Explorer of the Seas Review

Explorer in March with Summer Weather

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Merv692
6-10 Cruises • Age 2020s

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Sail Date: Mar 2012
Cabin: Grand Suite

Let me start by introducing myself. My Name is Don and my wife is Cathy. We live in Claymont, Delaware and are in our mid-forties. This was our fourth time on the Explorer of the Seas. I booked this trip while on board the Adventure of the Seas February 2011. I received a $150 on board credit for doing this.

I booked a Grand Suite for this trip. This was the first time we have been in a Grand Suite. We usually book Junior Suites.

We left our house in Delaware around 11 AM and arrived at Cape Liberty around 1 PM. This seemed like a good time. We have arrived earlier on previous trips and ran into lines trying to unload the luggage from your car. It seems as though most people like to arrive early. This clogs things up with the people still getting off the ship from the previous cruise. Anyway, we unloaded and parked for the $19 a day fee. That seemed excessive but what are you going to do. Once inside there were two lines, one for suite guest and one for non-suite guest. We went in the suite guest line and were behind a large family and a ton of kids with strollers and other kids gear. The non-suite line moved faster. This was just a condition of circumstance. Once through there we entered the suite check in and we were processed there very quickly. Off to the pictures, shuttle bus and aboard we went. We were on board by 1:30 and our cabin was ready. We went right there and unloaded our carry-ons and explored our suite. It was very nice and in good shape. The wife liked the bathroom with 2 sinks. There was plenty of storage, a wide balcony with a lounger on it and a table with two chairs. It also had a DVD player and surround sound system with a flat screen TV. We read the book left on the coffee table about the suite perks you receive while on board. We went down to the Promenade and got a quick bite to eat prior to our muster drill and read the daily compass. After Muster we returned to our cabin and our luggage began to arrive. One thing we did on this cruise is packed a soft sided cooler. We also brought some soda and a case of water. We placed luggage tags on the soda and water and they were delivered right to our room. I asked our steward to fill our cooler daily with ice. The refrigerators on the ship do not work very well. The cooler was a good idea.

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Grand Suite

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Grand Suite 1288 The cabin is great. However for only two people a junior suite is ebough room for us.

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