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[quote=Anonymous]We've done it twice on the Grandeur (RC) and there are pros and cons - for context, we were married (30s) but pre-kids:

It's really easy logistics-wise to drive there and throw your stuff on the boat (and vice versa, to debark and get home).

The ships are older and smaller, so different vibe from the mega-ships, but it was updated with some of the specialty restaurants and was nice.  It was also good to see familiar faces and not feel like a zoo with fewer people on board.

My big warning is that we went once in September and once in January and there were issues with the January one related to it being cold/flu season.  That cruise skewed really old (think retirement community buses) and we ended up with a norovirus outbreak that was genuinely traumatizing.  It was a good primer for Covid protocols (this was pre-Covid) - CDC on board, people in quarantine, etc.

Others have also pointed out the considerations about the cold sea days (and again, these aren't mega-ships with infinite things to do when it's chilly outside).  You need to take a longer cruise to have enough days in warm locations to make it worth it.

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