Enchantment of the Seas Review
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We're first time cruisers, although I actually travelled by ship several times back in the dark ages (the 60s). I have travelled a lot, and am pretty fussy, so I was somewhat hesitant to book a cruise. I am happy to report that this cruise was totally enjoyable, which was a very pleasant surprise.
Day 1: Boarded in Ft Lauderdale. A bit of a wait at the pier, but we probably arrived at the very worst time. We were on board by about noon, and in our room by around 1 pm. Our luggage was spotted shortly thereafter, and we helped ourselves to it from the luggage carts. I guess it would have been delivered eventually. Comfy room, everything worked properly.
Day 2: At sea. Very relaxing. We ate at Chops, which I highly recommend. It was my husband's idea, I wouldn't have bothered, but I'm glad we did. It was well worth every cent. The food was excellent, and the service was top notch, and the wait-staff couldn't have been nicer. That was a definite thumbs-up. Day 3: Belize City. There was massive confusion about getting the heck off the ship. This is a tender port, and RCCL was not particularly good at communicating the exact nature of when and how we were going to be allowed off the ship. The bottom line is that they give precedence to anyone who has booked an excursion through them, and everyone else is at the back of the line. We booked an independent excursion with Major Tom's Cave Tubing. That was a lot of fun, and very interesting. Major Tom is very quick and efficient at getting info to you by email, and his guides (George and Mike, also Tom Jr) were great guys. We thought the entire excursion was fascinating. The Belizean people we met were extremely nice and full of life. Major Tom is half the price of the RCCL cave tubing tour, and I'd bet is much better. On our cruise, the RCCL cave tubing tour was cancelled due to high water, but we had no problem with Major Tom, nor were there any particular safety concerns on my part. One thing: be ready to walk. Someone on our tour had recent foot or leg surgery and had a very difficult time making the trek to the river entry point. It's not a hard hike, but you definitely need fully operational legs and feet.