MommieMara

You're not kidding! I took the water temperature while on the island this past Thursday. 72 degrees. Too cold to swim for me.

Yup I was there Thursday. Front of the island the wind was BAD. Went around back by south beach and it was much better. My husband still managed a sun burn though lol

I used a badge holder on a retractable cable. Clipped it where ever it was convenient to my outfit. Stuck a few singles in it for tipping at the bar. I found that much less intrusive than a lanyard which I typically wear for work.

Having just been there I hope warmer weather for you. I can tell you that we found it very cool and windy while on the island. Not many people swimming. No one floating on mats the water is not warm enough to just lay in it right now. People renting wet suits lasted longer in the water. Shade was not something I looked for because it was cold in the shade. We were looking for sunny spots and I wore a wind breaker the majority of the time we were on the island.

Drank one 4 days ago on Enchantment :)

Do you remember how much they charged you for the drink package on your last day?

I was charged $49 plus 18% which was not mentioned and was in the fine print so I am rather annoyed about that. When the gentleman wrote my total he wrote $49 but when I got my statement it has the 18%

Side notes from a new cruiser

Drink package was offered till the end. We bought one on the last day and used it at coco kay.

Can't bring shells back from coco kay, if that's posted anywhere I missed it. Sad about that one.

We brought a checked bag with a 12 pack of water bottles and 6 pack of mt dew, no issues, it was delivered to our room.

Walk to the south beach or further at coco kay. If you stay near the food it's crazy busy and windy.

It was quite chilly for our trip, bring a good jacket.

Lesson learned in line at guest services lol. Don't pack everything while in your pj's and put your bag out for the porter the night before you disembark. Woman at guest services trying to track down her friends bag so the friend didn't have to disembark in her pink nightgown since she forgot to set aside clothes lmao.

Sorry to hear that you did not feel well this morning. Hopefully you two had a great day at Sea. I am planning to head out to Nassau to walk around. There is the queens staircase and a pirate museum close to port. Hopefully you will have a better evening today.

 

Very nice evening, got all dressed up for dinner, got lovely pictures. Then changed and had seats for t and center on deck 4 for the disco party. I may have drank to much and been dancing while hu by laughed. We to hit the comedy show. Now to bed for fun tomorrow :)

We are sailing on her next Friday! I know that I have seen that they will allow kids in the Solarium if the weather is poor. Do you know if they have allowed kids in there during this cold spell?

 

And, is that pool any warmer since it is indoors?

I have seen quite a few kids in there and not seen anyone asked them to leave. Pool in there is not very warm though.

In true small world form my husband and I were at the next table at Chops last night from Ander. I'm sensitive to motion so I was a bit green this morning. Took a Bonni and feel better now. Just got an email that our scuba was canceled for tomorrow in Nassau with Stewart's cove due to weather conditions :( very sad now. Also wondering what that means for the weather.

Sad as it is, going back is probably best. They can repair things, check for more serious damage before the next cruise. Better that cosmetic patches. There is probably a lot of expensive stuff that needs to be checked. I hope they help people find hotels if they have to debark. I also wonder if they are wiping tabs on this cruise for drinks and such. I hope the trip home is safe for them. It's very calm here at Port Canaveral but weather calls for high winds tomorrow. We are on Enchantment and high wind advisory for the Bahamas tomorrow so hoping we are not In for a bumpy ride tomorrow. I admit hearing about Anthem has made me nervous

So they are not coming in to port Canaveral today? We are sitting on Enchantment and I was hoping we would get to see her come in before we leave.

Sitting here waiting to board as well :)

We are here for Enchantment today. Winds were horrible yesterday. Really bad seas. So that might be why. Looks like poor Anthem will be limping in at some point.

We are at Port Canaveral leaving on Enchantment this morning. I was saying yesterday how I was glad we were not sailing that day. Seas were rough here and it was so windy. I hope every one on board is ok. What time is it due in? Sounds like we might see her limp in before we leave.

Interesting, neither of those links reflect the change. It better not change again, we now are booked to snuba with Stewart's Cove

I pulled up my documents and see they reflex the change I find it very frustrating that I did not get an email or any kind of notification that they changed it. Had I not seen it here I might not have known till we got to the boat.

I haven't gotten that yet but we are on that sailing. This changes things for us. We wanted to do snuba with a private company but the noon arrival meant we couldn't. This change to an earlier arrival means we could now do it. Shoot, swim with dolphins or snuba, choices choices lol

In reading reviews I read a lot of complaints about certain locations on deck 8 due to noise from the pool deck and moving chairs an stuff. I'd look at what's above your room on deck 8

My husband was wanting to try some fishing. I'm eating conflicting info on if you can fish oil the island. Thanks

Anytime you purchase something on-line for your cruise you will have to pay for it by credit card. If you wait and purchase it once on board, it will be added to your SeaPass Account and any OBC that you have will offset the charges.

 

OBC usually appears by 4PM on Day 2. Enjoy your cruise.

Wait, My OBC will not be available to me on day one when I board? I wanted to use it to book Chops and an excursion. Can I call to book those and use it or does it all have to wait till we are on board. I'm only on a 4 day cruise so if it doesn't show up till basically half way through the cruise I'll be pissed.

So we will be cruising to the Bahamas stopping in Nassau on Feb 9th. My husband loves to fish and was interested in fishing charters. Anyone tried one? If so how was it? Can you recommend it? Thanks

I heard on the 4 night sailings they had offered a one day drink package for the sea day. Unlimited for $69.95 or $79.95.....

Yes I heard this report as well. I was hoping they would have the 10 drink card since I'm a light drinker but have not heard any reports of that one on the cruise yet. We sail the 8th so I have my fingers crossed.

I would request a foam topper from special needs ASAP. From the website:

"For more information call our Access Department at (866) 592-7225 (voice), fax (954) 628-9622, send an e-mail to special_needs@rccl.com, or have your local travel agent or International Representative contact us."

Thanks, I called and they are going to get us a topper. Will that help pretty decently?

Hello, we sail on Enchantment on Feb 8th. We have a balcony state room booked and I'm wondering how hard the beds are. My husband is a disabled vet with a steel rod and screws in one leg from an injury sustained during his service. Hard beds are very uncomfortable for him as a result. So much so I'm trying to decide if I should try and cram a memoryfoam topper in a suitcase or if asking for the egg crate things would be enough. Anyone sail recently have any thoughts on the beds? Thanks

Getting ready to take my first cruise with Royal and these drink prices like this have me wondering if this will be my only one :(