We sailed on The Explorer March 12-19. My husband and have cruised multiple times before and this was the first cruise for our boys 8 & 11. It was a surprise for them. **Beware, this is a lengthy review!**

We flew in to Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday morning and rented a car from Thrifty. We drove to the Miami airport drop off location and they drove us to the pier in the Thrifty shuttle. We were able to see the sights and stop for a bite to eat on the way down. This saved us a ton of money on both the flight ($200 a person) and the transportation to the pier.

We got to the pier around 1:00. When we got to the pier there was a bit of a line. They had just started boarding, they tell us it was because of the virus issues they had the week before. The line moved quickly, and before we knew it, we were on board! Read more