Royal Carribian should not support cruel carriage horse industry by traveling to Bahamas

Item: Enchantment of the Seas
Rating: 1
Author: Tammygibson

Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Tammygibson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

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Bahamas

Sail date: September 05, 2016

Ship: Enchantment of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7048

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was great all except for the stop in the Bahamas - The first thing I witnessed was a skinny horse in 100 degree heat pulling a carriage full of people in the hot road - in bumper to bumper traffic - it was so hot I thought the horse was going to faint and the driver just kept whipping her...I was quite distressed seeing this - It was the first time I witnessed such cruelty. I will never cruise with any ship again that supports the Bahamas until they ban this cruel industry and switch to human peddled covered carts instead.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Amazing sunsets and sunrise views from our balcony.

Ship tip

I would say please do not cruise with ANY ship that is stopping in the Bahamas and supporting the cruel carriage horse industry.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Very cruel treatment of horses - forced to pull carts in extreme heat on busy streets - I watched the drivers whip the horses and I was traumatized. The island in general was a ghetto. This experience ruined the trip for me - It was a haunting image the rest of the cruise. None of the ships should not stop there until this industry is banned.

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Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5

Key West

5 out of 5

7 Comments

newtraveler 8 years ago

Better to live in a bubble.

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ramja 8 years ago

Smh. Trash an entire cruise because you saw something in port that was totally out of their control. 😞

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virginislandgirl 8 years ago

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ljh180 8 years ago

And switch to human peddled carts? Don't you think the 100 degree temps would effect the humans peddling a carriage full of people as well??!

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ljh180 8 years ago

So the cruise was great but you give it one star??? You should rate the cruise and the Bahamas separately. According to what you posted the Bahamas should have received one star, not the cruise.

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JusMe 8 years ago

This is not fair to all the hard working people on the ship or the cruise line. Why not also boycott all auto manufacturers that sell cars in that country ??? Its about the same as cruise lines that go to the country. What about the horse drawn carriages in NYC in summer ?

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twangster 8 years ago

Why does this ship rate one star for a bad experience in a port beyond the cruise line's control. People fly to the Bahamas too, and did for many years before cruising became popular. Rate the ship please, which you said was great.

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