I had heard some stories about long lines and delays boarding in Canaveral at the new terminal, but it seems that they had all the bugs worked out by this cruise. From the time we arrived until we were on board was under 20 minutes. Once on board, we did have to wait for a little while as the health inspectors finished up-Explorer scored a 99. After a quick bite in Windjammer, we went to our cabin, #7322 on the hump. It was clean with a great view. And a pleasant surprise, some complimentary snacks and a small bottle of wine were waiting for us. Maybe because I hit platinum on this cruise?

The warm sunny weather was a nice change from New York, and we took advantage of it as we hit the pool waiting for the muster drill and sail away. Everything went pretty smoothly and we sailed out just about on time.

We had all our dinners in the MDR. The menus were about the same as on previous cruises, all well prepared and served by an efficient, attentive wait staff. Read more