Ocho Rios, Jamaica - RC Enchantment Day 3

It was sweltering hot. I suppose the residents acclimate. No, we didn't try any of the local food like the Jerk chicken as tempting as it was.


Lamb shank. This was my favorite meal of the cruise. The lamb shank was fork tender, the meat falling off the bones. One thing I don't understand is why people eat lamb with mint jelly. Seriously, it's like eating toothpaste.

Lamb shank where I reside costs a small fortune if I am fortunate to find it. So when I go on these cruises, I very seldom pass on lamb.

At Sea - RC Enchantment Day 2

The Windjammer is show above. It the buffet area where breakfast, lunch, and dinner is self serve.

Breakfast on the ships all tend to be the same. The only difference here was that they served the best smoked salmon so far with no hint of sliminess.

This was food discovery day. While lunch can be eaten at the Windjammer, sit down lunch is also served at My Fair Lady.

Chicken Yakatori with wakame. Surprisingly good.

Strawberry Napoleon


Dinner:

Escargot. The sauce was too frothy.


Duck. I forget exactly the preparation but it was yummy. So far the food is better than on the previous cruise.

Ft Lauderdale, FL - Embark Royal Caribbean (RC) Enchantment Day 1

From Florida, the Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas would take us to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. It sounded as if the majority of the passengers were Spanish speaking and we were in the minority.

The Enchantment is the smallest of the ships we've been on, lacking many of the extras we have come to expect. Notice the central area below.

It may appear large but for a veteran cruiser, this is tiny.

Diane's Restaurant - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nothing else was really nearby and everything seemed closed being Thanksgiving so the choices were go to bed without dinner or dine at Diane's Restaurant next to the Red Carpet Inn.  Talk about captive diners.

It was certainly packed and we had to wait over an hour for a table. The service was pretty dismal and the waitresses didn't appear happy this evening with the constant crowd. We got through the grumpy waitress. Eventually we got our dinners which were passable, especially when the alternative was a hungry belly.

Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport FLL

It's smaller than I thought it would be. We arrived at a time when all the restaurants were closed. I did notice a Chili's Too. It was difficult to judge what else they had seeing that the grilled roll up doors were all down but for the most part it appeared to be typical airport food.