Rare Deeliteful Posted January 30, 2023 Author #76 Share Posted January 30, 2023 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! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kathscof Posted January 30, 2023 #79 Share Posted January 30, 2023 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted January 30, 2023 #80 Share Posted January 30, 2023 @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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvcruzing Posted January 30, 2023 #81 Share Posted January 30, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted January 30, 2023 #82 Share Posted January 30, 2023 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SteelCityCruiser10 Posted January 30, 2023 #83 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Thanks for taking time to do this. I enjoyed following along! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loug1601 Posted January 30, 2023 #84 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Thanks for the great review Deelitefull! I really enjoyed following along. Safe travels home! Edited January 30, 2023 by loug1601 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Deeliteful Posted January 31, 2023 Author #85 Share Posted January 31, 2023 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! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted January 31, 2023 #86 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Sweet doggy. How were the shows on Explorer? Did you visit the ice rink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted January 31, 2023 #87 Share Posted January 31, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Deeliteful Posted January 31, 2023 Author #88 Share Posted January 31, 2023 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeberdee Posted January 31, 2023 #89 Share Posted January 31, 2023 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted January 31, 2023 #90 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Thanks for this great review and pictures! Looking forward to your next one. Millie is adorable!🥰 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted January 31, 2023 #91 Share Posted January 31, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD_Dan Posted February 1, 2023 #92 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Dee, I enjoyed your posts and pictures. Thanks! Enjoy your Norway cruise and safe travels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morecruisesplz Posted February 3, 2023 #93 Share Posted February 3, 2023 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted February 3, 2023 #94 Share Posted February 3, 2023 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.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted February 3, 2023 #95 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Thanks for the review and photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonlacey Posted February 4, 2023 #96 Share Posted February 4, 2023 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising_rocket_scientist Posted February 7, 2023 #97 Share Posted February 7, 2023 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonlacey Posted February 7, 2023 #98 Share Posted February 7, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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