Grandeur of the Seas Departed Baltimore February 8, 2020

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.

This ship will be replaced by the Enchantment of the Seas in April of 2021 after making her last sailing from Baltimore March 26, 2021 according to this WBALTV article.

In my video below she can be seen heading outbound on the Patapsco River passing the container ship Maersk Utah undergoing docking operations. The inbound general cargo ship Statengracht can be seen passing.