Enjoyable cruise experience

Item: Explorer of the Seas
Rating: 4.8
Author: stilley

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review

stilley

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2024

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6270

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

We enjoy smaller ships, especially when we don’t have our kids. Explorer of the seas had everything that we needed for this trip

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quickest embarkation we have experienced. No lines, no wait, we walked right into the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We ate at the main dining room, windjammer, Izumis and Johnny rockets. We also had pizza at the cafe promenade. We enjoyed it all, as usual

Café Promenade

5 out of 5

Had coffee from here every morning. Also had pizza and sandwiches.

Johnny Rockets

4 out of 5

Good burger, BLT was ok, shakes were fantastic

Izumi Hibachi & Sushi

5 out of 5

We had a great dinner at Izumis. It was worth every penny, and we will eat there again!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Seemed that there was plenty to do, and we didn’t get to do it all

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the performance at the schooner bar, very entertaining. Also loved the ice skating show. We didn’t watch a stage show or comedian this time

Studio B

5 out of 5

Show was great, ice skating was fun

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great service

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was easy to navigate, and very well cleaned and maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Expect to have a wonderful beach day. The port is beautiful. We purchased all day tickets on the dragon tail coaster, and it was definitely worth it!

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Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5

The port is nice. We purchased a resort for the day pass at Hilton Rose Hall. Property was nice and clean, and included food and drinks, which were average

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5