Cruise 2-22-09

Ship—This was our second time on Explorer of the Seas. We were on Explorer last January on a 9 night cruise. This was our first 12 night cruise and it will not be our last. We rode with another couple to the port. The prior cruise coming in was late so there was a long line of cars to get into the port area. We arrived in line around 11:15AM. We were dropped off by 12 noon and we were in the Windjammer by 12:20PM.

We booked an E2 Aft balcony room 7688. Our stateroom attendant was AJ. He was ok. We did not start on the right foot. We were in the library at 1PM since we thought we could get into our room at 1PM. The doors were shut and we were told we would be able to get into our rooms at 1:30PM. At 1:15PM, there was an announcement and the doors were open. We went to our room and AJ told us we were not allowed in yet. We told him there was an announcement and we wanted to put our stuff in the room. He told us we could place our carry on bag in the closet but we could not leave our coats in there even though there was an announcement. I tried to explain to him others would be coming shortly since the doors were open and the announcement was made. He did not allow me to finish and he would not allow us to place our winter coats in the room. We really did not see him again during the entire cruise. The room was great. The balcony was amazing. It had 2 chaise lounges, 2 chairs and a small table. We enjoyed our nap time on the balcony. It was a long walk down the hall from the elevators but the balcony was worth the trip. Read more