Explorer of the Seas Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
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6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Nov 2014
Cabin: Junior Suite

Bayonne - embarkation. 1 hour queue to get to drop off, 1 hour check in through a large tent, avoid this port for at least 6 months if possible until this shabby facility is updated. Miami/Ft.Lauderdale/Brooklyn/Dubai/ Southanpton are 10 times better. Unacceptable

Orlando - disembarkation. About 45 mins to get off, 15 mins for bags, 3 HOURS to get out of Port Canaveral. Why they have 4 ships and approx 12000 pax arr at the same time is beyond me. Cab driver told me he waited 90mins just to enter the cruise terminal. I think a lot of people missed their connecting flights though, luckily, we were staying in Orlando for a day. Unacceptable

Route: Bayonne, St Maarten, Antigua, St Lucia, Barbados, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba. Weather bad on way down, Capt said worst he'd seen in 40 years. No-one panicked that I saw, I bet the motion sickness tablets were low stock by the end (free on board) then a couple of days of rain showers, otherwise good. No point in only having 4 hours in Aruba, not long enough otherwise good route and some lovely islands.

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