 pm “ they do not make shows like that anymore hi-de-hi.
Take care Bazza, wishing you better mrs Bazza . Regards Philip essex

[sarahfletcher]

The best bed ever was on the Disney Wish, it was so comfy and the quality of the bedding was amazing too

[juliablowfield]

Another great vlog! Not sure I could do a cruise. 😬 Looking forward to next instalment. 🇬🇧x

[Bombabingbong]

It looks like a good "do". Plenty to do, loads of food choices, nice fresh air sea "walkways" Plenty of quiet zones as well. Not sure how much it costs but for the amount of drinks, food, entertainment, looks great, if you aren't sea sick! Probably I wd hv done that with friends when I was younger but probably not now, tend to be more solitary in my later time of life, but cruising looks like fun. 😊

[rogerthat.]

You do a great job with your videos…good work……👍

[donaldlamaster]

Glad you both made it through another day. Hope the duvet helped.

[MKrail-wy]

Another great vlog guys, intrigued to see what happens next 🤔

[vanessastelfox]

You can ask your steward for a mattress topper as I also find the beds very firm

[ALifeintheParks]

I loved the tour of the Windjammer, the choice of food is always good in there and it’s nice to mix and match.

Royal Caribbean don’t really have restrictions on Formal Nights these days thankfully.

And I think you’re learning as you go which is great. Your cabin steward can provide you with a mattress topper and yes, the larger and newer ships have less movement than those from the 90’s!

[LWR-]

Another great video! As a side note, if you ever venture down to Delray Beach, try out the Blue Anchor British Pub! Cheers!

[gilscot]

That sums it up perfectly …..Pontins!! Hi De Hi 😂. I think I commented on the last vlog we call the short ones Booze Cruises but a good idea to see if you like a cruise and have “sea legs”. I burst out laughing when you said a wig fell off during the show. Bless them, they were doing their best 😄. Well done for day 2.

[chrisisjustme]

We think you'd really enjoy the Disney cruises... the shows are fabulous, Broadway/ West end standard plus the food is superb! We found the bed supremely comfortable too... not sure it's the best experience for your 1st cruise. Maxine going "cold turkey" is not a bad idea as that way at least you know how you're really feeling... hope it hasn't put you both off... all the best Neil and Ant 😊

[dean]

The boss has found her sea legs! It’s a nice way to get into cruising although bigger and better ( and more expensive) ships.