We had breakfast and disembarked around 9:30 AM in Colon. It's a rough city. Our cab driver took us out of town and told us repeatedly in his broken English that we were going through the ghetto and gesturing with his hand about guns and gangs going pop, pop, pop.
The trip was a brief respite from the real world although the excursions into the poorer areas often reminded us of how blessed we were. The cruise was decent as you would expect them to be but they seem to be losing their magic.
Royal Caribbean seemed to be running lean. When we engaged in a trivia contest, the winning prize was a key chain. Nonetheless, food was plentiful and much of it good. The one meal that still sticks out in my mind is the lamb shank. The Enchantment has one pay restaurant, a chop house, and no others. To a foodie, the limited options was a disappointment.
The Enchantment was small compared to other ships we've been on. The entertainment was decent and what comes to mind is the guitar player who did a version of the Scottish bagpipes on his electric guitar. The Ship's female dancers looked large on stage. Speaking of females, there was a passenger who seemed to relish showing off more of her body than most. It was the first time I'd seen someone wear a thong in public. Maybe I live too sheltered of a life...Service was good to slightly above good. The toilet in these ships always stink and this one was no exception. I wonder if there's some backwash. If there was a exhaust fan, it wasn't working. The bathroom would always be steamy even with the shortest shower. The room was missing a set of curtains separating the beds from the TV and couch area.
And so it ends another cruise. The taxi driver was taking us to Panama City. It would be about a 2 hour drive.
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