Enchantment of the Seas Review

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First and probably last RCCL cruise

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adixon
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Nov 2014
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
Traveled with children

This was our first RCCL cruise and even though we had an ok time I like Carnival better. Maybe it was the ship but the food was nasty and they didn't have a lot of options other than main dining room, buffet, or the park cafe. We didn't do the Main because we have younger kids and sitting around for 2+ hours for dinner just doesn't work. So if we wanted to eat we had to wait until the buffet opened its doors at 6:30 or go to the cafe. The buffet and the cafe food was terrible, I am not kidding really bad (I am not picky either). Funny this my friend took the same cruise the week before and came back saying how bad the food was and I was like it couldnt be that bad... YES IT IS! The staff was nice and very friendly but we didn't get the personal touches that carnival gives you. Example: turning down the beds, ice every night, putting our wine on ice, etc. I don't know I just expected more and I was disappointed. The entertainment staff was fun, and nice and my Kids liked the Teen and kids club. The actually entertainment on the ship was Ok and thats being nice.

My issues: The first night the never pulled the bunk down, we called twice and nobody ever responded. Finally the 3rd time someone came down while we were gone and pulled the bunk down and threw the bedding on the top and didn’t even make it. I called and complained and asked for someone to come and make the bed, no one ever showed. The I went down to guest services and the representative called and asked them to make the bed. Once again no one showed, I called and talked with the rep again and nobody ever showed again. We finally made the bed ourselves so that our kids could go to bed. The next day the head of the staff came and apologized and that was it! Wow thanks. Not even a free drink or chocolate covered strawberries. NICE.

The kids club has games that kids can win an award, I think this is a bad idea because the kids that don’t win feel bad and think they aren’t good at something. I feel either everyone gets a prize or no one gets a prize… I understand in real life that isn’t how things work but when Im on vacation with my child I don’t want to have to deal with them coming back to the room crying because they think they are losers. This is a vacation!!! I talked to the staff and gave suggestions about this and they wanted to argue with me about my suggestions to give the kids that lose a piece of candy or make up certificates or stickers or whatever…. Stating they have way to many kids blah blah… Hello we pay a lot of money you can afford to have 1 prize for every kid that is on the ship at a time or a bag of candy or little toys…

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