We aren't those lucky cruisers who generally take several cruises a year. In our mid-fifties we are still many years from retirement. We hadn't cruised in more than 4 years when we were on the Solstice in February. It was a stunningly lovely ship, we had a great time, and somehow we found ourselves looking for another cruise in April. We chose the Enchantment mainly on a great repositioning price point, with an itinerary that was all new ports of call for us. We were a bit concerned that an older ship would seem dated and worn out after being on the 2 month old Solstice.
We flew directly to Panama City the day of the cruise, so we had no opportunity to explore Panama. We hopped on the Royal Caribbean bus (after a bit of boarding confusion) and took the long bus ride (about 2 hours) to Colon. Despite all the travel (Boston to Miami, Miami to Panama City, Panama City to Colon) we were quickly on the ship, no later than 4. We were delighted with our room, a balcony in the very front of deck 7. It was clean, tons of shelves and drawers for storage, lots of hanging space. The bathroom is of course tiny, but the adjustable hand held shower head helps, and the shelves in the medicine chest area held a lot. Our stateroom attendant, Hazel, was the finest we have encountered in our 13 cruises. We were never without the proper towels, she always did our room while we were at breakfast or dinner, any request or question was taken care of with the warmest smile and excellent conversational English, as well.Plus she seems to really enjoy making those towel animals - or at least enjoyed our amusement! The bed was very comfortable with excellent quality sheets.
The ship in general was very well cared for. We especially loved all the windows and light in the Centrum area, and the pool deck, with its 2005 stretching, is just vast! With over 2000 aboard we never had to fight for a deck chair near the pool. (Not so on the Solstice, by the way, which is shy on pool deck space.)
Well maintained, small bathroom, quiet at the end of the corridor, not too far from the stairs, easy access to pool deck, Windjammer, and the dining room.