We needed something to fill in between our April 2008 Trans-Canal cruise from San Juan to San Francisco on the Serenade and our next scheduled cruise, so this was it. After we made the reservations, some long time friends from Massachusetts wanted to come visit us, so we told them if they wanted to really do that, they needed to join us on this cruise.
We drove from St. Peterburg FL to Ft. Lauderdale. Boarding the ship was quick and painless. Our cabins were nice but "dated" by our more recent RCCL experiences on the "Mariner" and the "Serenade".
The Enchantment of the Seas is the only ship in the "Vision" class ship series that was stretched by 71 feet. Originally RCCL intended to stretch all those ships, but the bill for this ship was about twice as much as expected, so they cancelled the remaining stretch projects. So now the "Enchantment" at 87,xxx tons is too long to fit in the Panama Canal locks. The "Radiance" class ships at 99,000 tons fit in the Panama Canal. Also the area where they stretched the ship looks funny, as seen from the pool deck and above. Looks like a giant butterfly on both sides.
Cabin was OK. We liked the storage layout, we maybe used one third of it. Some wear on the wood services, and one drawer was inoperative due to a bad slider.