Enchantment of the Seas Review

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Enchantment of the Seas

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KellyJean
6-10 Cruises • Age 2020s

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Sail Date: Sep 2015
Cabin: Large Inside Stateroom
Traveled with children

I traveled with my stepdaughter (36) and grandson (14) on this cruise. This was my sixth cruise (4th on Royal Caribbean), my stepdaughter's 4th and my grandson's 2nd. My stepdaughter has previously cruised with Royal Caribbean, Princess and Carnival. My grandson's first cruise was on Carnival. My past Royal Caribbean cruises have been on the Sovereign, Brilliance, and the Monarch of the Seas.

We chose this cruise on the Enchantment because of the proximity of the departure port to Atlanta and we feel that we had obtained an excellent price for 3 passengers for this 4-night cruise.

Traveling from Atlanta, we spent 3 nights in Cocoa Beach prior to our cruise. We very much enjoyed our stay at the Hampton Inn Cocoa Beach. We had a fantastic room on the 7th floor with a great ocean view every morning. The beach was a 5-8 minute walk away. The hotel itself and the rooms were very clean and the staff was great. Breakfast was served every morning and a wide variety of hot and cold items were offered. Although the pool at the Hampton Inn is very nice, guests are also invited to enjoy the pool next door at the Courtyard by Marriott as it is managed by the same property manager. There is also a restaurant in the Courtyard that provides Hampton Inn guests with room service but we did not take advantage of it.

Cabin Review

Large Inside Stateroom

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Our cabin was one of the larger inside staterooms and was set up for 3 passengers - two twin beds and a pullman berth. The layout kind of surprised us. Inside staterooms I have stayed in on past cruises ran perpendicular to the hallway. This stateroom ran parallel to the hallway so we were a little surprised when we opened the door and the opposite wall was just a few feet away instead of like 10 -12 ft. away. The ship's deck plans do show this cabin parallel to the hallway but I didn't think anything about it when I booked it. It really was no big deal. Being an inside stateroom, it was very dark with the lights out. We left the bathroom light on most of the time with the bathroom door closed. It provided just enough light at night.

The bathroom was small of course but that was to be expected. The shower stall had sliding doors instead of a shower curtain which was nice. The shower stall was circular so when you close the doors it makes you want to say "Beam me up Scotty". There was plenty of storage space beneath the sink and behind one of the mirrors. There were also four hooks on the back of the bathroom door. The light for the bathroom was located OUTSIDE the bathroom. That was hard to get used to.

The lower beds were very comfortable. Each bed came with 2 pillows which were kind of on the thin side for us so we asked for extra pillows which our stateroom attendant (Simplicio) brought without question.

The desk/vanity area is located across from the bathroom. There was plenty of drawer and cabinet space here. There was a flatscreen TV attached to this area which would swing out and swivel around to face the beds. There were 2 electrical outlets here as well which would be the only outlets in the stateroom besides a "shavers only" outlet in the bathroom. The safe was located in one of the cabinets just above the TV. You program your own 4-digit code for the safe as opposed to using your room key. The safe provided ample room for our Nooks, wallets and travel documents but would not be large enough to accommodate a laptop computer. An armchair was located between the vanity and the foot of one of the beds. Each bed had a small nightstand next to it, each with a drawer and open storage space below.

Along the far wall between the bathroom and vanity area was the closet. There was plenty of storage space here as well as 4-5 shelves along one end of the closet.

There was plenty of room under the beds for suitcase storage as well.

Port Reviews

Port Canaveral (Orlando)

There is an area at the port called "The Cove" where several restaurants are located and is a great spot to watch the cruise ships come and go. We had dinner one night at Fishlips which I highly recommend.

Nassau

I rated this port as average because I have been here 5 times now. If this is your first time to Nassau, I would highly recommend a guided tour of the area booked through the ship's shore excursion desk.

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