Enchantment of the Seas Review
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After having sailed with Royal Caribbean International in the recent past, I must say I am displeased with the most recent cruise with them. This June 9-13 cruise to the Bahamas on Enchantment of the Seas, left much to be desired. Granted that this was only my second cruise with Royal Caribbean, I had exemplary service on my first cruise;thus, this could be why the second time around was not up to par. The first time, I sailed on Navigator of the Seas to the Western Caribbean. To sum up the major points: embarkation was smooth, service was not good, ports would have been great if the weather had permitted, and disembarkation was hectic.
Transportation and Embarkation:
I used Delta to travel to Orlando International Airport, and Southwest to travel back to San Francisco. Both these airlines had layovers, and I did red-eye and Saturday evening flights to reduce the rate. The red-eye on Delta wasn't so bad, and they give you blankets to use. The Saturday evening flight allowed me to spend some time in downtown Orlando exploring the tourist destinations.
Cabin Review
Interior stateroom category N-I got assigned a cabin on the 2nd floor towards the aft (back of the ship). Specifically I was 2137, and everything was o.k. but the smell was not cool. On the hallway towards that cabin, it was really stinky. It was like this every single time we walked through there. The toilet in the room did not always flush. By the 2nd day we knew that we would press the button for it to flush, and walk away. Five minutes later, the toilet would flush. The showers are small and this is amplified because they have shower curtains instead of doors. All the water gets out into the rest of the bathroom, regardless of how careful one is. I always laid towels down on the bathroom floor to soak up the water that would inevitably leak out. The extra drain on the bathroom floor does nothing to help this. There is enough space in the stateroom for 2 large luggage contents and there is a nice little couch. The tv is top quality, samsung and it is hung on the wall. There is one drawer of 2 next to the bed (queen option) and the other drawer is inside the closet. The hair dryer stops working after about 1 minute of use. The AC works real well and so do the lights.