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Off to warmer seas, the Explorer of the Seas visited Portland one last time on Saturday. Stay with me here; there is a connection. It's one of the sister ships of the Voyager of the Seas, that we traveled to the Caribbean on in the summer of 2004. We have so many wonderful memories of our three cruises, and I can't believe it's been five years since our last. Time travels! My fondest memory of that last trip was leaving Jamaica, standing on the top deck, sun setting, listening to a steel drum band aboard ship, smoking a fine cigar and sippin' on a Red Strip. We've tried to live our lives, for the most part, with no regrets. It's the way life should be... with no regrets!

Explorer

Yesterday morning, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Explorer of the Seas (3,114 passengers) dwarfed vessels around it, as it made its way up the harbor to the International Marine Terminal. We were up early and on the Eastern Prom by 7 AM(a Saturday? Don't ask!). It slowly crept in through the distant sea fog and docked at about 8:45. We left the truck at the Prom, walked down one of the Portland Trails walkways to the jogging and bike path below and made our way to the Terminal. It was a beautiful morning, and the ship looked majestic against the early, blue-slate sky. Why see this ship? Five summers ago, we sailed the Caribbean aboard the Explorer's sister ship the Voyager of the Seas. What a wonderful time we had. GREAT memories!