Explorer of the Seas Review

Underwhelmed Adventure

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Kathykins56
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Apr 2010

My boyfriend (age 24) and I (age 22) sailed on the beautiful, Explorer of the Seas on April 10th, 2010. Blame it on the cold weather, stressful situations in NYC morning of embarkation or the handful of rude people we encountered onboard - this cruise left us feeling underwhelmed.

Transportation: We took the 11:59pm Bolt Bus from DC H & 10th >> NYC 34th & 7th arrive Saturday at 4:10am. The stressful situation we encountered was a fight broke out in the first McDonald's we went to. Warm welcome after being there a total of 15 minutes. After 4 hours of sitting around in another McDonald's and some Walgreens shopping for last minute items we preceded to the port around 8am. We took the 33rd street stop PATH train to Hoboken >> NJ Light Trail to 34th street stop which is directly across the street from the port. $8 flat fare cab ride and we were sitting down waiting in the terminal at 9:30am. Total transportation cost for 2 people round trip; $80.00

Cape Liberty: We checked in at 10:30am and assigned a number. The smaller the number the earlier you get on the ship (which we could not wait to do since we hadn't slept since 8am on Friday.) The terminal is open, drinks and cookies are provided, and the staff is friendly. We boarded the 3rd shuttle bus to the ship once the boarding process began. We were onboard at noon.

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