Explorer of the Seas Review
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Despite the negative tone of this review we enjoyed our much needed vacation and we were generally happy with Royal Caribbean. The Itinerary was very nice and included lots of cruising days. But we were disappointed that Royal Caribbean was not as good as we remembered on our earlier cruises with them.
We chose Cape Liberty because we could drive rather than fly. Nice idea but getting to the ship was a traffic nightmare with almost 2 hours sitting in traffic at the pier. Getting off was even worse. We waited in the pier tent more than an hour while our shuttle was stick in traffic.
We could not get first seating so we chose My Time Dining. Turned out we had a nice table with the same nice folks for the entire cruise. Good thing because the Windjammer for dinner had poor selections and awful hours. Dinner selections in the dining room were OK but not spectacular as in the past.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Balcony
The location was excellent. Right next to the stairs and elevator. Must have excellent insulation because when the door was closed it was very quiet and no noise from the elevator or loud promenade area. The balcony was not very useful but the large window was very nice. Great view of the sunrise or sunset. The room thermostat actually worked.