Forgot to mention that there's no curtain to separate the sitting area from the bed in the cabin. If somebody wants to go to bed early while the other stays up reading or whatever, oh well.
On to the food and drink. (No photos.)
Coffee, tea, lemonade, juice, and maybe one or two other things were included in the price of passage. Sodas were not, nor were alcohol and non-alcoholic specialty drinks. We were allowed to bring two bottles of wine onboard, which was all the alcohol we consumed onboard. I learned from friends who sailed Royal Caribbean last fall that you can bring an entire package of bottled water onboard as long as it's in its original sealed package. Drink packages on the ship (working from memory) included just bottled water, just sodas, all nonalcoholic beverages, all alcoholic beverages, and I'm not sure whether the alcohol package also includes all nonalcoholic beverages or if there was an even more expensive category covering literally everything. We got the Royal Replenish package, which covered all nonalcoholic beverages, because I like a cup of tea in the evening and didn't realize basic coffee and tea were complimentary. Our package meant we got all the soda we wanted, bottled water, and every nonalcoholic specialty beverage available. So we stopped by the Starbuck's counter every freaking morning for lattes and macchiatos and mochas. Hubby got several each day, but I switched to soda after the one coffee. This package cost a bit more than $20 per day. Now that I know basic coffee and tea are complimentary, I'll switch to the just soda package next trip, which I think costs around $5 per day. Hubby doesn't even want that much but will order it if everyone in the stateroom needs to be on the same drink package. Next time we'll also bring along our own bottled water.
The Grandeur didn't have as many counter-service restaurants as the Wonder, so no pizza counter or burgers and hot dogs counter. They did have a place for sandwiches and snacks in the adult pool area, but the Wonder had two or three of those. Also the Starbucks counter had a few pastries.
The buffet had burgers, hot dogs, and pizza by the slice, but they were only available while the buffet was open. In general, food at the buffet was all right, but not as good as the buffet food on the Wonder. They did have a few international dishes every day. We ate there for breakfast and lunch only.
The main dining room had one option not available on the Wonder, "My Time" dining. You had the option of choosing a standard seating, either 5:30 or 8:00, or you could choose "My Time," meaning you could dine whenever it suited you during dining room hours. Standard seating was on deck 4 and "My Time" was on deck 5. Breakfast and lunch, as on the Wonder, were show up when you want. We had one breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the main dining room. The food was okay, but not as good as on the Wonder. IMO the food lacked flavor. My fish enchiladas at lunch completely lacked spice, and the cocktail sauce that came with my shrimp cocktail at dinner was barely past ketchup. It's not total crap, but it's nothing special either.
The Grandeur has three upcharge specialty restaurants, as I mentioned earlier. You have the option of paying as you go or purchasing a dinner package. We got the three dinners for $70 option.
Izumi, the Japanese mostly sushi place, is excellent. It has a la carte pricing, so if you go there with a prepaid dinner package you get a $30 per person credit and anything above that you pay extra. Of course, you go over. But it's worth the price. We had the best food on the trip at Izumi and dined there twice, skipping Giovanni's Table.
Chops Grill is a steakhouse. It costs an extra $30 to eat there, but you can get whatever you want for your $30...except the best stuff, which had an additional upcharge. A lobster was $21 extra, and a 16-ounce aged steak was $19. The steak sounded good, but I didn't need to eat a pound of beef. (Later it occurred to us that we could've shared that steak.) The food covered by the initial $30 upcharge was on par with the food in the Wonder's main dining rooms. So for an extra $30 per night you can get food of the quality that's included in the price of passage on the Wonder. Hubby and I agree that we will always purchase a specialty dining package on a Royal Caribbean ship unless we're travelling with friends who don't want to spend the extra money.
The Disney Wonder doesn't have Remy, but the Grandeur has something slightly comparable, the chef's table. For something like $85 per person, twelve people can have a special dining experience hosted by one of the ship's chefs. Based on everythjng we ate, I'll guess that the food is excellent but not on par with Remy.
As on the Wonder, room service is available 24 hours a day. We never got room service.
I have a photo of the main dining room that I will add soon.
