First Time cruiser: My girlfriend and I travelled on May 9th, 04 on the Explorer of the Seas. I used this site to research my own vacation and thought it would be great if I could assist someone in researching their vacation. I'm 26 and my girlfriend is 24, the following is a review based solely on our experience on the explorer of the seas.

Embarkation: We arrived at the airport in Fort Lauderdale. Our agent from Air Transat met us and gave directions. From the Airport we took prepaid transportation to the pier in Miami. The transfer was $85.00 and I overheard someone asking how much it would cost to get to the pier and the person said $35.00. In any event I would still recommend organizing the transfer with your agent. The drive to the pier was about 30min. When we first saw our ship from the street I must confirm I was impressed. It sat beside a the Carnival Victory ship and although the Victory was nice, we're talking about comparing a porsche to a chevy. We waited in line for about 20 minutes. Lines moved very well. Arrived about 1:00pm and boarded about 1:30pm. NOTE: you will have to leave your passport with them at the front desk and you will be asked to give a credit card for your purchases on board.

CABIN: Cabin was nice, we had 2 large windows in our room. Our room overlooked the front of the boat. It was nice to look out when you arrived at each port every morning. The room was standard, double bed, small bathroom, couch, TV etc. the basics. It was clean and tidy when we arrived. Read more