Grandeur of the Seas Came to Baltimore October 12, 2019
This 279x36m (915x118ft) cruise ship was built in 1996 by STX Finland Oy’s Hietalahti shipyard. STX has underwent a number of name changes since then and is currently known as Meyer Turku. This 2014 gCaptain article has more information about this transformation. This Land Sea & Air article from 2013 has a profile of STX Finland Oy that is quite interesting. The shipyard also underwent some ownership changes and is currently owned by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. More specs and general information about this ship can be found on this wikipedia page.
The Grandeur of the Seas is owned by Royal Caribbean and is currently their third oldest ship according to this wikipedia article. This Vision Class ship can carry up to 2,446 passengers and 760 crew. This cruisecritic review gives it a 4 out of 5 stars and has a lot of detailed information about the ship’s amenities and features. A variety of different kinds of cruises can be had from Baltimore, Maryland aboard this ship from the Bermuda and Bahamas to New England and Canada, from 5 nights up to 12 nights. Click here for cruise information.
In my video below she can be seen arriving onto the Patapsco River from the Chesapeake Bay amidst a good amount of pleasure boat traffic on this pleasant fall morning. As she nears it is clear her paint is in need of freshening up. As she passes under the Key bridge she passes the outbound general cargo ship Leanne Auerbach. In the final scene a container can be seen lifted out of the ACL ship at dock.
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