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Royal Caribbean's
Enchantment of the Seas
August 18 - 23, 2003
Cruise Review
by
Cheryl Deitering
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:23:35 -0400
From: "Cheryl Deitering" <deitz@wcoil.com>
Subject: Review
This was our first cruise and we are in love. I read every
review I could find before I ever booked the cruise and decided on Royal
Caribbean. We choose Enchantment because of the iternary.
Enbarkment was very quick and easy. We arrived around 12 noon
and practically walked right on. I had read horror stories of long lines
but that was not the case with us.
Our cabin was an interior and we were very satisfied. When
we first opened the door we thought how small it was but there was alot
of storage and we did not feel crowded at all. The cabin did show a little
wear but for no more time than we spent in there it was fine. It was great
sleeping at night because it was so dark. At first I wasn't sure about
not having a window but than we figured out that one of the tv channels
was a live view of the front of the ship. I would just wake up and
turn on the tv to know what the weather was.
Our first day was in Key West. We really didn't do much there
besides walk around the shops and we stopped and had a drink at Captain
Tony's Saloon. We thought about taking a tour but it was very hot and we
just decided to go back to the ship and sit by the pool.
Day two was Cozumel. We took the Myan Ruins/X-el Ha combination
tour. The ruins were very beautiful and interesting but I would not suggest
going there in the summer months. It was so hot it was hard to enjoy
it. X-el Ha was wonderful but our time was too limited. We snokeled
and by the time we changed our clothes, rented our equipment and got in
the water we had less than an hour to spend. No time to explore the
park. I would like to go back sometime when I could spend the entire
day. The other problem with this tour is that there is alot of travel
time involved. First you have to take a fairy(take your damamine
if you have a tendancy to get sea sick, it was rough) and then a bus and
then back again. You have 4-5 hours of just traveling. I'm
glad we did the tour but the next time we stop in Cozumel we won't leave
the island. It looked like the beaches were beatiful and you hear alot
about the shopping.
Day three was Belize City. If you are getting off the ship in Belize
you need to do a tour. They do not have a dock so you get off the
ship onto a small boat and then go ashore. When you first arrive
it is very nice in tourist village but go a block in any direction and
you will see alot of poverty. My parents did not take a tour and thought
they would just walk around but were very disturbed by the proverty and
begging. We did take a tour and it was wonderful. We went cave tubing.
It was a rather long and bumpy bus ride(the discription said an hour but
it was longer than that). Once you get to the resort(thats what they called
it but I'm not sure why)you can change your clothes and you pick up your
tube and headlamp and off you go into the jungel. It was a rather
long hike but there were not alot of hills so it wasn't bad. When you arrive
at the river you can jump off the cliff or just walk into the water.
We chose to jump but I didn't jump out very far and I did hit bottom.
Once you are in the cave it is awesome. It is a very slow moving
river and it was very beautiful. If you are adventurous this is a wonderful
tour. One thing the ship did not advertise about Belize was that there
is a casino there. We did not have time to go but if you like to
gamble it might be something to do in Belize.
Day four was a sea. We spent the day doing all the activities(the
slot tournament, the blackjack tourament the horse races) and sitting by
the pool.
Our last day was very sad. We enjoyed everything so much and
it was sad to think about going back to the real world.
I tried to write about the things to do more than anything because
when I was trying to decide on shore excursions it was very difficult because
so many of them sounded good and it was hard to decide. The best thing
to do is book your excursions online before you go because the line was
always long at the shore excursions desk.
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