Great Staff, Superb Entertainment, Ports of Call mediocre, Alcohol prices way over the top

Item: Enchantment of the Seas
Rating: 2
Author: colleenr26

Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

colleenr26

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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Sail date: May 16, 2016

Ship: Enchantment of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7165

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Although the staff was more than accommodating and the dancing and musical show were of Broadway caliber we were disappointed in the cruise in general. The ports of call were mediocre at best and the alcohol on the ship was so expensive that we would never recommend this cruise line to anyone--a basic mixed drink was $15 including the added in gratuity and tax. Drink specials close to $13.00. Of course one could by the drink package of $59 or $69 a day, -- Drinking 6 drinks or more a day is not what I call a healthy practice even on vacation. Main areas of ship are beautiful but cabin areas could use updating. I have been on several cruise lines and I will certainly pick in different cruise line in the future.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Needs updating- Hallways leading to cabin are shabby.

Ports of call

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

2 Comments

spiegeje 8 years ago

Try any of the newer, larger ship classes. The Vision class is wonderful, and a favorite of many, but not the best for judging the entire cruise line. The itinerary is a shirt, budget itinerary, and Nassau is regarded by many as an armpit. It's advantage is its proximity to the US.

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Windjam064 8 years ago

Whew - don't give up on RCI. The Enchantment is an old ship so dropping Royal Caribbean because of that cruise is like saying you'll never buy a Chevy because you had a 20 year old Cavalier. Still, you get what you pay for. The Enchantment has a lower price than others but I suggest spending vacation dollars on a Freedom class or even try the unique Oasis class once. Cruises are what you make of them and a few days on Enchantment (and a stop at Coco) beats any days at work hands down.

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