First Pacific Northwest Cruise of the Season

Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review to U.S. - Pacific, Northwest

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 74

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Explorer of the Seas

4 Night Best Of British Columbia (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 16, 2016

Ship: Explorer of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 7382

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was the first cruise of the season out of Seattle and unfortunately it was too cold on deck to enjoy outdoor activities.  I wish more activities were planned indoors on the day at sea because not everyone wants to spend the day drinking and gambling.  The shows in the theater were good and we especially enjoyed the ice show . The performances and the costumes were  fantastic.  We had a large Oceanview room which was spacious and provided great views and light.  I highly recommend this room category.  The food in the dining room was very good but the food in the windjammer cafe only consisted of quantity not quality. Explorer of the Seas is a nicely appointed ship but with 3,100 people on board it was often a long wait for an elevator to go up or down. The port of Victoria offered several good excursions but the second port Nanaimo was disappointing with not much there.  The service on the ship in all ares was excellent and Royal Caribbean has done a great job hiring and training a great crew. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dining room was good. Windjammer cafe not very good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

All the crew was excellent and very friendly.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Highly recommend this category of room.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Nanaimo, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

peapod4three    8 years ago

Where did you cruise to? We are going to Alaska in August.

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