We sailed on Grandeur twice this year; March and September. In March she was really starting to show her age; rust throughout, stains on ceiling, etc. When we sailed in September I was struck by how much better she looked. It appeared that everything had been painted and deep cleaned. While on the cruise we saw cruise members continuously cleaning; polishing, cleaning glass, on knees cleaning small stains on the carpets, etc.. One of the Windjammer told me that while the ship was docked in Baltimore in early September due to the weather the crew cleaned the whole time. Perhaps this was to get her ready for the change.