“Live” review of Explorer to ABC islands

[Deeliteful]

Day 8

our last day! Well it has been a great cruise and have met lovely people, eaten and drunk too much, enjoyed the islands, super staff and made a profit even after paying my on board bill.

Can’t say fairer than that!

Today went really quickly, played in the casino again, didn’t cash in the tournament but made some money at poker later.

Breakfast in my room, lunch in MDR, excellent.

Unfortunately tonight’s main course was the worst I have had all cruise, should have stuck to fish 😱

I went for prime rib, it was very fatty and I sent it back but second plate was just as bad.

Such a shame as foid has been really good throughout. Everyone else loved their food tonight so that was good.

Pics below.

Disembarkation was not great - long lines, long way to walk and the luggage situation wasn’t great. Usually they are put in order with your disembark number but here was like an airport on a carousel and took a lot longer to find.

I had booked a RCI tour including airport drop off. The tour included an airboat ride in the Everglades - Sawgrass Recreation Park.

I have done 4 airboat rides in the Everglades, mainly near Orlando, and this was not good at all. No birds anywhere, two spots of alligators, tour guide loved the sound of his own voice and rarely drew breath and I was very disappointed overall!

Shame to end such a great cruise on a bum note but it is what it is.

Happy cruising to everyone. You will enjoy the Explorer even more after her spruce up I’m sure.

My next cruise is on P&O Iona to the Norwegian Fjords on June 10th.

Part of the parade! Bonkers!

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[Kathscof]

1 hour ago, Deeliteful said:

 

First night on my cruise in May (my first cruise ever!) I ordered the prime rib and it was sooooo fatty and barely looked like prime rib.....maybe they just have prime rib problems haha

[voyager70]

@Deeliteful thanks for your honest and thoughtful review and wonderful pics. As I wrote earlier we’re on this same cruise in April and this has been very helpful and gotten us more exited! Glad you’ve made it back to UK safely.

 

[luvcruzing]

Thank you for taking time out of your cruise to do the the review.  I enjoyed following along.  And, congratulations on your casino winnings. That never happens to me.  

[moposh]

Well, that's too bad about the Everglades excursion as I have booked it.  I will keep it since my daughter is looking forward to it and I have airfare around it.  Maybe we'll see more wildlife in April.

 

Since you did an excursion on the last day, I would think the luggage situation would have been better.  Oh well.  I'm sure we'll still have a good time.

 

Thanks for the review!

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Thanks for taking time to do this.  I enjoyed following along!

[loug1601]

Thanks for the great review Deelitefull! I really enjoyed following along. Safe travels home!

Edited January 30, 2023 by loug1601

[Deeliteful]

Thanks for the love!

Horrible journey home for me due to a flight change. Took me 18 hours! 😱

I slept for 14 hours last night, have now picked up my dog, Millie, unpacked 1.5 suitcases and almost back to “normal”.

 

Now to check out where I go after my Fjords cruise in June 😂

 

Happy cruising!

[moposh]

Sweet doggy.  

 

How were the shows on Explorer?  Did you visit the ice rink?

[moposh]

I'm not looking forward to my flight, but it shouldn't be as bad as yours.  I'm glad you're home and hope the jet lag isn't too bad.

[Deeliteful]

Sorry Moposh I don’t do the shows often, didn’t see any this time nor the Ice Rink, though one of my friends aboard said the Ice Show was fabulous.

Where do have to fly from?

 

[zeberdee]

Thank you for sharing your trip and pics with us.    

 

Millie looks very sweet.

I'm off to the vet now to pick up my little dog Daisy.

[Arzeena]

Thanks for this great review and pictures! Looking forward to your next one. Millie is adorable!🥰

[moposh]

3 hours ago, Deeliteful said:

Where do have to fly from?

Baltimore.  It's only two+ hours.  I know I shouldn't complain.  I haven't flown since pre-Covid so I don't know if things have changed, etc.

[MD_Dan]

Dee, I enjoyed your posts and pictures.  Thanks! 

 

Enjoy your Norway cruise and safe travels!

[Morecruisesplz]

On 1/27/2023 at 11:19 PM, Deeliteful said:

It looks like the Tagliatelle that someone had and they did tell him it was noodles not pasta.

Tonight’s dinner was good again, I went with the shrimp and potato salad, the lobster and molten chocolate cake with ice cream. I did get two portions of lobster.

After dinner I visited the casino and played a little poker until bed time, we gain an hour tonight.

Won $420 so happy 🥳

Pics from dinner.

Night night. 
last day tomorrow 😢

Thank you!

[Sunshine3601]

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us.  Wonderful review with Great photos.

I'm sure Millie is happy you are home.😀

[JamesEM]

Thanks for the review and photos.

[sharonlacey]

Thank you for your TR we booked this ship for next April.  We love the Explorer and this will be our 5th or 6th time on it.  Thanks again!

[cruising_rocket_scientist]

Thank you for the review. We will be sailing the same itinerary in April. We are getting very excited! On this 8 night cruise, did they have 2 formal nights, or just one? 

[sharonlacey]

34 minutes ago, cruising_rocket_scientist said:

Thank you for the review. We will be sailing the same itinerary in April. We are getting very excited! On this 8 night cruise, did they have 2 formal nights, or just one? 

They always have 2 on that many nights.