Enchantment is in Baltimore - Test cruise Saturday 12/11

[Biker19]

6 hours ago, LorraineP said:

Last time we saw her in one of our port of calls she was a rust bucket outside.

One can assume she had a bit of cleaning during her dry dock recently.

[deliver42]

I've seen the Enchantment on the port cam in FLL and saw no outside rust.

[st5310]

Could I trouble one of you folks aboard to find out who the concierge is or will be in the next few weeks?

[The Grumpus]

14 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

Grumpus, how many are on board for this test cruise?  Is everyone in a balcony cabin?

I was told 325 accepted however it seems to be a little under 300 due to no shows. 

[The Grumpus]

14 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

Grumpus, how many are on board for this test cruise?  Is everyone in a balcony cabin?

Most of us are in the superior balcony cabins.  I met one couple in a oceanview. I also met 5 couple who have a JS and 1 in a GS. 

[The Grumpus]

10 hours ago, Biker19 said:

One can assume she had a bit of cleaning during her dry dock recently.

The ship looks good. They have done a lot of painting. There does seem to be an issue with the water. Seems the ship hasn’t been flushed out in some time.  There’s also an issue with all the pools. They were all green as grass yesterday.  Maintenance has been working on them all day today.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

20 hours ago, The Grumpus said:

Bobby. He said he was at one time the CD on Enchantment before the pandemic 

Do you know Bobby's last name?

[The Grumpus]

1 hour ago, Cru1s1ng2009 said:

Do you know Bobby's last name?

Broughton

[The Grumpus]

The concierge is Francisco Luna

[The Grumpus]

Jayson Santos is the D lounge C

[BillOh]

On 12/12/2021 at 6:02 AM, Biker19 said:

One can assume she had a bit of cleaning during her dry dock recently.

Someone in my roll call did publish a pic of her new paint job while in Cadiz back in October I think it was. 

[SRF]

YEAH.

 

I drove out of the tunnel the other day and THERE SHE WAS. 

 

A GREAT feeling to see a cruise ship in the port.

 

But I do wish I had gotten an invite to the simulation cruise. 😞

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Anyone onboard have any updates on how it is going? TIA

 

[CFIGuy]

Feel free to let me know what questions you may have. I personally think things are going fairly well. They have had some occasional closures in the solarium, and the second outdoor pool has been under renovation. Coco Cay today was surreal with 280 cruise passengers. The water park was complimentary. Coco Beach Club was $34 I believe and overwater cabanas $400. Only other thing of note is that some stock in the shop was significantly discounted to make room for new product.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

12 minutes ago, CFIGuy said:

Feel free to let me know what questions you may have. I personally think things are going fairly well. They have had some occasional closures in the solarium, and the second outdoor pool has been under renovation. Coco Cay today was surreal with 280 cruise passengers. The water park was complimentary. Coco Beach Club was $34 I believe and overwater cabanas $400. Only other thing of note is that some stock in the shop was significantly discounted to make room for new product.

OMG I cant wait to get on her!! I love a good sale. save me something. 

[emeraldcity]

Here's the shot I got of Enchantment from my boardwalk balcony on December 5th as the Allure was leaving Ft. Lauderdale.

 

[shipgeeks]

Two questions:

What is Enchantment doing for the days between this test cruise, and the start of the "real" cruises on December 23?

Any emotional moments, being back onboard?  (Yeah, I know, some of you have had previous recent cruises, so no big deal.  Anyone back for the first time?  I'm getting teary just thinking ahead to February!)

[OnTheJourney]

On 12/10/2021 at 12:24 PM, DragonOfTheSeas said:

We are going on her in March.

So are we. What sort of "test cruise" is this? Has the Enchantment been doing any cruises recently? I really haven't had time to keep updated on most of what's going on with the cruise lines. 

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, OnTheJourney said:

. What sort of "test cruise" is this? Has the Enchantment been doing any cruises recently?

RCI has been following CDC recommendations for simulated cruises before putting a ship back in service. She doesn’t start revenue sailings till 12/23. 

[OnTheJourney]

On 12/12/2021 at 6:02 AM, Biker19 said:

during her dry dock recently.

Ah...so she has been in dry dock....for how long? Refurbishment? 

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, OnTheJourney said:

Ah...so she has been in dry dock....for how long? Refurbishment? 

Routine dry dock a couple of months ago. 

[wolfcathorse]

On 12/12/2021 at 8:37 PM, The Grumpus said:

Jayson Santos is the D lounge C

and who is the captain?

[andy2032]

Any good bands or evening music in the lounges? Thank you in advance. 

[The Grumpus]

On 12/15/2021 at 11:22 AM, wolfcathorse said:

and who is the captain?

Sorry I’m blanking. He’s kind of quiet. Is there a Captain Daniel?  That’s the name that comes to mind. I’ll try to find out before I disembark tomorrow. 

[zebra36]

On 12/15/2021 at 11:14 AM, Biker19 said:

RCI has been following CDC recommendations for simulated cruises before putting a ship back in service. She doesn’t start revenue sailings till 12/23. 

Not sure if there is a scale up of passenger occupancy under those guidelines but going from around 300 passengers on the simulation cruise to close to 2,000( heard 80% capacity from some staff on board)  on the first revenue cruise seems like a large jump.