ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORER OF THE SEAS Western Caribbean Cruise Aug. 14 - 21, 2005 By Mary & Vincent Finelli
For us the perfect Caribbean cruise consist of the following: Having lazy sea days cruising over sparkling calm turquoise waters; spending active times in sun drenched exotic ports; and gazing at a distant moon in a star studded sky. We love to cruise when there is a full moon and on August 14th it was close to full. We had the amazing star studded nights, incredibly pleasant seas and on the first night there was way off in the distance a spectacular lightning show so far away, there was no audio, only video of fantastic glowing and flashing lights in the clouds.
Every evening we saw Venus and Jupiter so very bright in the sky. Since this was our third trip on the Explorer of the Seas, we won't describe the ship in specific terms (see our previous reviews for details). Instead this review will concentrate on life onboard.