Explorer of the Seas Review

Explorer of the Seas - Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
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Javadelcamp
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2007
Cabin: Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

My husband and I sailed on the April 29-May 4 Explorer of the Seas trip to the Western Caribbean. WHAT A CRUISE! We have previously sailed Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Princess, and decided that Royal Caribbean has been our favorite so far so we would try her again. What can we say? From now on we'll be "Loyal to Royal"!

We booked a "Hot Deal" through RCCL's website approximately 6 weeks before the cruise, which no other agency or website could beat. We originally booked an Oceanview Guarantee stateroom, but within a few days we noticed that there was a Balcony Guarantee advertised on the RCCL site for just $20 more per person. I called RCCL to inquire about it (even though when I called the deal wasn't being advertised anymore) and was cheerfully informed by the representative that we were welcome to take advantage of it. So for $40 total we upgraded, and within 24 hours had our stateroom assigned. We were so thrilled when we realized that we had been placed in the category just below the suite level!

We flew from Denver to Fort Lauderdale the morning of our cruise (thank goodness there was no bad weather! it was a crapshoot but I had to work on Saturday so we couldn't leave early). Our flight got in at about 1:15 p.m., and we had pre-purchased the 2:00 transfer from the airport. All of the remaining passengers who booked the transportation were in by 1:30, so we boarded the bus and were off to the pier by 1:45. It took about 30 minutes from airport to pier. Since we only brought carry-on and had filled out the Sail and Sign paperwork we simply walked into the terminal, stood in a VERY short line, and within 15 minutes were on the ship. We went straight to the dining room to request a table for 2, and the next day were informed that we had gotten our table for 2 (how romantic!).

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Superior Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D2
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