Enchanted Princess in Tortola, BVI
On a 20-day cruise on Enchanted Princess, which consisted of two 10-day back-to-back cruises, we spent the first half in a standard balcony cabin and the second in a mini suite. I’m very glad it wasn’t the other way around. The balcony cabin seemed sufficient while we were in it, but if we’d moved there after spending time in the far more spacious mini-suite it would have felt tiny.
standard balcony cabin C202
As balcony cabins on cruise ships go, the standard ones on Enchanted Princess are on the small side compared to the size of balcony cabins on some other cruise ships. On many ships balcony cabins have at least a small couch and a little table, but this one had neither. It had one chair at a desk, but no additional seating in the room. Deluxe balcony cabins on this ship have a small couch in place of the desk so they gain a place to sit, but they lose the 3 drawers the desk has for storage.
large open closet and small closet with door
The entry area of the room is a small hallway with the bathroom on the left. Some rooms are mirror image of the one we had so it could be on the right. Once you pass the wall to the bathroom the area opens up into a little alcove with the door to the bathroom on one side, a large open closet opposite that, and a small closet with a door on the end. Beyond that is the main room, which consists of the bed which can be set as one or two, two nightstands, a desk, and a little counter with a small refrigerator in a cupboard underneath and 3 open shelves on the side.
corner unit has a refrigerator and some shelves
There is plenty of storage space in the room for two people. Each nightstand has 2 drawers and there are shelves in the enclosed closet as well as one above the hanging bar in the open closet. The open closet is quite spacious. There are also 3 drawers in the desk. There is space enough under the beds for suitcase storage.
bathroom
The bathroom has 3 small shelves in one corner by the sink, and one long shelf below the sink. The shower has a small clothesline you can pull across. There’s two hooks on the inside of the bathroom door and one hook by the door to the room for hanging things, but we increase our hanging space in the cabin with magnetic hooks.
artwork above the bed
Artwork in the room consisted of one picture above the bed. Bathrobes were not included in the cabin when checking in, but were brought upon request. You can also have ice brought daily on request, and choose whether you want one or two daily cleanings. The steward put the ice bucket in the refrigerator. We had not seen stewards do that before, but it was a good idea because the ice lasted much longer that way. The closet has hangers, but if there are not enough you can request more from the steward. If you send anything out for the crew to wash it comes back with additional hangers, but this ship has self-serve launderettes so you can save a lot of money by washing your own clothes.
random door pad
Outside the door there’s a little computer pad that displays the first names of the cabin occupants along with their loyalty status in the form of a tiny picture of a medallion in the color of the occupant’s medallion. The pads also have dots that light up with a touch for privacy or room cleaning. When you approach the room it senses your medallion. The door unlocks automatically and the pad welcomes you to the room. It actually says welcome with your name and photo. The bit that says touch medallion is there in case the automatic unlock doesn’t work so you can unlock the door by placing your medallion where it shows.
medallion in a waterproof bracelet
Princess uses wearable medallions instead of the key cards used by most cruise lines. These are especially handy if you get a waterproof bracelet to put them in rather than hanging them around your neck as they come standard. Bracelets and other medallion holder options are available onboard or from Princess pre-cruise, but you can get the waterproof bracelets cheaper on Amazon. (The one in the photo is an Amazon bracelet.)
bathroom products
In the cabin bathroom there are jars of liquid hand soap and hand lotion by the sink. The shower has shower gel and a shampoo/conditioner combo. They at least did not combine all 3, but since there was not separate shampoo and conditioner I was glad that I had brought my own. The lotion was a nice addition since not all cruise lines provide that anymore.
cabin TV with the safety video
The mattress was quite comfortable. There is a TV on the wall opposite the bed. It has options for different TV shows and movies you can choose from as well as a bow cam channel and options for other info. On boarding day you can watch the required safety video either there or in the app on your phone.
balcony on Enchanted Princess
The small balcony is furnished with 2 chairs and a tiny table. The backs of the chairs have several settings for somewhat of a recline, but there are no footstools to stretch your feet out on. The balcony railing is pretty close though. There were extended balcony cabins below our room. Their balconies went out farther than ours so we could look down on the outer part of them. Their chairs did include footstools, and their balconies had plenty of space to use them.
view of ships docked in Fort Lauderdale and the extended balconies below our cabin
Our cabin was near the bow so we saw lots of flying fish whenever the ship passed through areas where they were while we were out on the balcony. Sometimes there were birds circling around the ship going after flying fish that the ship scared up out of the water. Mostly frigates, but sometimes other kinds.
for the steward at the end of the cruise
At the end of the cruise we left a little something extra for our steward along with his tip – a towel turtle and a big sparkly duck. The stewards did not make any towel animals on this cruise.
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