After never being familiar with cruising before or ever thought I would go on one soon, my first cruising experience on the Enchantment definitely changed how I think. Now, I'm already planning my next cruise but unfortunately, don't think it will be with Royal Caribbean, which is too bad because they seem like a great line to cruise with.

The embarkation was pretty easy at Ft. Lauderdale, especially since we live in Broward county, so that made travelling much easier. The getting-on-the-ship process wasn't too complicated, even for a first timer. The port of Ft. Lauderdale, like I'm sure many others have noticed, is not exactly postcard-worthy: it's located in a factory-like environment and only do you get some views of the coast as your leaving.

Once I was onboard, I was super excited just to be there- my sister had cruised before and that's how I was introduced to it, so maybe for her the first time being inside a cruise ship wasn't as exciting as it was for me. But, personally, I thought the ship was beautiful. Looking at my sister's past cruise with Carnival, I was constantly comparing that ship to this one, and throughout and afterwards, she has said that RCL ships are much more subdued, a bit more elegant, not with as many neon-lights and bright colors, but more refined, even on RCL. So, the Enchantment did not disappoint. Read more