stampman79

The Seattle's Best Coffee shop on Monarch of the Seas had complimentary pastries. It's another option foe a shipboard snack that wasn't listed on the Compass.

Attach the pre-cruise luggage tag to one of your bags even if your aren't checking anything. The color of the tag lets the staff know you are a repeat cruiser. When I boarded with my group they sent all of us to the priority check-in line even though some of us were not previous guests because part of our group had the gold member luggage tags. It saved a lot of time waiting in line.

If your itinerary includes a stop at Coco Cay and you are traveling with someone that needs a wheelchair, they have special wheelchairs with wide tires for pushing through sand available on the island.

The steak cookout by the pool on the Enchanted Isle as we were leaving Grand Cayman. This was a nice touch because we left in the late afternoon and I had just been swimming with the stingrays. The steaks were pretty good and I could sit on the deck in my swimsuit and T-shirt and have a steak dinner without having to rush back to clean up for the dining room. It made for a more relaxed evening. This was apparently that first time that the line had tried this, and I gave high praise to this idea on my post cruise comment form. This was only a 700 passenger ship so it would be hard to do on a newer mega ship.

Anyone cruise on the MArch 1999 and 2000 (I think?) Enchanted Isle when the celtic bands were playing? It was a great time! I miss that ship!

Yes, I was on in March 2000, and I remember those bands. They played some good music. The only name I can remember was one called Six Mile Bridge. It was a fun cruise, and the weather was perfect. The ship was not as fancy as the others I've been on, but it was a good value for the price we paid. Getting to see the parades in New Orleans for Carnival before the cruise was fun too. I'm glad I got to see New Orleans before Katrina. Overall, that was a good trip. I was sorry to read that the ship was scrapped.