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Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean

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4 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

9 Night Bermuda & Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 14, 2014

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6231

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

I go on a cruise every year going on different boats   I enjoyed my vacation.  Great atmosphere. 'Wishy-Washy' Lady is cool and funny. All the staff is very nice, helpful, and says hello especially my stateroom person Michael, dining person Cecil.  Stir fry chef Fitz. Great service. The rooms are larger than other boats I've been on and for three in an inside cabin- we were very comfortable, always clean and neat. The entertainment was great the ice shows the dance shows. Cruise director Leigh was excellent and funny. The camp for the kids was excellent. My nephew had a wonderful first cruise experience and the camp added to that. All the girls who worked there from 9am-10pm were absolutely excellent. Thank you. The only thing that was not to my liking was the food in the main dinning room. Service was great, food was not and we stopped going to the dinning room because of the food. It was not spectacular. Same boring steak/ chicken; the new dish for the night just was not appetizing to choose. We choose to go the buffet the rest of the cruise and the best night for food was Caribbean night at the buffet. The island choices were good wish they had more accommodations to the beach. Days at sea were comfortable especially- you can always find a chair to sit in the sun and the track was about the length of the boat.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
buffet was way better than the main dinning room

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
movie room,

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Cruise director leigh, singer jammila, ice dancers, show dancers

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
all the girls were great with the kids, my nephew had a great first cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
My stateroom person Michael, Cecil, Chef Fitz

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Except some parts seem small like the casino, but room was a great size better than other boats

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room felt large and my stateroom person Michael was excellent

Ship tip

Navigating from one place to another was much easier compared to some other boats

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

3 out of 5
Feels very remote to get to with small signs with arrows not like Manhattan, Ny

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5
Walked right to the beac,h follow the footsteps- cost $5. to get in

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Island was pretty, didnt make it to the beach boat arrive a little late only time for one tour

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
When we got off vans/ buses right there offereing tours of the city for $10.

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
What a surprise was there in 2001 had to take a little boat, now it is much prettier and theres a dock. Desperately needed pool shoes, way too many roocks in ocean to enjoy the ocean

Traveler Photos

My nephew loved the animals, always neat and clean
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1 Comment

glomarrone    10 years ago

Nice review.  Sorry to hear that the wasn't good, though.  Gloria

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