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@cdngirl, Attached is the departure day information for Ravenna including transfers on 18 May. Provided for informational purposes and I hope this helps in your cruise planning. 
 

Explorer Day 7, Zadar, Croatia
 
Exp-CC-Day7-Zadar, HR.pdf

I took a 5-nighter from there a month ago.  I arrived at 1045am and traffic was a little heavy with the turn lane backing up into the right-hand travel lane.  Part of the back up was caused by the traffic being directed to the bag drop prior to parking.  I found an alternate route was available and parked.  I was traveling light since it was a shorter cruise and there was no need to wait in the bag drop line.  I parked on the same level as the elevated walkway, made my way to the terminal and was checked in by 11:15am.

Explorer of the Seas - Day 6, Kotor, MNE
EXP_cruisecompass_day6.pdf

Explorer had 120 Pins for the Spring 24 crossing but not sure how many D's and D+'s.  300 pax stayed on for this week from Barcelona.  200 of those will make the first sailing from Ravenna.

@Matt, that's an easy answer, I talked with quite a few on the sea days during the crossing.  Definitely not a scientific sampling size but enough give me that impression. 

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

I took a 5-nighter from there a month ago.  I arrived at 1045am and traffic was a little heavy with the turn lane backing up into the right-hand travel lane.  Part of the back up was caused by the traffic being directed to the bag drop prior to parking.  I found an alternate route was available and parked.  I was traveling light since it was a shorter cruise and there was no need to wait in the bag drop line.  I parked on the same level as the elevated walkway, made my way to the terminal and was checked in by 11:15am.

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

Currently on Explorer heading to the Med on the first leg of our B2Bx3.  Things I've learned on the crossing:
Booked a balcony but will ensure we have a starboard side room when heading east to enjoy the southern exposure and extra sunshine.  Book a balcony on the port side for the trip west. Be nice to the crew.  The first nine days are at sea and are taxing on them.  There were some interesting theme nights for food at the MDR when compared to shorter cruises.  Book some lunchtime specialty dining.  It's cheaper at lunch and we ended up eating very lightly at dinner due to the successive time changes. The weather on the transit was much warmer than we expected with lots of pool days.  As a native Floridian, I over packed for weather under 70 degrees.   Plenty of people brought games for entertainment.  The challenge has been finding a place to play.  The available tables in lounges, cardroom, library, etc. fill up quickly. D+ drink coupons run out quicker on sea days.  ; )

I order the Artisan Cheese Plate with extra fig chutney as an appetizer.  It's a fan favorite for our family to start the meal and keeps us from filling up on bread. 

I order the Artisan Cheese Plate with extra fig chutney as an appetizer.  It's a fan favorite for our family to start the meal and keeps us from filling up on bread. 

Agreed.  I was on Mariner last week and tried several of my frozen favorites while poolside.  I have to say the flavors are "flat" when compared to Island Oasis and Sensational.  My go to was a Tito's frozen lemonade.  It is undrinkable with the Finest Call mixer.

I order the Artisan Cheese Plate with extra fig chutney as an appetizer.  It's a fan favorite for our family to start the meal and keeps us from filling up on bread. 

My turn to have issues. App kicked me out and I get the "we hit a snag, try later" message when I try to login. Website still working fine.

I've never heard of anyone getting a refund for the D+ coupons,  I have purchased the wifi package and gotten the D+ coupons enabled at the Voom desk for a second device.  This is nice for the sea days or CocoCay.

I've never heard of anyone getting a refund for the D+ coupons,  I have purchased the wifi package and gotten the D+ coupons enabled at the Voom desk for a second device.  This is nice for the sea days or CocoCay.

Congratulations on making Diamond!
Don't forget to introduce yourselves to the Diamond Concierge during their posted hours in the Diamond Lounge.  They can work wonders on resolving most issues that pop up during a cruise.  

Congratulations on making Diamond!
Don't forget to introduce yourselves to the Diamond Concierge during their posted hours in the Diamond Lounge.  They can work wonders on resolving most issues that pop up during a cruise.  

Congratulations on making Diamond!
Don't forget to introduce yourselves to the Diamond Concierge during their posted hours in the Diamond Lounge.  They can work wonders on resolving most issues that pop up during a cruise.  

"Oh," but they said.  "This would never happen. " How dare you folks ask such a silly question?"  😉

I recently visited Puerto Plata Dominican Republic. I really enjoyed it and would consider it an upgrade from Labadee