@Rimmit, just wanted to see if the final 3 sea days, plus your final analysis of how the ship compares to Royal, will be coming out some time in the near future. I know you and your wife both have day jobs, and with it being the holidays that just adds to the workload; but I just realized it's been almost a month now since the last update and, well, I kind of feel like the story was left on a bit of a cliffhanger. ?
I recommend everyone keep a very close eye on the prices they are paying today with these BLACK FRIDAY sale banners.
Looks like Royal created artificial inflated prices to lower them for this sale. Example on my cruise planner the ultimate dining package is 152 and it says this is 25% off per guest.
Normal price has always been 168 so if their math is correct the normal price they set today just to discount is 190 per person.
Same thing with the Deluxe Beverage package being b1g1 50% they created an artificial price to put this sale on.
Day 9 - Part 2
After a long day, we decided to take advantage of the complimentary room service, as well as being able to order from the MDR menu.
Food was ok. Part of it was due to coming from room service, the other was a little lack of flavor. I didn't get butter or sour cream with my potato. I guess that's my fault for not ordering it.
The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful, as we are all starting to get a little vacay'd out... 2 weeks seemed like a good idea before hand...
Day 9 - Embarkation Day #2
We were able to get into our hotel room yesterday pretty early, and get started on laundry. After V took a nap, we went to the hotel restaurant for dinner. I would skip this if I were to stay there again. Then we spent a little time in the pool, then back to pack and go to bed. This morning, we got up and went back to Southern Charm Cafe for breakfast. This quickly became a family favorite. It is very tasty food, and the servers are all great.
We got a "late" start to the port, arriving at the rental car return around 10:15. We were at the port around 10:30, and there was no line for security. Much different from Oasis, and more similar to Majesty last year. The port staff were a little rude, maybe they had a case of the Mondays. They were already boarding when we checked in, so we went straight onto the ship. We were playing ping-pong by 10:45.
Part of the pool deck was being refinished, so they had it partially closed. We went to Windjammer for lunch, and it was pretty tasty. The rest of the day has been relatively uneventful. We love the grand suite. Lots of room. Overall, Enchantment definitely seems tired, and not as well taken care of as Majesty even was.
We did head to NextCruise after Muster drill. We now have a 2BR ATS booked on Oasis in Feb 2020. We're also looking to upgrade Anthem to a Grand Loft suite, as we found out we're having to cancel the Mariner GC due to scheduling with our new business opening.
While we were at NextCruise, V passed out on Abby. She had been getting cranky. She napped in the Centrum for about 1.5 hours. Then we headed back up to the room, and are currently taking advantage of the free room service, and room service from the MDR.
A reminder that this is not, in fact, Oasis of the Seas, but a great view of the Ocean from the bar.
