Enchantment of the Seas Review

Enchantment of the Seas - Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Enchantment of the Seas
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law2grace
First Time Cruiser • Age 2020s

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Sail Date: Mar 2005
Cabin: Inside Stateroom

This was my second cruise; my husband's first. We're in our 40s, celebrating 10 years of marriage. We chose this particular cruise because it offered 2 days at sea, which I had found to be very restful on my first cruise. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale the day before our cruise and stayed at the Hampton Inn Downtown. Our room was nice and there is a hot breakfast included. It's about a 10-minute walk from Las Olas Blvd., where we had a *wonderful* dinner at Las Olas Cafe in their charming courtyard.

We got to Port Everglades at 12:30 pm and gave our bags to the porters, who were quick and polite. We did not have to wait at all to get our Sea Passes, and only a few minutes for the "Welcome Aboard" photo. We went quickly through security and had our security photo taken, then headed onboard ship. The greeter was a bit over the top. :-) We then headed for the Windjammer Cafe for lunch, stopping to buy a couple of bottles of wine and to sign up for the wine-tasting. My husband bought a soda sticker, which he ended up not using much. Unless you drink *a lot* of soda, it's not worth it. Lunch was quite good - a nice selection of hot and cold foods, with a great salad selection (a regular salad bar, seafood salad, Waldorf salad, etc.). The service was very good, with waiters stopping by to ask if we wanted more tea, to remove dishes, etc. After lunch, we toured the ship then headed to our cabin, which was ready for us. It was larger than the interior cabin I had on the Sovereign of the Seas, with lots of storage space. I had brought an over-the-door shoe bag (necessary on the SOTS) to store our toiletries in, but we would have had plenty of room for our stuff without it. The room was very clean and pretty, with a small safe. Muster drill was at 4:30 and that went smoothly. We then headed to the top deck for a great view when we sailed at 5:00. After about 30 minutes, we headed to the Solarium for a snack (good pizza and great fries!) and to watch the sun set over Miami.

We then returned to our cabin to get ready for the pre-dinner show, which was a comedian. He (Don somebody) was quite good, though he clearly thought we weren't a very enthusiastic audience!

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