Enchantment of the Seas Review
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The Royal Caribbean "Enchantment of the Seas" ship was our first experience cruising. We heard that it was a great way to start and now we must agree. As I get more experience on cruises I suppose my reviews will be better but I will give this a try and I hope it is helpful to you if you are looking to cruise on Enchantment. We cruised April 21-25 2014. We went to Coco Cay, Bahamas and Nassau, Bahamas.
Embarkation: This was a really smooth process for us. We arrived at Port Canaveral at 9 am when others were still getting off of the boat. We paid online at the site because we wanted everything paid ahead of time. It was $15.00 per day. We hung around outside and took pics of the beautiful ship! When it was about 10:00 am they let us inside and we were first in line to show our passports and our cruise documents (have these handy) this is when we were told that we should have checked our bags outside first (amateurs). We hurried to get them checked and came back in, showed our passports and we were inside of the port in minutes. We tipped the guys that checked our bags $3.00 per bag and they were very grateful. They do not work for Royal Caribbean and their gratuities are not included!! We made our way inside and were sat according to where our stateroom was and ate some cookies while we waited to be checked in. Shortly after we were in line to be checked in and all of our passports, etc. were checked. We were given our Sea pass cards. This was so exciting!! The kids drinks package was visible on their cards with a Coca cola logo and our cards had a sticker showing which drink package that we purchased (more on that later :)). Once on the ship we went to guest services immediately and had them punch a hole in the cards (we didn't want to take the chance that we punched on the wrong side) and then I attached all cards to Lanyards that I purchased pre-cruise in Walmart for about $1.00 each. These Sea Pass cards must be worn at all times for various reasons so the lanyard made it very convenient to carry and less likely to lose. After check in we made our way onto the beautiful Enchantment of the Seas!
We were already prepared with bathing suits and sunscreen in a carry on because we knew our cabins would not be ready for hours. Everyone changed into their suits and we made our way to The Windjammer Cafe for the buffet. We were on vacation the minute we stepped on the ship!! The Windjammer offered a lot of good food, burgers and hot dogs, salads galore. The amount of food was awesome and very good. It was not absolutely delicious but it was good and fresh comparable to a BBQ that you have in your neighbor’s yard. The staff did an awesome job of cleaning up after everyone and refilling what was empty. After lunch we made our way to the pool.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was fantastic! Dennis was our Cabin Steward and catered to our every need. The cabin was spotless after breakfast and turned down for us at dinner. We loved the pampering!! We found it to be spacious and plenty of room for us three girls. The bed comes down from the ceiling and there is a lot of room above it. We never felt cramped and I am claustrophobic so I was afraid of that! This was our first time cruising and we were unsure if we would be sick and so I researched where the best place to stay on the boat was if you get sea sick. They said the lower the better and mid ship and this was exactly where we were and no one got sick. It might have been a coincidence but it convinced me to only stay on this deck on future cruises! We never felt the boat move!! The room was also right near the stairs and elevator and this was a huge bonus!! This Large Ocean View Stateroom had a nice big round window and we had an awesome view of the ocean. The bathroom was a little cramped for my husband who is a big guy (280 lbs) but it only encouraged him to lose weight before our next cruise! There was plenty of room for storage and we unpacked everything fitting all of our stuff in the drawers provided around the room. The closet is very spacious and the bathroom had shelves to store our toiletries. Each room had a safe and a big screen television. If you missed any of the days events you could view them on a special channel. There was a hair dryer but no iron allowed on board. You could send your clothing to be pressed if you'd like for a small fee and the cabin steward will take them and deliver them back. We had adjoining rooms with my husband and other two children in 3612 and by leaving that door open (we had to ask Dennis to unlock it) we felt like there was so much more room to roam.