This was our 5th RCCL cruise and first time on the Explorer.

There were five of us; me, my husband, our two sons, ages 17 & 20 and their 17 year old friend.

Embarkation: We took a car service from NYC to Cape Liberty which took around 20 minutes and arrived around 10:30am to a massive amount of people exiting and arriving at the port. At first it seemed very chaotic but once we found a porter to take our luggage, the process went more smoothly inside. Hopefully, when this port is renovated, they will eliminate the shuttle bus to and back from the ship. We were on the ship before noon. Read more