Explorer OTS repo from NJ to Port Canaveral – Nov 1 to 15, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014 – Travel day
Good morning everyone. It is 6:40am on October 31, 2014. I am through security at LAX and I am waiting for a 9:10 flight. If all goes well, in about 10 ½ hours I should be landing in Newark. So, as I listen to muffled announcements (that I think are being made in English) regarding the boarding of flights, I thought I would tell you a little about myself.
This is a standard category E2 balcony cabin on the port side of the ship and mid ship forward of the hump. So there is a clear view forward and only a slightly obstructed view aft. Being pretty much in the middle, it is about equal distance between the two sets of elevators. The light switch for the bathroom is outside the bathroom near the hinge side of the door. Most people are used to the light switch being inside the bathroom. If the switch was right next to the latch side of the door it would be easy to reach from inside of the bathroom. However, because of its location, one has to exit the bathroom to reach the light switch. The balcony is inside the structure of the ship, thus it is completely surrounded by steel. It does not have the open are feeling that one gets when the balcony is outside the structure of the ship, such as on the Navigator OTS and the Mariner OTS.