Enchantment of the Seas Review

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Bermuda and New England - a typical RCI experience

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padrek
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

and this trip was to Bermuda, Boston, Newport RI and return to Baltimore. I have sailed on RCI about 60 times and embarkation/debarkation was as easy as I have ever encountered. The Port of Baltimore facility is clean, neat, has lots of parking, and is an easy taxi trip from BWI. Our crossing to Bermuda was cold and damp with wind and seas - usual for this crossing by Cape Hatteras etc. at this time of the year. Large distances involved necessitated high speed transits throughout the voyage with resultant high winds on deck, by the pool areas etc.

I was somewhat disappointed with the entire cruise experience when compared with other recent voyages on board Jewel - transatlantic in May, and Monarch - many trips throughout the year. It seems that this trip, and my experience, did not live up to the usual - admittedly low - expectations that one should have on RCI which like Carnival and NCL is a "budget operation" in every aspect. For example: three times at breakfasts I was given food encrusted eating utensils, poor (dirty)and rust covered areas on both Promenade Deck and my balcony. It is customary for passengers to wish to "walk" the Promenade Deck mornings especially after breakfast and this is usually accommodated by the Deck Dept. But each day on Enchantment large areas of the Promenade Deck were "Closed", and thus inaccessible.

Food - is always RCI's weakest area. Food in the DR from their "long overdue for a change" menu was mediocre, food in the Windjammer Buffet was poor - even worse than usual.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

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