Teacherloves2Cruise Posted February 18, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Looking for suggestions on the best bar(s) and bar tender(s) aboard Enchantment. Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen1821 Posted February 18, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Boleros Lounge. J.R. Is the best. So much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacherloves2Cruise Posted February 18, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Do you recall if they offer any cocktail making classes on Enchantment? (3 night, if it matters) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpoole3 Posted February 19, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Desmond in the Diamond Lounge, he has been around more than 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacherloves2Cruise Posted February 19, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Desmond in the Diamond Lounge, he has been around more than 20 years. Ah, mpoole, you assume I am lucky enough to be Diamond. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnative Posted February 19, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The "R Bar". All of the bartenders are highly trained. When we were on the Enchantment in December the bartender for Kate Middleton's bachelorette party was on board for the training of the R Bar mixologists. Our group had 4 different original martinis created by him.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacherloves2Cruise Posted March 6, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The "R Bar". All of the bartenders are highly trained. When we were on the Enchantment in December the bartender for Kate Middleton's bachelorette party was on board for the training of the R Bar mixologists. Our group had 4 different original martinis created by him.:D That is very cool! I plan to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsop Posted March 7, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 7, 2014 The "R Bar". All of the bartenders are highly trained. When we were on the Enchantment in December the bartender for Kate Middleton's bachelorette party was on board for the training of the R Bar mixologists. Our group had 4 different original martinis created by him.:D I'm also a fan of the R Bar. Serious work done there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted March 7, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I don't know how good the pourers are, but I think the Oasis Bar on the pool deck looks really cool, its outside, and is unique because it was added during the stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksawyercruiser Posted March 7, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 7, 2014 One vote for the Schooner. Love the live piano music at night and the bartenders are very personable. Sit at the bar and listen to their tales. Not sure if he's still there but Noel is lovely. One of my all-time favorite intoxicologists. Oh -- they made me a special cocktail while I was there ... a champagne on ice with muddled raspberries. So delicious. I don't think it was on the menu. I did the martini class on our four-night sailing and it was a blast. Highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monn_a Posted March 7, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Desmond is the best...he use to be in the Viking Crown on Sovereign and Monarch...I just got of on Monday (3/3) and he was in the Schooner Bar. This was the first time in years I've seen him out of the Viking. I was expecting to see him in the DL but he said he was placed there (SB) for this rotation. New bar manager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacherloves2Cruise Posted March 7, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted March 7, 2014 One vote for the Schooner. Love the live piano music at night and the bartenders are very personable. Sit at the bar and listen to their tales. Not sure if he's still there but Noel is lovely. One of my all-time favorite intoxicologists. Oh -- they made me a special cocktail while I was there ... a champagne on ice with muddled raspberries. So delicious. I don't think it was on the menu. I did the martini class on our four-night sailing and it was a blast. Highly recommend. I have done martini classes with NCL and loved them. I am on the 3 night though- anyone know if it is offered? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumbaamd Posted March 7, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 7, 2014 The bartenders rotate on a regular basis, so they are familiar with the different locations. They also will work away from the guests (crew bar, theater bar). They also serve on Coco Cay. In addition to Desmond, Vaughan (now on vacation) and Alberto are the best! If you get a chance to meet Bar Manager Vinnie, he's a cool guy and enjoys listening to guests. Rick and Deridra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenashleysmom Posted March 7, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Not sure if the staff went with Enchantment when she left Baltimore, but Schooner bar had my favorites Sharn and "Don Juan". Best bar server was Jefferson aka "Dr Booze" (also Sharns cousin).....time for "vacation medication"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDani226 Posted March 7, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Oooh...tell me more about the Martini Class! KSawyercruiser, I read your review, but it didn't mention it. Entertaining and informative review, though, by the way:) We are also doing 2 nights at Disney both before and after our 4-night EOS cruise in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksawyercruiser Posted March 8, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Oooh...tell me more about the Martini Class! KSawyercruiser, I read your review, but it didn't mention it. Entertaining and informative review, though, by the way:) We are also doing 2 nights at Disney both before and after our 4-night EOS cruise in May. So happy you enjoyed my review! Thank you! The review was from our first Enchantment cruise. We did the martini tasting on our second. It was really fun. I've found that the best places to meet fun people are the cocktail tastings. We've done beer tastings, mixology, wine, cognac and martini on our past cruises. (The exception to meeting fun people was the wine tasting. Kinda snooty ... although it was very informative and the wine was yummy.) Okay, back to the martini tasting. There were about 14 people. It was in the Schooner. The bartender gave great information about the history of martinis and tips on how to make them. We then got to try four different martinis: A gin martini, dirty vodka martini, a fruity martini -- I think strawberry -- and a chocolate martini. He had volunteers come up to demonstrate how to make them. The drinks were served in small martini glasses. Probably half the amount of a normal martini. But a few people didn't show up so we got to drink their martinis, too! :D Interestingly, someone brought their son to this tasting. He was probably about 8 years old. Very well behaved and the bartender allowed him to stay. I had never seen that before. I thought it was odd but it ended up being a non issue. He just sat and read a book. So much fun. And I think it cost $15 per person. I will definitely do it again. Out of all our tasting classes, we enjoyed martinis and mixology the best. Hope that helps! Edited March 8, 2014 by ksawyercruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDani226 Posted March 9, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Very helpful - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpluvsdolphins Posted March 9, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Love Desmond! FYI he loves cashews. Bring him a can and say hello from Terri! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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