Continuing our theory of “if the kids are out of school, we might as well all be on vacation,” as well as a newfound affinity for Princess, we took a 10-day “Eastern Voyager” sailing on Enchanted Princess over the Ontario March (“mid-winter”) break.
We loved the increased time onboard compared to our previous 7-day sailings and the extra days gave us a good opportunity to relax. Our kids were occasionally able to stay up later and take advantage of the evening kids club sessions, so Kayla and I saw a couple shows and even went for dinner by ourselves once. Service, food and beverages on this trip ranged from great to outstanding.
I was very pleased with the layout of our mini-suite for four people, but there were some downsides to its starboard-aft location on deck 8. Some other negatives (with this cruise still being a 9/10) include a technical glitch with our cabin door, casino smoke, pool maintenance issues, fruit fly presence, and a few limitations compared to to Sun Princess.
As is usual for these reviews, I won’t be writing about the ports; unfortunately, we missed Princess Cays where we had splurged on a bungalow as our main “beach day”, and replacement options weren’t appealing. If you’re here for the ship or just general travel ramblings – as well as a newly updated focus on Sphere versus Royal-class ships – let’s get into it.
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