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Explorer of the Seas Review

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BriBooVa
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Apr 2013
Cabin: Owner's Suite

My wife and I booked this cruise as kind of a last minute decision and am I glad that we did. We live in southwestern Virginia and decided to drive to Cape Liberty. The drive took just over 6.5 hours straight up I-81, to I-78. We stayed in Newark near the airport for the night before boarding on Sunday. The hotel had a beautiful view of the New York skyline that my wife and I loved. We could see the Freedom Tower perfectly from our room.

Sunday, we left for the ship about 10:30. Anyone coming from I-78 (Route 78), after you get off and go through the toll, go on 440 to the left. We went right and well, our GPS spent a great deal of time sending us in a circle, but we got a free tour of Bayonne! After listening to my wife gloat that she was right, we managed to find a sign that lead us to the long road to the pier. We pulled up to the tent, got our bags out. It was only mildly busy at this point, which was about 10:50. After dropping off the bags, I went to park the car. Parked right at the pier. Yes, $19 per day is expensive, but the location is so convenient that it was worth it to me. When I walked back to the tents, they began to let people in. We went through the priority security line being suite guests. After making it through with ease, we went into the terminal where we were sent to the left for priority check in. No one was in line and we walked right up to the counter. Check-in took 5 minutes. We walked over and had our picture taken. At that point, boarding began!!! We were on the 2nd bus to the ship.

The ship is still in great shape despite her age and lack of recent dry dock. We got a nice upgrade from Royal Caribbean, we booked a GS and received and OS! The OS was really nice and spacious. It will be forever difficult going back to a regular balcony cabin now. We splurged on this cruise because we didn't have to pay to fly!

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Owner's Suite

Cabin OS

Known as the Curacao Suite. It was a nice cabin on the forward part of the middle hump. Balcony is a little small because space is taken up with extra space in the room. Bathroom was huge. We both tried the jetted tub! Easy access to the room right off the stairway and elevator. Huge couch with chaise lounge, TV that swiveled between the bedroom and living room. Overall, a very nice room.

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